Carol Fielding How do you get to Antarctica? And why would you want to go there? Kerstin Seifert answered those questions at the February 24 gathering of the SBR Armchair Travel Club. Kerstin’s desire to go to Antarctica started in 1970 when she saw a TV program about expedition-style travel to Antarctica that had…
Tim Morsani, Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke is pleased to announce the Community Leader of the Year, Ms. Alicia Bristow. For the past five years, Ms Bristow has been president of Oracle Women‘s Network. She has served on the Oracle School Board, the Friends of the Arizona School Board Association,…
Ed Davis The 81st annual American Legion High School U.S. Constitution Oratorical Scholarship Contest was on March 3. Two American Legion Oro Valley Post 132 sponsored high school students, both freshmen at BASIS of Oro Valley, competed in the Department of Arizona competition. Cassandra Lawson and Mallorie Cohen finished third and fourth respectively. They…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore It’s spring and time to clean house. Pack up your old paper files and outdated electronics and bring them to the Shredding and Recycling Event on Saturday, April 21 from 9:00 a.m. to noon (or until the truck is full). The event, hosted by Long Realty-Golder Ranch, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach and the…
Larry Linderman On November 26, 1941, a Japanese aircraft carrier strike force, which included six carriers, left home waters and set out for the Hawaiian Islands intending to attack and destroy American warships and planes on December 7. The attack was devastatingly successful: eight battleships were heavily damaged as were three cruisers and three…
Donna Langwig Many people think of Tucson as an unremarkable sleepy desert town with the reputation as one of the toughest places to live in the Old West. While that image certainly contributes to the persona of our favorite city, it in no way conveys the depth of diversity that Tucson symbolizes. On Sunday,…