Shirley Webster We have a new location—SaddleBrooke TWO Catalina Room, Mesquite building. Use the front entrance, and go straight ahead to the Catalina Room. Mark your calendar for our May speaker. Saturday, April 11, 10 a.m. to noon, Vera Shury, Life Health Coach, specializing in easy adjustments to help deal with health/mental problems affecting children to…
Richard Davis In our last article we talked about the origins of Barbershop music and how this art form is unique. But how did this music become so well known? In 1938, during the depression, the country was ripe for something fun and free. O. C. Cash and Rupert Hall, both from Tulsa, Oklahoma, wanted…
Anne Bowen Irish eyes were definitely smiling at the SaddleBrooke Singles St. Patrick’s Day Party on March 17. Walking in the front door, guests were immediately transported to the Emerald Isle with the sounds of Celtic folk music and the enticing aromas of traditional Irish cuisine. The party was held at the home of Laurie…
Vicki Malueg Our March program was an overview of the history of the Raul M. Grijalva Canoa Ranch Conservation Park presented by Renee Lizotte. Renee previously worked at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and became a volunteer at the Ranch after retirement. The Ranch includes 4,800 acres of the original 17,000-acre San Ignacio de la Canoa…
Pass the Matzah Please! Melanie Einbund Our April 17 Shabbat. Rabbi Price will officiate our last Shabbat until the High Holy Days. As always Eliyanah Powers, our cantorial soloist,and Ruzbeh Tebyanian, accompanist,will assist. It will be a chance to say goodbye to many of our “snowbird” members. Of course, those remaining in Tucson have our…
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart You do not build resilience by reading about it. You build it by living it each day. The tough times that try to break you often end up shaping your values and your voice. Psychologists sometimes call it “ordinary magic,” the way everyday people grow stronger after facing hard situations. If you have faced…