Will I Get Spousal Benefits? - Social Security Matters

Yuma, Arizona - Dear Rusty: What percentage, if any, should I be able to collect on my husband’s Social Security benefits? He started his at full retirement age and I’m turning 62 in 3 months (born 1957). I did work and am eligible to collect on my own work record. Half of his benefit would be approximately $300 more a month than I would collect with my own benefit. I am not currently working and do not have plans to go back to work.

Noche de Nachos

Las Cruces, New Mexico - The citizens of Las Cruces, Nevada know how to celebrate Noche de Nachos, a festival celebrating the Mexican dish that blends tortilla chips, cheese, salsa and ground beef spiced up with jalapeno peppers. 

Up the mazy river

Yuma, Arizona - People tend to get creative around Halloween. Take Tom Pearcy, owner of the York Maze, the largest maze of its kind in the U.K. According to the Association of Mature American Citizens, Tom grew a massive pumpkin this year. 

Joe Rodriguez from the Cocopah Museum presents “Cocopah Culture”

Wellton, Arizona - On Thursday, November 29th, Joe Rodriguez from the Cocopah Museum will present “Cocopah Culture” at 10:30 a.m. at the Wellton Library. The Cocopah (Kwapa), also known as the River People, have long lived along the lower Colorado River and delta. For centuries, the Cocopah people, described as generous and non-materialistic, have maintained their traditional and cultural beliefs through the various political environments and ever-changing landscapes.

She’s a big girl

Katmai National Park, Alaska - It was Fat Bear Week at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Beadnose was the people’s choice for this year’s fattest bear competition, reports the Association of Mature American Citizens.