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…