Category: January 2018

Adult Loss of Hearing meeting set for January 18

  Cynthia Amerman Adult Loss of Hearing Association (Aloha) Oro Valley meeting will take place Thursday, January 18, 2018 at the Santa Catalina Catholic Church, 14380 N. Oracle Road, Catalina, Arizona; speaker will be Greg Swingle, audiologist. For more information contact Cynthia Amerman at [email protected], voice mail 202-285-1340 or Beth McKenzie at [email protected], text  520-245-4817.

“People in the Boxes”

  Jennifer Jefferis Why did I save them Pack them along To Washington, Oregon, Alaska and back Settle at the foothills of the Catalina Mountains Begin to gather the people in the boxes Some no longer living Some I cannot find Some so tightly woven into me it as if by design Not just by…

State Parties

Kansas Day Party – 5th annual Jan Deer and Ginny Porteous Please join your fellow Kansans for a special Kansas Day Celebration on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. We’ll gather at the HOA One Roadrunner Grill from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dinner is a buffet including marinated skirt steak and BBQ chicken. The cost is $28…

Date changes for ‘50s-‘60s Sock Hop Dances

  Jane Gromelski ‘50s and ‘60s Sock Hop Date Changes for 2018! Return with us to those thrilling years when we were young. Some of us went to the dances and danced, some watched from the sidelines. Bah! To that, we can all get on the floor and dance with our own moves—come and have…

Lights, Camera, Live Auction! 2 day Spring Art Show

Mary Kopp MountainView Ballroom – February 16, 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. – February 17, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This is truly something fresh, something new. The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is hosting a live auction. Come experience the excitement. You never know what original artwork might tempt you. This year’s attendees will interact with…

Free 2017 income tax filing offered

David Taylor The AARP Foundation, in conjunction with the IRS, supports a free service to help taxpayers file their annual income tax returns. The program, called Tax-Aide, is mainly targeted at seniors and low and middle income families but does serve a wide range of taxpayers of any age. Clients do not have to be…

“Music on the Road” for charity

Shirley O’Brien In October “Music on the Road,” Jim and Shirley O’Brien advertised that they would provide 30 minutes of live holiday party music for a minimum of $50 donation for IMPACT – Catalina Food Bank. The results are in: The annual “O’Brien Holiday Party Performance Caper” raised $3,387 from 476 generous revelers at 11…

Tai Chi classes

  Carol Emerson Practicing the ancient martial art of Tai Chi is so beneficial to us as we get “a little older” that it should be “the preferred mode of training,” according to scientists. Researchers have found that older people who regularly performed the traditional Chinese “mind and body” technique were less likely to suffer…

Local travel agent presents unique fundraiser

Patti R. Albaugh Rotarians love to travel, and members of the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club learned how they can partake in a European adventure and contribute to the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Foundation at the same time. The Foundation donates to local causes such as Tri-Community Food Bank and Triangle Y Ranch. Brian Mundy presented an…