How does your garden grow? Louise Grabell, Pinal County Master Gardener Outdoor gardening is over. Rest for the weary is not a bad thing. However, it is time to spruce up your home for the holidays. Everyone loves to decorate with those gorgeous poinsettias and I must admit the big box stores have been offering…
Eileen J Snearly The First Tee is an international youth development organization introducing the game of golf and its inherent values to young people. On October 28, 2018 members of the MountainView Preserve Lady Niners volunteered to mentor these young golfers. It was such a pleasure to see these young people registering and being paired…
LaVerne Kyriss “Talent is not the most important aspect in any of the creative arts,” explained Vivian Sathre. “No matter your medium or your forum, you must find your own voice to be successful in any creative endeavor.” “I still copy other artists when I’m trying to understand how they achieved a particular outcome,” she…
Dean A. Wilson Dean A. Wilson of Whimbrel Circle, Indian Land, SC passed peacefully to heaven on October 30, 2018 at the age of 80. Born April 24, 1938 in Rhinelander, WI, Dean attended Rhinelander High School and went on to earn B.S. and M.S. degrees in Meteorology from the University of Wisconsin and the…
Rodger Bivens On Sunday, October 21 Arizona’s Half Ironman Triathlon race was held in Tempe, Arizona. A Half Ironman triathlon is exactly half the distance of a full Ironman (think Ironman Hawaii), which means competitors must first do a 1.2-mile swim, then a 56-mile bike and finally a 13.1-mile run. Participants are grouped into five-year…
Bob Edelblut By now everyone must know that this is the premiere golf event of the year for the MPMGA and the SBMGA. It is always the best against the best. It is always close and often it comes down to the wire and believe me the winners take advantage of the bragging rights! This…
Bob Koblewski It started with a tight-knit group of locals in 1990. Today, Tucson’s All Souls Procession has grown to a groundswell of 150,000 people who march in, or watch, one of the country’s largest processions honoring the deceased. Often mistaken as a Dia de los Muertos celebration, Tucson’s All Souls Procession is distinct in…
The Missing in America Project (MIAP) was created in 2007 to provide honor and respect to those who have served this country, by securing a final resting place for these forgotten heroes by interring the unclaimed remains of veterans. Mr. Ed Torres (US Army, Retired), the Southern AZ coordinator for the Missing in America Project,…
Ret Convey Three cheers go to Judy Melo for her resounding over-all victory in our 2018 net championship, the Cactus Classic. Not only did Judy astonish with her three-day net score of 197, but she managed to pull it off from her position in the first flight (aka The Bonker Hedgehogs). Well done and congratulations,…
High Desert Gardening classes start January 29 Vickie Butler and Cindy Blount High Desert Gardening will be presented in the MountainView Ballroom West, at MountainView Clubhouse, SaddleBrooke on Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. to noon, for six weeks starting January 29, 2019; registration required. Once again, due to popular demand, your Master Gardeners will be offering a…