From Life to Page: New Books by Local Writers

Crossing Horizons—A 1970s Odyssey by Corrine Glesne is the most recent book to emerge from a local writing group. Glesne’s travel memoir traces six years in the early 1970s, when she hitchhiked across Europe, lived on a kibbutz, and traveled overland by third-class trains and buses through Turkey, Iran, and Afghanistan. She followed this period…

The Presence People Actually Crave

Suzanne Marlatt Stewart Here’s what I’ve learned people really want from us: They want us to put down our phones when they’re talking. They want us to ask, “How are you feeling about that?” instead of immediately offering solutions. They want us to remember the small things they mentioned last week. They want us to…

Jeanne Nordstrom Completes Triathlon

Debora Witten The Oro Valley Triathlon and Duathlon Festival was held on March 14 in and around James D. Kreigh Park in Oro Valley. Four hundred and eighty-two competitors from 27 states and Canada, ranging in age from 10 to 85, signed up for the event. This is the 12th year the event has been…

Chair Yoga Is Coming to Vista UMC!

Sharon Scanlan and Marty Lenzini Beginning April 11, Tanya Fagentan, who teaches a very popular class in SaddleBrooke HOA One and SaddleBrooke Ranch, will teach a Chair Yoga class on Saturday mornings at 10 a.m. The cost will be $10 per class, paid directly to Tanya in cash or check. It will be held in…