Two years ago, my wife and I decided to install a rooftop solar system. The plan was to take advantage of the Arizona sun, reduce our electric bill, and receive a tax credit. To date, everything is working as expected. The “fly in the ointment,“ so to speak, is the rate and rebates from Tucson Electric Power. Rather than guess what the outcome...
It was 1991 when, then Captain of the Pima County Sheriff Posse, Andrew Hodge had the innovative idea of adding a Gymkhana to the Posse’s program. The Gymkhana continues today under the leadership of Posse Captain Jim Heier. A Gymkhana is a horse show with electronically timed events using a variety of competitive patterns on horseback, said Alex...
Cardiovascular Exercises Cardiovascular endurance allows you to walk, run, jump or pursue other type activities like Jazzercise and Zumba that have become very popular. These are the large body muscles like the front of the thigh and buttocks. Cardiovascular endurance enables your lungs, heart, and circulatory system to function properly. Before...
Black-tailed Jackrabbit by John R. Leeper All the little furry creatures in the Cienega Creek Natural Reserve make quick exits whenever I get too close, leaving me with only a fleeting glimpse of their tail ends. So, it was a pleasant surprise when a jackrabbit posed for a series of photos. I eventually got too close for comfort and it hightailed...
Houghton Town Center Popeye’s and Jersey Mike’s will begin building soon. Details to follow. A medical office is being constructed next to Northwest Emergency. The building will be 9,860 square feet and opening is anticipated mid-to-late third quarter. The hours for the primary care clinic tentatively will be Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. ...
In this issue, we are honored to recognize Howard Simms, U.S. Army, retired. I was shopping at Costco when I saw an older man with a hat embroidered with the words, U. S. Army, Korea and Vietnam. The man looked in very good shape and almost too young to have been in Korea. As has happened to me, I thanked him for his service, and I asked him when...
“Two” Armies and How Playing the Bass Drum Changed Howard Simms Life by J.J. Lamb Howard Simms stepped off the train at Ft Knox. It was 1946. He was only 15 years old. Through his resourcefulness, he had managed to join the Army by “recruiting” a man off the street to pretend to be his father and sign the paperwork. Now he was one of a group of...
Ancient Wisdom “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.” — Booker T. Washington
Howard “Buddy” Simms at home in Continental, Arizona about age 6. Courtesy Howard Simms Howard Simms playing the base drum for the 28th Army Band. Courtesy Howard Simms
Hiking Rincon Peak by Rob Samuelsen Iconic to Tucsonans but especially to Vailites, Rincon Peak rises majestically on the eastern horizon of the Tucson basin. Its distinctive knob on its 8,482 foot summit visually distinguishes it from its higher neighboring peaks. Rincon means corner in Spanish representing the Rincon Valley, which is nestled...
