May 2021

Low Vision Support Group

Linda M. Horton The Low Vision Support Group will resume its gatherings on Wednesday, July 14, at the Renaissance, from 9 to 10 a.m., in the third floor Game Room. We look forward to seeing all our old friends and meeting some new ones. If you are blind or learning to live with legal blindness,…

The Remodeling Corner

Janet Cook May is a month we remember the gift of mothers in our life. Whether you want to make your wife feel special or your mom(s), what better gift that keeps on giving than making the bathroom fit for a queen? Here are six touches of luxury that will help her feel pampered: Heated…

IMGA News and Events

2021 IMGA Club Champions (left to right): Dave Pelz (Super Seniors 75), Peter Yoon (Club Champion), and Don Noble (Super Seniors 80)

Mike Willinger Congratulations to Peter Yoon, Ironwood Men’s Golf Association (IMGA) Club Champion for 2021, winning with a score of 218. The Club Champion is determined by a three-round, gross score event, played from the blue tees. Congratulations also to Dave Pelz, Champion of the Super Senior 75, and to Don Noble, Champion of the…

In Passing

Annie Mae Weave Hall

Annie Mae Weave Hall Annie Mae Weave Hall of Goodwin, Ark., passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at her residence. She was born on Aug. 30, 1939, the oldest of seven children, to her loving parents Ray and Rose Gaines. Annie was educated in the Saint Louis Public Schools, and during…

Try to Remember

Roger Bonngard Try to remember the ‘50s so splendored, When life was slow and oh so mellow. Try to remember the fun times passed, When we smelled meadow flowers and freshly cut grass. Try to remember the school days in September, When we were so tender, innocent and kind. Try to remember and if you…

Word of the Month: Ontology

David Zapatka Last month’s column on “negentropy” elicited this response from a reader, “My thermodynamics class was at 8 a.m., and I slept through that particular law. Thanks for the review, albeit a little late to do anything with it.” There’s an art to scheduling university classes, and avoiding 8 a.m. classes was one of…

Desert Artists Club Update

Sue Sindelar This is a perfect time of the year to watch the cactus blooms opening to their fullest glory. Just take a walk anywhere in our community, and you will find such a huge assortment of blooms. As of this writing, April 11, we are still encouraged that meeting as a group safely will…