Renee Mazin You may have visited the DesertView Library, but have you really explored it? We have materials to engage all your senses, especially your eyes and ears. While DVDs may not be in fashion for streamers, they are still a prized resource for many of our patrons. We have a selection that includes the…
Rev. Suzanne Marlatt Stewart As the story goes, Charles Plumb was a U.S. Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was shot down by a missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy military. He was captured and spent six years in a Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures on…
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 American Legion Oro Valley Post 132. As recently stated by the chairman of…
Wanda Ross We SaddleBrooke Lady Niners thoroughly enjoy golfing with each other, but sometimes we like to mix it up and golf with men. On April 25 we enjoyed our annual Ladies Choice Tournament. Each Lady Niner invited a gentleman of her choice (who was not her husband or partner) to play with her. The…
Jim Grosjean The sign says it all. MountainView Golf Course is closed until November for the most important renovation in its history. The work officially began on May 1 with a laundry list of improvements slated to be finished by the end of October. Perhaps the most important upgrade will be the brand-new Rainbird irrigation…
Bin Davis Although a number of our members have left for cooler climes, the hardcore desert rats are still meeting every Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m. in Room 4 of the HOA craft area to ply the needles and hooks. In May, Linda Hood started a class on how to knit a blended shawl. By…