David Zapatka We’re doing something different this month. We’re going to explore getting a new word into dictionaries. Reader Debbie M. writes, “Hello, I enjoy your column and want to offer a suggestion. ‘Orbisculate’ is a word not yet in the dictionary. I think we should help the young people who are trying to get this…
Deborah Douglass John Clampitt is a retired Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps and an artist. John spent 30 years in the Marines performing a vast array of duties. His experience encompasses one year in Vietnam as an infantry leader; two years in Guatemala, Central America, on embassy duty; drill instructor for five years in San Diego; three-year…
Marilu Trainor Sean Benedict, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service Phoenix office, shares answers about the expected summer heat in Arizona and trends for the future. Q: What are the National Weather Service’s long-term predictions for 2021’s summer heat? The latest forecast from the Climate Prediction Center has odds tilted in favor of above…
Deborah Dougless On May 10, a small, socially-distanced group learned various introductory techniques of watercolor. Using just a few colors and one brush, participants learned to float (layering wet paint) yellow for the leaves of a tree and then add bright blue to turn the color green. For the tree trunk, they floated brown and added blue again to give…
Bob Kehoe The 2021 summer racing season continues on a twice-weekly basis (Tuesdays and Thursdays) through September, beginning at 8 a.m. The same holds true for the weekly fun fly days (Saturdays), which include a combat competition, target landing, and other demonstrations. Flying begins at 9 a.m. Spectators are more than welcome to attend these…
Patty LaCroix The various houses pictured will be combined into a quilt of many colors, which is the current project of the Material Girls. This particular block is just one of many traditional designs that fill thousands of books and patterns. Some of the most popular design names include Hourglass, Jacob’s Ladder, Missouri Star, and Water Wheel. Some…