Well, we got good news last week on little Camden, our 4-1/2 month old grandson who was born with a heart defect called Tetralogy of Fallot.

He had open heart surgery on Thursday, July 3, to repair the damage.

During the surgery, the team of doctors patched the hole in his heart, they scraped down the muscle wall, which has thickened due to his heart having to work too hard because of his problem, and they repositioned the aorta to the normal right side. They completed the surgery an hour ahead of schedule. He will be closely monitored, but the doctors are confident that all the repairs have been made.

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The fireworks went off at the “Fourth at the Fountain” celebration and I heard many people say they were pleasantly surprised at how many were set off.

And the turnout was greater than anticipated, too. The park was very full, especially outside of the fencing. The credit for the success of the evening goes to two ladies who worked their buns off. They are Christine Colley and Phyliss Kern, two active residents who have done a lot of fund-raising for various local groups and projects.

Another good job, ladies.

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The monsoon season has begun. Last Thursday night, we had the remains of the first of the season’s haboobs. No rain fell, but the wind and the dust had something to do with messing up my pool.

I had a heavy downpour at my house on Saturday night.

It lasted about 20 minutes. At one point the rain was coming down sideways. I don’t have my rain gauge working at home, but we had .67 in the office rain gauge on Sunday morning.

I live in the vicinity of Desert Canyon Golf Club. I mention that because my son, Brent, did not get a drop at his home on Ashbrook Drive, and Rotarian Bob Fanslau, who lives in SunRidge, told me that it did not rain at his house, either. It’s funny how one area gets a downpour while another area not far away gets nothing.

The sky looked threatening once again Sunday evening, but that thunderstorm never moved in. ‘Tis the season.

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The Italian Dinner Fund-raiser for the River of Time Museum is coming up. It’s set for Aug. 16. As always, we will have a silent and live auction with lots of new or almost new donations up for bid.

Do you have something you can donate? If so, please bring your items to the museum in the library/museum building on Friday between 1 and 4 p.m. or Saturday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Call Debbie Skehen and we can arrange another time for you to drop them off or have your items picked up. The phone number is 837-2612. Please help the museum by adding to our list of offerings to make this the biggest fund-raiser event ever. A receipt will be given for all donations, should you wish to deduct them at income tax time.

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I’d like to correct an item in my column two weeks ago.

I mentioned Jane Haynes was one of the original Bashas’ opening party goers that also attended the 40th birthday bash on Saturday, June 21st.

I forgot to say who Jane was. She was the founder of the Fountain Hills Botanical Garden and a columnist in The Times for 26 years. Her “Exploring Among Saguaros” column introduced us to the native plants that so many of us knew nothing about. I apologize, Jane.