Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg This is in follow-up to Part I regarding Loretta Tom who, with her family, survived the Japanese attack on the Philippines the day after Pearl Harbor was attacked. Fighting in the Philippines continued until Japan’s formal surrender on September 2, 1945. Over one million Filipinos were killed and the U.S. casualties…
Overcoming challenges brings depth to art LaVerne Kyriss Anneliese Snider began painting in 1971. Her kids were in school and she joined a group of ladies in her neighborhood. One of the members served as the teacher. “We met in somebody’s garage once a week in Studio City, California,” she remembered. “In 1978, we moved…
Susan Dawson-Cook If lacing up shoes and grasping items on high shelves is becoming a strain, you’re probably wishing you could stop this inflexibility from worsening. The bad news is that muscle tissue, ligaments and tendons lose some elasticity with age. The good news is that if you perform appropriate activities to activate the tissues,…
Auto-Owners Insurance is pleased to announce The Charles Co. and Associates Inc. of Sun Lakes has been named one of the Top Ten growth agencies for the company in the state of Arizona for 2015. The agency was recognized at a luncheon meeting in Mesa and at a reception with all regional associates where they…
Gladys Lujan Jerry Lujan had been looking forward to tandem skydiving on his 80th birthday — a long-time number one item on his bucket list. Jerry had met all the physical requirements of the skydiving station in Eloy; however, because he had had both knees replaced, his orthopedic doctor did not think this was a…
Pat Tiefenbach The Gaslight Music Hall located at 13005 N. Oracle Road in Oro Valley will present a SaddleBrooke Showcase of Talent on Wednesday, September 7 at 6:00 p.m. The show, produced by Walter Fritz and directed by Carol Jones, both SaddleBrooke residents, will feature the Coyote Country Cloggers, comedian Chris Borden, ‘60s and ‘70s…