Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg The year was 1934—90 years ago. The stock market crash of 1929 resulted in a downward spiraling of the economy, leading to the Great Depression. Jobs were in short supply, and food was hard to come by. The era of The Great Gatsby (published in 1925) was over, and the anthem…
Raymond H. Goettsch On Aug. 7, 140 residents from The Preserve attended an appetizer party in the MountainView ballroom. Everyone not only enjoyed the appetizers, but cocktails and dancing as well. Chuck Moses provided music and vocals for the party.
Janice Mihora It’s time to mark your calendars for the SaddleBrooke Ranch ARTwalk Studio Tour to be held on Friday, Nov. 1, from 1 to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Twice a year, resident artists open their home studios to art lovers in our community and visitors from…
Vera Shury What is the first thing I can do? Try to understand that Parkinson’s has snuck up on you, and before you got a diagnosis, your motivation has taken a big nosedive, and you have lost drive, muscle mass, and strength. This has accelerated the progress of the disease. Dopamine is the motivation chemical…
Unit Nine Celebrates Taco in a Bag Night Scott Baker Unit Nine held its annual Taco in a Bag Night at Sheri Wyland’s home, with 45 members attending the event. What is Taco in a Bag? You take a small Fritos snack bag, smash the Fritos into small pieces, then cut across the top of…
Join the Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) for the first library lecture of the 2024-25 season in SaddleBrooke on Oct. 17 at 4 p.m. at the DesertView Theatre. Professor Emeritus and biologist Ted Fleming, author of Sonoran Desert Journeys, will introduce us to the lives of several interesting vertebrates who co-exist in the unique environment…