LaVerne Kyriss Sandy Merritt grew up in a suburban area near Detroit, Michigan. She dabbled in painting when she was a young adult and took art classes paid for by her employer. She got married, had two kids, and pursued various creative activities in her limited spare time —- quilting, knitting, writing, reading. All the…
Sue Case, Tom Koch and Gail Nelli Calling all interested SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch residents! There will be a Variety Show in March, 2018! Sue Case will be the executive producer, trying valiantly to fill the big shoes of former Producer Lloyd Maritz, who retired from that role at the end of the 2016 show.…
Micki Wilverding Sr. Jose Women’s Shelter located in the homeless corridor in Tucson has a need for the following: adult clothes, twin sheets, blankets (any size), towels and personal care items such as shampoo, shower gel, lotions (regular or travel size) and feminine products. Men’s clothing will also be accepted and donated where needed. The…
FSL announces Spring Lecture Series Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) is excited to announce new spring lectures. All lectures are free for FSL members while non-members will pay $5 for certain speakers. All lectures are in the MountainView Ballroom and start at 4:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. We start the new year on January 12…
Unit 2 monthly potluck Twink Gates-Zimdar On Monday, October 3, 23 neighbors in Unit 2 gathered together for their monthly evening potluck meal. October’s event was at the home of Bob Zimdar and Twink Gates. Neighbors welcomed Arthur Fife, a close friend of the Zimdar-Gates, visiting them from the Isle of Man, Great Britain. Twink…
Susan Shear Many of us come from families who once were refugees. Some of our families escaped persecution, trauma and death. As I know from the stories of my family of refugees who escaped the Nazis in the 1930s, it is incredibly difficult to come to a new country from a completely different culture, unable…