Dillie Nerios is a Florida food stamp recruiter. Her job is to sign up 150 seniors monthly in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

State health officials issued the first 97 allocations Tuesday to operate medical marijuana dispensaries amid threats of litigation on multiple fronts.

Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack.

It’s been more than 65 years, but Wayne Greiner still remembers the first dance he had with his wife, Ruby — the foxtrot.

Washington -- The “Five C’s” that traditionally made the bulk of Arizona’s economy – copper, climate, cattle, cotton, citrus – may need to make room for a sixth: casinos.

Washington -- The “Five C’s” that traditionally made the bulk of Arizona’s economy – copper, climate, cattle, cotton, citrus – may need to make room for a sixth: casinos.

The holiday season can stir up a whirlwind of emotions. For some, there can be the highest of highs and, for others, maybe the opposite. But one local long-term health care center focuses on making sure each holiday season is a positive one.

The holiday season can stir up a whirlwind of emotions. For some, there can be the highest of highs and, for others, maybe the opposite. But one local long-term health care center focuses on making sure each holiday season is a positive one.

The self-proclaimed friends of George Washington are not going to let a first-term member of Arizona’s congressional delegation take his picture out of circulation.

Members of the Pecos Senior Center in Ahwatukee Foothills aren't your typical seniors.

Members of the Pecos Senior Center in Ahwatukee Foothills aren't your typical seniors.

Summer heat didn't keep 84 Ahwatukee seniors from attending bingo and lunch recently at Mountain View Lutheran Church. The Ahwatukee Foothills Rotary Club, with the YMCA's Outreach Program for Ahwatukee Seniors (YOPAS) and the Mountain View Lutheran Church Sages, sponsored the free event aimed to help seniors avoid summer isolation and thank summer volunteers.

Summer heat didn't keep 84 Ahwatukee seniors from attending bingo and lunch recently at Mountain View Lutheran Church. The Ahwatukee Foothills Rotary Club, with the YMCA's Outreach Program for Ahwatukee Seniors (YOPAS) and the Mountain View Lutheran Church Sages, sponsored the free event aimed to help seniors avoid summer isolation and thank summer volunteers.

Arlene Cummings is the 2011 Vintage Excellence Volunteer of the Year. Ahwatukee Foothills Rotary president Rick DePonte surprised Cummings with the award in front of approximately 50 seniors attending bingo and lunch at the Pecos Senior Center on June 8.

Arlene Cummings is the 2011 Vintage Excellence Volunteer of the Year. Ahwatukee Foothills Rotary president Rick DePonte surprised Cummings with the award in front of approximately 50 seniors attending bingo and lunch at the Pecos Senior Center on June 8.

Sun City residents Ruth and Don Parrish have been going to the Peoria Community Center for seven years. Part of it is their love for the senior adult program’s activities, but part of it is also sentimental. “We met here,” Ruth said. “In this very room at a Thursday afternoon tea dance.”

Sun City residents Ruth and Don Parrish have been going to the Peoria Community Center for seven years. Part of it is their love for the senior adult program’s activities, but part of it is also sentimental. “We met here,” Ruth said. “In this very room at a Thursday afternoon tea dance.”

Ahwatukee Foothills neighbors are getting together this weekend to support one of their own at a Bingo with the Stars event May 15, to benefit a mother of two who is fighting cancer.

Ahwatukee Foothills neighbors are getting together this weekend to support one of their own at a Bingo with the Stars event May 15, to benefit a mother of two who is fighting cancer.

Every tab counts.

Every tab counts.