Len Kershaw In late October, two couples (Margaret, Francois, Diane and Len) hauled their triathlon gear across country to compete in Ironman Florida on November 7. Ted and Joan Pierce followed, volunteering their time to provide physical and moral support to Diane and Len. This race consists of a 2.4 mile swim in the Gulf…
Unit 8 Lydia Hayes The Miraval Resort and Spa was the location chosen for the Unit 8 and A Ladies Who Lunch group on November 17. The event was planned and organized by Unit 8’s Sue Rains. Thirty women from Unit 8 and 8A were given a tour of the facilities. Following the tour the…
Danna C. Koelling Members of the National Society Daughters of the American have proven they are direct descendants of a patriot who served on the side of the Colonies during the Revolutionary War. Are you a descendant of a patriot? Patriots may have military, civil or patriotic service or be a signer of the Declaration…
Deb Bunker won the MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) President’s Cup Tournament for the second year in a row with the lowest net score among all the players. Participants in the two day flighted tournament played nine holes at the Preserve on Monday, November 9 and nine holes at MountainView on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. First…
Fran Berman About 25 people attended the November 19 social gathering of SaddleBrooke Freethinkers and guests during happy hour at the Roadrunner Grill. Attendees included residents of SaddleBrooke One, SaddleBrooke Two and SaddleBrooke Ranch. In this season of thanksgiving, we’re all thankful we live in a country where we can express our ideas freely without…
Richard Beaty Overwhelming Response to Our New Online Classes The opening of our eLearn online classes was announced last month and the response was overwhelming—literally. The good news—More of you visited and viewed our online programs than ever before. The bad news—The response was so overwhelming that all the traffic took our web server down.…
Linda Schreiber Bev Harpold and Ray Wagner arrived here via the Preferred Guest program, fell in love with SaddleBrooke, moved from Illinois and for the past 18 years have devoted their time to being active in the community. I have known them for all of those 18 years and I am aware of the fact…
The Adult Loss of Hearing Association (ALOHA) Oro Valley Support Group monthly meeting will be held Thursday, January 14, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. in the Cholla and Ocotillo meeting rooms at Santa Catalina Catholic Church, 14380 N. Oracle Road in Catalina. Our speaker, Ariana Lazo, Cochlear Americas Engagement Manager for the Southwest Territory, will talk…
Janet Tucker It’s hard to believe that it’s a new year already. The Guild is starting the new year with a selection of classes that has something to offer almost anyone. Whether you are a seasoned artist or just beginning your artistic journey, or anywhere in between, you will want to attend one of our…
Dick Morgan Rodger Bivens was recently awarded the Western Regional Xterra Championship for his age group for the year 2015. The Xterra triathlon consists of an open water swim event followed by a mountain bike ride and then a trail run. Distances for the race vary but usually are commensurate to an Olympic distance road…