Christine Reding and Joan Ebbeson There’s been a buzz around SaddleBrooke about pop tennis. What is it? Pop tennis is the revitalization of a 100-year-old sport which is increasingly being popularized due to a shorter court, underhand serve, and a pop racquet. The racquet is often called a paddle, which is a derivative carbon fiber and…
Harriet Shemer On Oct. 16, the Catalina Timewalkers, a chapter of Questers, met at the home of Harriet Shemer. The program, presented by Harriet, talked about the life and activism of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The program is part of the Arizona programs “We Made History.” The state-wide project is a celebration and history of the…
Melanie Sedam If you have an existing VA-backed home loan and you want to reduce your monthly mortgage payments—or make your payments more stable—an Interest Rate Reduction Refinance loan (IRRRL) may be right for you. Refinancing lets you replace your current loan with a new one under different terms. Find out if you are eligible…
Eric Vonderheid, M.D. Eric Carl Vonderheid, M.D., former Professor of Dermatology and Oncology at Johns Hopkins University between 2002 and 2007, died after a long struggle with prostate cancer on Oct. 24, 2020. He was born on Nov. 3, 1942, the only son of Carl G. Vonderheid, Jr., M.D. and Thelma Shaw Vonderheid. Raised in…
Valerie Metz A short time after the stay at home restrictions were applied, thoughts of how to keep busy started stirring. Hearing about a SB lady, Maggie DeBone, who donated each year to the Apache Indian Children on the reservation in Casa Grande, raised an idea of donating handmade quilts for each child. Not realizing…
David Zapatka The “59th Street Bridge Song”, known by many as the “Feelin’ Groovy” song by Simon and Garfunkel, came on the radio. I was asked if I knew the history behind the word “groovy” which led to this month’s WOTM, “groovy.” Groovy: ˈgrü-vē Adjective 1. marvelous, wonderful, excellent 2. hip, trendy Origin and Etymology: “pertaining to…