Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Have you gone on a vacation and, upon arriving back at your domicile, you say “Home sweet home?” This is a well-known idiom. Its obscure origin is from a song in the opera Clari, or The Maid of Milan, which was first performed in London in 1823. The song was popularized…
Marilyn Anthony Our recent event was a potluck on March 30 and as usual it was a full house with some of the best meals available in SaddleBrooke. The trivia game which usually accompanies this particular event is being rescheduled to be a standalone activity and will resume in 2020. Apologies to those who love…
Georgie Hourigan Sonoran Singers were thrilled for the opportunity to sing at the PEO Fashion Show and Luncheon on February 22. We are a group of approximately 40 members, sopranos, second sopranos and altos who braved the terrible Tucson weather that day to entertain. We sang songs such as Dream, Sincerely, Lullaby of Broadway and…
Nancy Teeter, RDN Gluten-free (GF) diets are all the rage. Many people are confused about gluten, celiac disease and gluten sensitivity. Often, people believe that gluten-free products are healthier or that they may promote weight loss. My goal in writing this article is to replace misinformation with facts. What is gluten? Gluten is a protein…
Oro Valley Post 132 sponsored contestant Cassandra Lawson, a sophomore at BASIS of Oro Valley, placed first at the American Legion Dept. of Arizona state competition. Cassandra now advances as the state’s delegate to the American Legion national finals competition in Indianapolis, IN, to be held in April. The Oro Valley Post 132 program of…
David Stanard The Resurrection Church Men’s Breakfast season is drawing to a close. After its meeting in May, the group will break for the summer and reconvene in October. By every metric these past few months have been positive. There has been good food, record attendance and a number of interesting and memorable programs. It…