Kathy Sinnott A 24-foot obelisk will grace the southern Arizona skyline this year, offering new views of the Oro Valley horizon. The Arizona Heroes Memorial is on target to finish construction by late spring and will offer a plethora of activities for tourists and residents alike! Its scenic setting and landscaping will only be enhanced by…
Claire Guidas Despite Arlyn Melcher being a farm boy who taught himself to swim in the sand pits of Nebraska, there is much more to this humble SaddleBrooke resident than the high-point award he recently earned in his first swim meet ever. Arlyn is remarkably active, both physically and mentally, in capacities that would exhaust…
David Zapatka While reading The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong: Table Tennis as a Journey of Self Discovery by Guido Mina di Sospiro, I ran across the word redolent. His use of the word while describing table tennis rubber was intriguing. Redolent—red·o·lent adjective 1. Exuding fragrance: aromatic 2. Full of a specified fragrance: a. scented (air redolent of seaweed)…
JoAnne Gaudioso Memory is the function of the brain that encodes, stores, and retrieves information. Whether you know it or not, you owe everything you do in life to memory-it enables you to speak, walk, develop relationships, and more. Essential oils like peppermint, rosemary and frankincense help support mental clarity and alertness. Tips for Finding…
Stuart Watkins I saw you in rollers Saw you with hair flowing Both visions remain Effects the same Looked pretty good Pretty dad-gummed good.
Carol Merlini The SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network had a banner year in 2023. We raised $25,000 in monetary donations with the help of our wonderful supporters in this community. So many pets have benefitted from your generosity and will continue to receive much-needed aid. But it isn’t just dollars that have helped. The first Friday…
Judi Friedman and Jerry Lankin We’ll review two restaurants each month for taste and presentation, service, price, value, and ambiance. If you have a favorite eatery and would like to spread the word, please send us an email at [email protected]. Sushi On Oracle 6449 North Oracle (in the Walgreens Shopping Center); 520-297-3615 Website: www.sushionoracle.net They…
Dr. Rose Bricker What exactly defines a “toxic person”? Do you get a gut feeling that things aren’t right when you engage with certain people? Do you leave the situation or encounter with feelings of confusion, or anger, or that you are being used, manipulated, belittled, and hurt? This type of interaction never feels good!…
Kathleen (Kathy) Flowers A bright light went out in SaddleBrooke on Jan. 3, 2024, when Kathleen (Kathy) Flowers suddenly died following a fall and went to be with God in heaven. Kathy was born on Feb. 24, 1941, to Wilbur and Marianne McDade in Chicago, Ill. She was the second youngest of six brothers and…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg On Jan. 1 we embarked upon another 365 days of surprises and interesting occurrences, along with witnessing changes in others and, most especially, in ourselves. But as the year 2023 came to a crescendo, accolades came pouring in for those notables we lost during the year. And for an ardent news/popular…