These are a few of Chicky Winkleman’s favorite Hanukkah things: ironic, ugly sweaters adorned with Stars of David, his roommate’s Christmas tree and making latkes, alone in the afternoon.

Even though her knee was injured, Fresno still runs all over the place and is super friendly. She was abandoned in a house with at least a dozen other cats. They were scared, hungry, and had been left to fend on their own for months before a real estate agent found them. After being in a foster home, Fresno now trusts people and is a very sweet and loving cat.

The Cassini spacecraft has been giving scientists information about Saturn and its moons for the past seven years. In that time much has been learned about the gaseous planet and its intriguing moons, such as Titan.

FLAGSTAFF - Arizona in summer is known for dashboard-melting afternoons and low temperatures that top some other states' highs. But there's more to the state than cactus and heat, and the Grand Canyon is hardly the only place worth visiting this time of year.

FLAGSTAFF - Arizona in summer is known for dashboard-melting afternoons and low temperatures that top some other states' highs. But there's more to the state than cactus and heat, and the Grand Canyon is hardly the only place worth visiting this time of year.

The owners of Ahwatukee Foothills' two Ace Hardware stores say they've been hit by an organized ring of shoplifters, but Phoenix police have been unresponsive to their pleas for help.

Centennial Middle School teacher Jon Hutman has gone out of his way to share his passion for space with his students. And for that dedication, he’s been named the Kyrene Elementary School District’s Teacher of the Year.

Not many seventh-graders can say they have told NASA scientists where to position their spacecraft to send back images from space, but Maggie Fye, a Kyrene Centennial Middle School seventh-grader, did just that when she won NASA’s “Cassini Scientist for a Day” essay contest.

Saturn is an incredibly unique planet. Its largest moon, Titan, is perhaps even more distinct, for it has qualities that exceed the already remarkable aspects of Saturn. With seas and clouds of gas, sand dunes, a dense atmosphere, and freezing temperatures, it’s not exactly the ideal place for a vacation. However, it is the ideal place to point a telescope! Discovered in 1655 by Christiaan Huygens, Titan is still a fascinating moon, and there are still many things to discover about it. Three attempts so far have been made to discover it. The first was the Voyager, which went tremendously well, considering they knew so much more than they had before. However, the Voyager had trouble, for it could not penetrate or see through the thick orange clouds surrounding this mysterious moon. Later on, as the years passed, our knowledge of Titan grew vaster, and greater still.  Next came the more successful explorers, Cassini and Huygens. Huygens actually landed on the surface, and sent back photos.

For me, and many people, July 20, 1969, is one of those days that sticks with you forever, along with where you were when you heard John F. Kennedy died, or Sept. 11, 2001.

Brian Johnson has worked as a journalist in Arizona for 20 years. He and his wife Kimberly have three children and live in Chandler. His youngest son attends Horizon Community Learning Center in Ahwatukee Foothills. He has served as managing editor for AFN since 2006.