Many media fill Nancy Springer’s “Palette” LaVerne Kyriss Acrylics, watercolor, oils, photography, pen and ink drawings, gourd-making, stained glass and ceramics are just some of the media that Nancy Springer has explored in the world of art. An accomplished painter, she professes to be a dabbler, “I’m always trying something new. I don’t show. I…
Gary Haslett Gary Jenkins, a former Secret Service officer, spoke to the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary on March 24. Gary served six different presidents and was also a team leader protecting visiting dignitaries from other countries. He has a wealth of information about the operations of the Secret Service and the presidents he served, only some…
Patricia Tarner Senator Jeff Flake was the featured speaker at a special meeting of the SaddleBrooke Republican Club on March 31. Senator Flake spoke briefly about his desire to fight uncontrolled spending, his vote against the Omnibus Spending Bill and his successful efforts to defeat earmarks. The Senator said several concerns keep him up at…
Enid Fowler Well, it’s that time of year again when our snowbird dancers are flying back to their summer homes. We shall miss them but our year-round dancers will continue to meet and enjoy the great exercise and camaraderie. English country dancing is certainly a lot more fun than jogging and we meet in the…
Twink Gates-Zimdar It was a lovely sunny but crisp day in SaddleBrooke when thirteen ladies from the British Club gathered together for a coffee morning and book exchange held at the home of Elke Mulligan on Saturday, April 16. Once again enjoying their camaraderie and exchanging tales of their lives since their last get together.…
Barbara Moreland Niki VonHedemann, a Ph.D. student in geography at the University of Arizona, is one of 90 doctoral students in the U.S. and Canada to receive a $15,000 Scholar Award from the P.E.O. Sisterhood. She was sponsored by Chapter EY of Tucson, a chapter which contains many SaddleBrooke residents. Niki is a 2008 graduate…