By Chuck Colbath This year started much like any other. After years of steady growth we didn’t have any idea things would take a sudden turn. Travel restrictions at the end of January sent us a signal, so we started to ready ourselves for whatever was ahead. Taking measures early allowed us to keep our amazing staff during the required shut down...
By Rob Halberg Many people not familiar with the desert southwest are not aware of the color and beauty of our desert landscape. Incredibly, even our numerous cactus varieties produce colorful flowers when in bloom. This article will focus on flowering plants that homeowners may choose to plant and enhance the color of their landscape. I have...
By Fiona de Young, Community Relations Manager As we come upon the most festive time of year, we join our community in celebrating a hard-earned holiday season. Now is a time to rejoice, to toast to the joy and hope of the season and hopefully, get some much-needed rest. We have spent the better part of the year sharing safety information with...
The 8-11 year old girls group of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints wanted to share what they are grateful for during this Thanksgiving season. We hung the signs along the fence on Collossal Cave road and they will be taken down the Monday after Thanksgiving.
The path to homeownership is not a difficult one; with the help of Hughes Federal Credit Union, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a homeowner. Here’s how: Begin with a pre-qualificationThis is the most important step. Our mortgage loan representatives will ask you a series of questions in order to understand your current financial standing...
By David H. Levy When Earth crossed the summer solstice on June 21, 2020, we were all mired in the midst of the most serious pandemic in more than a century. Summer is the most important season for me for one reason: it was many years ago, during the Summer of 1960, that I fell in love with the night sky. This summer just concluded had a start...
By Holly Schaffer Online and Print Pima County Public Library: We Recommend Origami happiness—fold yourself into a state of flow. Folding paper is a soothing, fun activity that anyone of any age can do. Grab a few origami books and get started! Origami Made Simple by Russell Wood Tomoko Fuse’s Origami Boxes by Tomoko Fuse The Encyclopedia of...
By Claire Schild Dear Claire,I have been having a lot of dreams about scorpions lately. In all of these dreams, I am stepping on them, but not just because they are in my way. I am going out of my way to step on them when I notice them. In my latest dream I was stepping on small (but very fat and juicy) scorpions. No one could see them but me. The...
By K. Nepsa Last month, we learned a little about fun and interesting feet facts for mammals. Many of us in the community have pets that walk to the beat of their own species. But what are the tracks we can expect to find from ourselves and our furry companions? Humans may walk on their feet, but we also know our fingers leave specific prints that...
By Patrick Whitehurst Whether it comes as a gift for the holidays or just a gift to yourself, your heritage is worth knowing, if just to explain why you prefer cold, rainy days over those sweltering summer ones. Could be that, genetically, you’re from a place with more ice than grass.Born of Irish ancestry, McElwee to be exact, I changed my...
