Bob Stuart Join Arizona Pathfinders on a tour to Phoenix, AZ to visit Taliesin West and the Museum of the West on Saturday, April 14, 2018. Here, on the outskirts of Scottsdale, Frank Lloyd Wright built his winter compound, Taliesin West, which today ranks among the region’s most fascinating attractions. He designed the buildings with…
March 2018
Gathering Hearts YOTO collection
Carol Smith On March 9 at Happy Hour (4:00-6:00 p.m.) Gathering Hearts will be collecting donations of full size hygiene products for Youth On Their Own (YOTO). Products such as full-size shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, shave cream, soap, toothpaste, dental floss, razors, tampons and panty liners are much appreciated and in great need. Youth On Their…
March 2018
Anticipation is high for the 8th annual Robson Trap Trials
Susan Knox Wilson Trap squads from around the state are practicing hard and getting in shape for the eighth annual Robson Trap Trials to be held Friday, March 23, at Casa Grande Trap and Skeet Club. The 2017 champions from PebbleCreek are aiming to win the trophy again, but competition is fierce and the 2018…
March 2018
12th annual Autism Walk and Resource Fair April 28
The Autism Society of Southern Arizona will host the 12th annual Autism Walk and Resource Fair on Saturday, April 28, in Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium at Kino Park Sports Complex, 2500 E. Ajo Way, Tucson, Arizona. Registration is at 7:30 a.m. and the Walk and Resource Fair is from 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The Autism…
March 2018
Rotary 101
Neil Deppe, President There is no password or secret handshake, just the word “Welcome.” I recently attended my first Rotary International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia; I found myself in the midst of over 20,000 Rotarians from over ninety-nine countries. Everywhere I looked, there were Rotarians in native dress always willing to shake my hand…
March 2018
SaddleBrooke Arts and Crafts Fair March 3
Eve Fly The first SaddleBrooke Arts and Crafts Fair was held in 1994. Humble beginnings. The brainchild of two residents who knew of the many talents of their friends and neighbors. They also knew of the need to expose these talents to the rest of their community. Now, twenty-five years later, The SaddleBrooke Arts…
March 2018
Convict to convert
Dick Kroese Chris Terzan talked to the men of Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) about his life on drugs, running with the worst of the drug lords and ending up in prison at the lowest point in his life. While in prison, he was handed a Bible and from there, his life changed and…
March 2018
CCSB holds baby shower for Family First
Carol Thompson Once again, the women of Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) have generously brought baby gifts for Claire Grochocki’s Family First Ministry. Claire gave a beautiful presentation about the center’s involvement with the Copper Corridor community. Dorothy Nelson gave an oral history of the layette giving. Back in 2001 Faye Maxwell started having…
March 2018
Vista Fine Arts presents The Desert Tones and Vocal Seniority
Donna Langwig Come join the good times with two of Tucson’s easy-listening musical groups on Sunday, March 11, 3:00 p.m. at Vista de la Montaña United Methodist Church, 3001 E. Miravista Lane in Catalina (on the west side of Oracle Rd., 3.7 miles north of Tangerine). Desert Tones is a 16-member women’s chorus, founded…
March 2018
The “Wall That Heals” coming to Oro Valley
Ken Robinson, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army (Ret.) The Wall That Heals, the largest traveling scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC along with a Mobile Education Center, is coming to Oro Valley, AZ March 15-18. The site will be open 24 hours a day and free to the public. The…