Ed Davis American Legion Oro Valley Post 132, serving the communities of the Northwest, will sponsor a charity golf tournament Saturday, August 22, 2015. One hundred percent of the tournament proceeds will be used for the benefit of local veterans in need and the soldiers and families of the Post’s adopted locally based Arizona National…
Punch Howarth Continuing this summer’s look at music forms, this essay will delve into the various applications of marches, military and otherwise. Mostly they are in double time, 2/4, 2/2, 6/8. There are a variety of march types: military, circus, funeral, ceremonial and concert marches for bands and orchestras. Most marches follow an A B…
Jane Gromelski Do you remember dancing at Sock Hops in the high school gym? We couldn’t wear shoes because the finish on the gym floor might be damaged, but our moms were not happy with us when the bottoms of our socks were no longer white. Fortunately the finishes on wood floors today no longer…
David Stanard Resurrection Church at SaddleBrooke has welcomed seven new members. They were received into membership on May 31 by Pastor Wayne Viereck and the rapidly growing church congregation. This group is the fourth group to join in the last eight months and comes on the heels of the 43 new members received into membership…
The Oracle School District (OSD) may be small but our dreams are big. With 2014’s override renewal funding and additional efficiencies instituted by administration, our District has begun to realize some of these dreams. This year we were able to hire a music teacher and a school counselor. Additional academic tools, the arts and facility…
Remember the King – Celebrating the Music of Elvis Presley starring Robert Shaw and The Lonely Street Band will be presented on Saturday, August 29 in the DesertView Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Every August Elvis fans all over the world gather to honor the memory of their favorite legend on the anniversary of his passing and…