Bob Edelblut On Thursday, April 9, a hole-in-one was recorded on number seventeen at the MountainView Golf Course by Dennis McCrossen. Dennis is certainly due all the praise and congratulations he received for registering his second career hole-in-one but he may be best remembered by his peers for accomplishing this feat during a Men’s Club…
The SaddleBrooke Swim Team finished three days of intense competition over the weekend of April 10, 11 and 12 at the Oro Valley Aquatic Center. This was the annual USMS Arizona short course yard state championship swim meet. As they have done in the past, the swimmers asked the members of the Digital Imaging Group…
Diane Mazzarella MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) were well represented at the Tucson National Coyote Classic Invitational Tournament on April 2, 2015. The field of 20 players from Tucson National’s Lady Niners plus 64 guests from 11 clubs included 13 MPLN members. In addition to playing nine holes on the course that recently hosted the PGA…
Steve Holdener What is a cockchafer and its relationship to a bodkin? According to Wikepedia a cockchafer is a European beetle and it’s also called a May bug, Mitchamador, Billy Witch or Spang Beetle. A bodkin has been described as a dagger, stiletto, ornamental hairpin shaped like a stiletto or a sharp slender instrument for…
Carol Thompson MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners invited someone other than their spouse or partners to this fun tournament on April 21. According to Co-chair Shirley Miller, “Not every tournament needs to be competitive” and competition did not show up at this event! Each of the nine holes played had a fun twist to the game. Putting…
Neil Macdonald Members of American Legion Auxiliary Oro Valley Unit 132 understand the sacrifice members of our Armed Forces have made to preserve the freedom enjoyed by all Americans. To honor our fallen heroes, auxiliary members will wear a red remembrance poppy as a sign of their appreciation on Memorial Day weekend. The American Legion…