Bill Brennan Claire Mather has fun taking snapshots with her Canon point-and-shoot camera, an SX280HS, and making her keepers into Fine Art Photographs; all electronically. The camera is so good that the eyelashes on a leopard from an African Safari are clear and sharp. A fellow traveler with more complex and more expensive equipment was…
Vegetable gardening in the desert Having trouble with your tomatoes? Join Sarma Spitzer, Tohono Chul Docent, as she explains the basics of vegetable gardening with consideration given to the challenges of gardening in an extreme environment. The emphasis will be on small space, container and raised bed gardening aimed at including edibles in a landscape.…
Jeff McClure and Linda Thomas Oracle Elementary School District No. 2 (OESD) is placing a 15% Maintenance & Operations (M&O) Budget Override measure on the November ballot. This is NOT a new tax, nor is it a bond. Bonds are interest accruing tax levies for capital improvements to be repaid over a 10-year period. An…
Linda Shannon-Hills and Carol Smith La Vista Room was buzzing in August when 22 enthusiastic and skilled women of SaddleBrooke Ranch came together to make Little Dresses for Africa. Carol Smith proposed the idea of making the dresses as a Stitch N Chat group project. We jumped at the idea and it mushroomed from there.…
Patty Elliott Many among us have enjoyed an evening of music with Ron Aeschliman in the past few years at area restaurants or the clubhouses at MountainView, SaddleBrooke or the Ranch. His karaoke nights are sellouts. His gospel, easy listening, or Elvis music performances are wonderfully enjoyable. You and/or a group of your friends have…
Calling all cyclists! Put Saturday, November 22, 2014 on your calendar. IMPACT of Southern Arizona (formerly Catalina Community Services) is a beneficiary of El Tour de Tucson again this year! Here’s a great opportunity to support IMPACT of Southern Arizona and help raise funds! Are you planning on riding in El Tour de Tucson this…
Steve Holdener In the July column I mentioned a favorite Frank Sinatra Foxtrot tune. Another favorite Foxtrot song of mine was also recorded by Frank Sinatra titled Swinging On A Star, which according to Wikipedia “is an American pop standard.” It was first sung by Bing Crosby in the 1944 film Going My Way, winning an…
Don Jensen Confused and overwhelmed by Medicare? SaddleBrooke Health & Wellness will be presenting Health Night Out on Monday, September 22, at 7:00 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom. The speaker will be Gary Anderson, Medicare Insurance Educator. Medicare open enrollment is October 15 to December 7. Plan to be present and learn what you need…
Morgan Wells If you have an interest in art, like talking with people and enjoy learning, becoming a docent at the Tucson Museum of Art could be the perfect opportunity for you. The Tucson Museum of Art Docent Council is holding an informational coffee on Wednesday, September 17, to acquaint prospective volunteers with the docent…
Bev Kloehn and Laura Benson The League of Women Voters – SaddleBrooke Unit is working with the principal and counselors of San Manuel High School to coordinate a Career Day program for their students in early 2015; we need the residents of SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch to make it successful. Our residents have a wealth…