Alice's Corner

I am baack after a brief hiatus.

Suelee gave a very inspirational invocation quoting President Roosevelt in honor of Veteran's Day next week.

We were reminded of the reception for the Group Study Exchange, Sunday November 18, at the Highlands at Dove Mountain Clubhouse.

Suelee related a personal story about her daughter. Her daughter lives in Battery Park and was one of the few buildings with electricity. The residents, in the building, and local merchants united to give hot meals to homeless people and offer showers. They fed over 400 people and had 700 people take showers in their gym.

Our mayor Ed Honea was introduced by our program chair Jane Howell as "our home boy: Of the five generations of the Honea he is part of the third. They are truly pioneers of Marana. His family first settled here in 1930.

He gave us an interesting insight to the city of Marana with pictures and stories about the "good ole' days"

The entire town of Marana was razed to provide room for I-10. There were seven missile sites in Marana. Everyone thought they were doomed. In the 1970's the city was buying property to be able to provide a water table for the city of Tucson.

In 1979 there was a flood. This flood brought together the citizens of Marana. In 1983 there was another devastating flood.

All of the hardships of Marana melded the many diverse nationalities citizens of Marana.

We are looking forward to the GSE team visiting our area and the El Tour de Tucson