Washington State’s Three National Parks

Linda Harvey On June 10, Laura Haslett of the National Parks Club presented a community sharing program with photos of her Washington state National Parks trip from July 2021. Members enjoyed seeing beautiful photos and hearing an informative talk about the diversity of Olympic, North Cascades, and Mount Rainier National Parks. She started off from…

“Basket Cases”

Sue Fetters The Basket Weaving Club is busy with new members, showing them how to weave beautiful baskets. Once you join, our club leader Lydia Reichard will instruct you on how to weave three baskets, all using different weaving techniques. Membership includes all materials, tools, and instruction for making the three baskets. Stop by or…

Unity of Tucson

Suzanne Marlatt Stewart Rev. Dr. Jonathan Zenz holds a Doctorate in Consciousness Studies from Emerson Theological Institute and is ordained in both Unity and Religious Science. A Tucson native, he studied theatre at the University of Arizona and built a successful career as a performer in Los Angeles. In addition, he was an Emmy-nominated TV…

Living Retired: The “Joy” of Aging

Gary Chalk My wife, Jan, and I recently hosted two couples we have been friends with for many years. When we picked the date, we agreed instead of our usual evening dinner get-togethers, to make it a lunch so our friends did not have to drive home in the dark. It’s called aging. Aging was…

Word of the Month: Balkanization

David Zapatka This comment was printed in a recent news article: “Taleblu warned against Western attempts to divide the country. ‘The way to unite the Iranian population is not to talk about balkanization,’ he said. ‘That would be an own goal of moral and strategic proportions.’” Balkanize—bal·​kan·​ize verb 1: to break up (a region, a…