If you want to make a meaningful difference in the lives of local homeless and other veterans in need and the families of deployed members of the Guard and Reserve, our citizen soldiers, there is no better way than to support the Oro Valley American Legion Post 132. As recently stated by the chairman of…
The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke Sweeps District Awards Barbara Barr Bengen At the 2023 District 5500 Awards held in Tucson on June 25, the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke cleaned up on awards. While we have always been an award-winning club, this year, under the leadership of President Gordon Wainwright, was exceptional. Incoming president John Ozust…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore For the past 26 years, Kids’ Closet has been providing children with new school clothing to raise their self-esteem and encourage school attendance. This SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) program began when a group of women in SaddleBrooke discovered that local children had poor school attendance because they needed to share shoes and clothing…
Cindy Holm The white bicycles dotted throughout Tucson, known as ghost bikes, are a somber reminder that a cyclist was killed at or near that location. They serve as a memorial as well as raising awareness that bikes share the roads with motorists; a sober reality of a cyclist’s fragility. When traveling along Oracle, you…
Michael and Laurie Lien It is hard to believe that we are already halfway into the year and halfway into our yearly blood drives. So far this year, we are well ahead of units collected from last year. Our next blood drive is July 22 at MountainView from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Red Cross…
Mary Klootwyk Graduating from a square dance class is a very special occasion for a new dancer and the signifies successful completion of a series of square dance lessons that are necessary before entering the activity as a qualified square dancer. It is an achievement; it is a reward; it represents a degree of accomplishment,…