As a child of the 60s a program meant a TV show-—the happy opposite of its evil twin, homework. In the 70s a program became a software term for digital gobbledy-gook written by smart geeks in sandals. In the 80s it circled back to the TV in the form of programming the VCR, a challenge…
Jay Clayton Wilson Marty, a California aerospace engineer who tested scientific satellites for a living, found his way to Tucson where he played tennis until a second knee replacement ended his tennis playing days. Significantly, this Chicago boy has always been devoted to volunteering, first as an AARP tax counselor and then as a math…
Margaret Falkowski On June 4 members of Community Church at SaddleBrooke met at the Vermilion Room for an event that has become a summer tradition. The Pizza and Pastors dinner was conceived as a way to get to know our pastors and their wives better and as a summer social gathering for the year round…
Louise Grabell Now that we are in monsoon season, I thought I might mention some drought tolerant plants. Even though we will be experiencing some heavy rainfall, for those who don’t like to be bothered with or worried about a garden, here are some suggestions for plants that will produce flowers with little attention. Even…
Melanie Stout SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) has again partnered with Wheels For Kids, a nonprofit organization operating out of Oro Valley to provide refurbished bikes to needy children in our service area. Wheels For Kids operates exclusively with volunteers who love to fix up bikes and make people happy. Please check out their website http://www.azwfk.org/.…
Janet Tucker It’s heating up outside so come inside with your favorite Art Guild members and spend some time learning a new skill, working with a new medium or just meeting new folks. You do not have to be an artist. These summer classes are designed to be fun and easy. These mini classes are…