Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg The greatest satisfaction of writing about interesting people is being able to live vicariously through them. I recently visited with Romayne Trudo in preparation for this article. Romayne is interesting and engaging, but she is also very modest. While she related her history in a matter-of-fact way, in reality, Romayne’s life…
Michael Lien A big thank you to all the donors from our last blood drive on May 22. We were able to collect a whopping 69 units. Each unit can help up to three people, which means this one drive helped 207 people. The Red Cross is dropping the mask and temperature checks for fully…
Phyllis Ketring, Publicity Coordinator All Health Fair volunteers should have received an email from Dave Mersy, volunteer coordinator. If you haven’t received an email, contact Dave at [email protected] to sign up and verify your contact information. Expanded facilities will require more volunteers than in the past. Volunteers work a 90-minute shift on the morning of the…
Nadine McAfee We’ve been busy the first half of 2021, so here goes a huge thank you to all the SaddleBrooke Dog Park (SBDP) members who gave so generously to the Friends of Pinal County Animal Shelter this past holiday season. We received a lovely thank-you letter from the shelter director to let us know they…
LaVerne Kyriss “I like competition,” declared Pat Parkinson. “There’s a lot of talent among the members of the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild and that got me inspired,” she reflected on the One Image, No Limits contest recently held among guild members. Parkinson’s entry, Out the Door, won an award of excellence in the intermediate/experienced category for…
Kaye Caulkins I was surprised; I admit it. Until I joined the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club, I thought line dancing was just dressing up in cowboy boots and Stetson hats while dancing to country music. Boy, was I wrong. I have since learned that it takes many forms including waltz, foxtrot, rumba, cha cha, tango,…
G. William Myers, Lt., CEC, USN Former The Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter (CMSC) of the Tucson Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is on summer hiatus and will not meet again until October. Nonetheless, CMSC has already confirmed an array of civilian and military speakers for this coming fall and winter. CMSC currently has 43…
Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon Marcy Vernon Save the dates! Wednesday, Nov. 10 and Thursday, Nov. 11 are this year’s dates for the SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network’s annual Fashion Show and Luncheon. Calle Rose will be returning with her beautiful line of clothing and accessories. The ticket price for the luncheon and style show is…
Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is pleased to show you our upcoming classes. Our classes are continuing through August 2021! Go to www.saddlebrookefinearts.org to register for our summer classes. Texture Techniques in Watercolor July 15, 1 to 4 p.m. Instructor: Karen Brungardt Available via Zoom and/or in classroom in person Watercolor is the most…
Mike Nickerson, Chair Kathy Hoffman, Arizona superintendent of public education, was the speaker for the June 9 SaddleBrooke Democratic club meeting via Zoom. Superintendent Hoffman shared what the department has been doing during COVID-19 to help students throughout our state. Besides many educational programs, it has partnered with Health and Human Services to get meals…