Every year Tucson enjoys hosting the largest Gem Show in the world, with a large number of vendors and visitors from all over the globe. While there are many different venues throughout the city, the oldest and most prestigious of them all is the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, held at the Tucson Convention Center.…
Louise Grabell Most people in our neighborhood are confused about irrigation. Or, they just don’t know much about this process. For now, the soil is very moist so no worries there. However, we will shortly be experiencing some very hot weather. I for one can’t wait! And now is the time to get some education…
H.V. Topspin, Esq. “A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.” Winston Churchill One of my favorite mathematicians (not that I have that many-Heisenberg being the other), is Vilfredo Pareto who posited that all groups can be divided into two distributions of roughly 80%-20%. With tennis players, the 20%…
Marilyn Anthony Our upcoming event is a Potluck on Saturday, March 30 at the Activity Center, SaddleBrooke One. This event is always overflowing so please RSVP to Sherry Marmorstein, merrysher@verizon.net, to hold your spot and confirm with her what dish you will be bringing. All dishes should come with a list of ingredients, please; we…
Sue Bush If you are involved in duplicate bridge in SaddleBrooke, you probably know long-time resident, bridge player and realtor, Trudie Penta. Not only is she a regular player at MountainView, she has been a director at the popular Monday SaddleBrooke One Duplicate Bridge club game for 14 years. Originally from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Trudie migrated…
Fun fact: There are 193 mountain ranges in Arizona. It may be hard to believe, but that number was not known until the late 1980s when geologist and mountaineer Doug Kasian of Tucson compiled a list of these ranges. He also identified the highest summit in each of them. After that effort, he set out…