SBRWGA winners

Mindy Hawkins and Jeanne Osterlund

Congratulations to Joyce DeYoung and Cheri Alfrey for their overall low net win at Oro Valley Country Club in the Southern District Women’s Golf Association Spring Partners’ Tournament with their two-day total of 120. Fantastic job, ladies! Other winners were Mindy Hawkins and Jeanne Osterlund 5th flight, second place low net; Marlyce Mycka and Melanie…

Oracle School District

Elena Hendrix with her project board and all her awards

Linda Lyon The Oracle School District (OSD) is achieving wonderfully on many fronts. This year the Mt. Vista Elementary School had more participants than ever in the Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Foundation (SARSEF) regional science fair. Held annually at the Tucson Convention Center, the 2017 fair involved over 2,000 K-12 projects and 5,000…

SASO retrospect and new season preview

American violinist Chloe Trevor will perform with SASO October 14-15.

Punch Howarth Musicians in the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra provided great musical experiences to mostly sold-out audiences last season. The closing concert was a season high with Melanie Chae’s reading of the Schumann Piano Concerto and Dvorak’s melodic Symphony No. 7. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 was S.R.O. Other gems were Gershwin’s Piano Concerto, Elgar’s Violin Concerto and Faure’s Requiem with…

Publishing success comes to the SBR Writing Group

Jan Larkey Three members of the SaddleBrooke Writing for Publication Group are now published authors: Nancy Ferris, Judy Smith and Diane Dweller. Nancy Ferris, a member of the original writing group, is the author of The Long Haul by N. K. Ferris. The idea of writing this novel started when Nancy was with a group of…

How much do I need to drink?

SBR Wellness Roundup Advisory Group Before Exercising: two cups of fluid (16oz) two hours before exercising During Exercise: one cup fluid (5-10 oz) every 15-20 minutes Post Exercise: one cup fluid (5-10oz) every 15-20 minutes for two hours or four cups of fluid per each pound of body weight loss. The level of activity, environmental…