In Passing

Roger Clayton Bazzill

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…

Conservation Corner – Our endangered oceans II

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,…

Questions to consider when hiring a roofing contractor

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…

Veterans’ Voice

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.…

Word of the Month: Phaeton

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…

New author in Oakwood

Oakwood author Richard L. Crewse

Richard L. Crewse Recently, I submitted a manuscript to Amazon.com in their Kindle division entitled Portrait of Betrayal. This was accepted and published as a E-book. The story is a love story with psychological twists. It is available on Kindle Books. The first draft was written in the early ‘80s and sat on a shelf…