Twink Gates-Zimdar, Publicity On Saturday, May 18, ten ladies of the British Club met for a coffee morning and book exchange at the home of Cindy O’Connell. It was a lovely spring morning with sunshine and blue skies and, as per usual, everyone enjoyed the camaraderie of friends, exchanging tales of family, travel plans and…
Joe Tomasello has been taking photos and telling visual stories since he was 12 years old with a Kodak Instamatic. In high school he was the yearbook photographer and built his own dark room. By college he was entering contests and winning awards. Over the years Joe photographed friends, family and special events. Joe worked…
Varda Main Quilters create quilts to bring joy and warmth to their family, friends and those in need. There are many ways that quilt clubs participate in charitable work. For the SaddleBrooke Friday Quilters, it is more like “let me count the ways.” Kris Prass and Janette Volz are the Friday Quilters Community co-chairs. They,…
Pat Cox The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks National Foundation recognizes top high school graduates from across the country with $2.5 million in scholarship awards. The scholarships are awarded based upon the student’s academic achievements, leadership skills, extracurricular activities, participation in community services and financial need. Within the southern district alone, there are 34…
The award winning American Legion Oro Valley Post 132 is sponsoring its tenth annual charity golf tournament Saturday, August 31, at “The Views” in Sun City, Oro Valley. One hundred percent of the proceeds are to provide care and assistance to local homeless and at-risk veterans and to the families of the deployed soldiers of…
Madelaine Salas Monday morning, May 20 at the Mountain Vista School auditorium in Oracle, the atmosphere is charged with excitement. At the end-of-year awards ceremony, the school principal, Crystle Nehrmeyer, is doing what she does best: leading, urging, rewarding and challenging her students to become the best versions of themselves they can be. And the…
Gail Blizard Word for the day: tacos (no translation needed!) Our May meeting was a party – a taco party, that is! An energetic team of club members, led by the always creative MaryJo Swartzberg, set out a feast and provided entertainment that made us want to shout, “¡Olé!” If memory serves correctly, a few…
Several members of the Catalina Mountains Satellite (Tucson) Chapter (CMSC) of the Military Officers Association of America MOAA) attended the interment ceremony for indigent and homeless veterans at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Marana Arizona on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Seventeen cremains of Veterans who served in the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps and…
Wanda Ross Looking for a cool activity to do inside this summer? How about taking ballroom dance lessons in the nicely air-conditioned Mariposa Room at DesertView? Lessons will be held on Mondays throughout the summer. These are in addition to the SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club’s usual Wednesday dance lessons. Have you taken lessons before, either…
Tai Chi is well known for its beautiful flowing movements and many health benefits. Less well known is the inner component of Tai Chi that makes the smooth peaceful flow and many health benefits possible. Most teachers start by teaching beginning students the physical postures and sequence with minimal, if any, instruction in the inner…