Helen Daley “Take me out to the jazz party. Take me out for the fun.” How is that for a reworking of “Take me out to the ballgame. Take me out with the crowd,” written by Jack Norworth in 1908? Before the snack food Cracker Jack (two words), crackerjack (one word) was considered something or…
Ruby Regina Witcraft I have many favorite meals, too many to mention because I am a dyed in the wool foodie. I have made everything from lobster Newberg to beef Wellington but today I had the best New England pot of cabbage, onions, and carrots. Better known as good eatin’s, in Okie speak. My husband…
Larry Wolfe Dave Waibel grew up in Taylor, Michigan, graduating from Taylor Center High, where he was a three-sport athlete in baseball, basketball, and football. He captained the baseball and football teams and earned a baseball scholarship to Lewis-Clark State College, located in Lewiston, Idaho. The Warriors have one of the top baseball programs in the…
Jeanette Thomson The long whistle of the train evokes for us a nostalgia for a time when the middle of the country contained acres of undeveloped land and open spaces, a time when life seemed simpler. The Estrella Questers has made the Arizona Railway Museum its focus. The group consists of Sun Lakes’ residents who have…
Penny Petersen The “Rainbow” was certainly colorful as players wore their brightest reds, yellows, blues, and greens. Unlike other events, the “Rainbow” players do not pick their own partners. You just sign up, and the managers of the event assign partners. One of the objectives is to match people with someone they don’t normally play…
Janet Cook This day and age, it is more common for family and friends to be scattered across the map. People move to pursue higher education, jobs, even for a location preference like our Arizona winter weather! Whether one has elderly parents you’d like to keep a closer eye on, or adult kids and grandkids…