Britni Dutz This year France celebrates the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings of World War II. The history and world-changing events that surround Normandy are legendary, and recently Bon Voyage Travel agent Susan Gould had the chance to see the unforgettable historic sites of these events on the seven-night Paris and Normandy AmaWaterways River…
Bonnie Thomas On October 21 the SaddleBrooke Niners hosted the Lady Sputters for their annual Niners/Sputters Tournament. The Sputters like this event because they get out on the golf course and the Niners like it because they don’t have to putt. Plus it was followed by a delicious quiche luncheon including sinfully good cinnamon buns,…
Mark Van Matre Bob Shelton, a retired Tucson dentist and SaddleBrooke resident, received two bronze medals in the pickleball competition at the Huntsman World Senior Games held October 10 through the 18, 2014, in St. George, Utah. Shelton won his first bronze medal in Men’s Skill Doubles for the 3.5 skill level (ages 65 and…
Steve Holdener A little bit more on East Coast Swing (ECS) continuing from last month’s column. ECS is a Rhythm Dance that has both six and eight beat patterns. The name East Coast Swing was coined initially to distinguish the dance from the street form and the new variant used in the competitive ballroom arena…
Stephanie Parks Hi, all. I trust those who attended the Regional in Mesa in early October have recovered and that all had a good time. I enjoyed the week, but my bridge game was not present, sad to say. All the details can be found at the ACBL tournament results page if you want to…
On Thursday, December 4, 2014, Paul Duffey will speak on DNA Results in Genealogy. Paul will detail results of how various people have found ancestors who were polygamists, environmental destroyers, non-biologic fathers and more. Plan to attend and see what fascinating things DNA can reveal. Duffey has been conducting genealogy research for 15 years and…