For more information or reservations, please contact Free Spirit Vacations and Events at 480-926-5547 or reservations@freespiritvacations.com. Arizona Rails – Verde Canyon and Grand Canyon March 3-4, 2022 Price: $550 pp/double; $660 pp/single Ride Arizona’s premier railroads, The Verde Canyon Railroad and the Grand Canyon Railway. Highlights include the Grand Canyon and the Copper Art Museum…
Helen Seaton, Publicity Director The Computer Booters will meet on Wednesday, March 9, at 1:30 p.m. This will be a hybrid meeting. The face-to-face session will be in the Cottonwood Ceramics Room, but the program will also be available on Zoom. The speaker will be Francis Chao, a member of the Tucson Computer Society. His…
John Tarranova As we enter the final month of league play for the second session, I would like to thank the board of directors for their dedication and imagination. During the past two years, they have helped implement many improvements observed by all our members, resulting in one of our most successful bocce seasons ever.…
Violetta Armour If you’re looking for a new author with a continuing mystery series (17 to date), you might consider Louise Penny. She creates a fascinating world in the fictional setting of Three Pines, a rural Canadian village south of Montreal, just kilometers from the Vermont border. Named for the three stately pines in the…
Sue Sindelar The Desert Artists Club members are enjoying getting together, creating many different styles of art and working in various mediums. We recently had a social gathering and casual meeting to discuss what we wanted as a group moving forward. Continuing our weekly group is a priority, and having occasional fun social times will…
Sheila Barton Marilynn Smith, who helped found the Ladies Professional Golf Association in 1950, went on to win 21 tour events, including two major championships. She died at age 89 in Goodyear, Ariz. In the 1940s the disparity in prize money for men was far greater than for women. As one of the 13 founding…