Can you hear me now? Maria Menconi When we are in our familiar home environment, we become used to certain sounds and signals and help from family so we don’t actually realize that we aren’t hearing as well as we once did. However, once we leave that familiar environment, there are sounds that we miss…
Wanda Ross Summer is just around the corner. Snowbirds are starting to leave but we’re still dancing. On Friday, April 12, more than 40 dancers enjoyed our last Ballroom Dance Dinner Party of the winter/spring dance season. We enjoyed a delicious dinner of pear walnut salad with a choice of chicken marsala, striped sea bass…
Gail Blizard Word for the day: amistad (friendship) At our April meeting we were treated to an interesting and thought-provoking presentation by members of the Border Community Alliance. BCA is a non-profit based in Tubac, whose mission is to bridge the border and foster community through education, collaboration and cultural exchange. Their geographic focus is…
The Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter met April 20, 2019, at MountainView Mesquite Grill in SaddleBrooke. Our April guest speaker was Army Colonel (Retired) Joseph O’Connor, who talked about how his military career was directly affected by his attendance at Officer Candidate School (OCS). Colonel O’Connor was drafted in 1966 and attended Basic Training at Fort…
Master Gardening Training Course Carol Crawford The Master Gardener Training Course will once again be offered at SaddleBrooke on Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. to noon beginning November 7, 2019, through February 13, 2020. This is an intensive 13-week lecture series given by local Master Gardeners, guest lecturers from the University of Arizona and other professionals…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Goodbye, Fred, I thought to myself when I recently heard about Fred’s untimely passing. It had been decades since I had seen Fred; actually, I believe it was at our high school graduation that I last saw him. And yet, I’m not sure that I really saw him. He was just…