Norm Noble As Vic Fomo said, he was born at a very early age in Anacortes, Washington. His parents were Italian immigrants who came to the United States in 1910 to escape the burgeoning World War I. His high school years were in the middle of the Great Depression and college was a distant hope.…
Roger Clayton Bazzill On Saturday, May 2, Roger succumbed after a difficult battle with lung cancer. He fought the disease valiantly. Success was not to be in his future. As per his request, a family service will be held at the National Memorial Cemetery in Phoenix with burial following. In early November, a Celebration of…
Pauline Lee Our oceans are our planet’s life support system. They provide us with oxygen, food and fresh water and control our weather. One teaspoon of sea water contains as many as a million one-celled algae which produce oxygen during photosynthesis. These algae are at the bottom of the food chain that leads to whales,…
Henry Staggs, Owner of Roofix, llc Should I hire the largest company? The size of the company does not necessarily reflect the quality of the company’s craftsmanship. Ask for recommendations and find out what other people who have hired the company say about their work. Should I hire based on price? Do not base hiring…
Art Sloane As soon as possible, after all WWII veterans have been able to make the trip to their Memorial in Washington, the Honor Flights will start taking Korean War Veterans to also see the Memorials including the Korean War Memorial. They may start applying now; go to www.honorflightaz.org. Please do not call this columnist.…
David Zapatka Reader, friend and fellow pickleball enthusiast, Bob Zimmerman, suggested a fascinating word with an interesting history for this month’s column; phaeton. Having driven a beautiful Phaeton motor home for many years after retiring, Bob researched not only the RV amenities, he wanted to know all about its namesake as well. Of all the…