Shawnee Robison As I was leaving my sister’s house one night last month, I looked up in amazement at the super moon that had been gracing our sky! My eyes then followed its light down to the front of the yard, where the Organ Pipe Cactus was showing off its solitary bloom! Oh, my, gosh!…
Features, January 2017
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Features, January 2017
Residents host ‘Friends Giving’ Thanksgiving feast
Sandy Stephens Jeff and JoAnne Braun hosted a Friends Giving Thanksgiving feast at their home Tuesday, November 22 for 72 neighbors and friends. JoAnne has an extensive background in food services but no one else we know would have taken on the challenge of hosting such a large gathering with the elaborate preparation that was…
Features, January 2017
6th annual Graville Soup Party
Sharon Graville On Saturday, November 5 Dan and Sharon Graville hosted their annual Soup Party which this year was a chili cook-off. Pictured at the right are this year’s winners “Danny and Paty Graville.” Their chili was a version of the Brazilian national dish, Feijoada. Also pictured are past winners (left to right) Nancy Gustafson,…
Features, January 2017
Day tripping from PebbleCreek – locked up in Arizona
Lance Motta-Vilensky Theft, murder, selling whiskey and the heinous crime of leaving a woman at the altar are just some of the reasons why you might have found yourself locked up in Yuma Territorial Prison during the late 1800s. Once there, you would have shared your 9 by 12 foot cell with five other prisoners,…
Features, January 2017
In Passing
Dominick “Dom” Fiorino Dominick Fiorino, Unit 58, passed away November 22, 2016 and was buried November 30 in the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. He is survived by Roberta, his wife of 47 years, daughter Linda Bunnell and a brother and sister. Dom, as he was affectionately called, was full of fun and laughter; he…