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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…