Panel to offer Insight into Rio Nuevo (Club Events)
On Monday, June 15, the Saguaro Eastside Democrats (SED) will offer Eastsiders an opportunity to learn more about the Downtown Development known as Rio Nuevo and what it means for the city at large. Panelists include longtime environmental activist Gayle Hartmann who will offer a cultural and historical perspective on the project and downtown businessman Jeff DiGregorio, president of the Iron Horse Neighborhood Association. The panelists will provide an overview of Rio Nuevo, including the project’s past, present and future. There will be time for a question and answer period from the audience. The meeting, which will be held at New Spirit Lutheran Church, 8701 Old Spanish Trail (northeast corner at Camino Seco), begins at 6:30 p.m. with light refreshments and time for socializing. The panel discussion will begin at 7 p.m. All meetings of SED are free and open to the general public. Membership in the organization is not required. For further information about the meeting or SED, please call 850-6755.
Post by Marjie Baker at 09:54 2009-06-01

Water Sustainability in Pima County (Club Events)
PANEL ON WATER SUSTAINABILITY IN PIMA COUNTY On Monday, May 18, the Saguaro Eastside Democrats (SED) hosted a panel discussion on the recently completed Phase One of the joint County/City Water and Waste Water Study. Panelists were to include the city/county coordinators on the Oversight Committee, Nicole Ewing Gavin, Assistant to City Manager, and Melaney Seacat, Senior Program Manager from Pima County’s Waste Water Department. Ms Gavin was unable to attend and Chris Avery filled in for her. Sean Sullivan, a member of the County/City Water Study Oversight Committee and Associate Director of the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection completed the panel. The panelists provided an overview of the key findings of the study and discussed the status of the Phase II effort, including factors influencing water sustainability here in Pima County. A question and answer period from the audience followed.
Post by Marjie Baker at 11:58 2009-05-04

Fireside Chats with FDR (Club Events)
The Top Hat Theatre presented a special performance of its play, "Fireside Chats with FDR", on Saturday, April 25, 2009, from 6 to 9 p.m. This performance was sponsored by the Saguaro Eastside Democrats. A highlight of the evening was the appearance of FDR's granddaughter, Nina Roosevelt Gibson, who discussed her grandparents, especially her grandmother with whom she lived while growing up.
Post by Marjie Baker at 11:20 2009-03-10

2009 Education Crisis (Club Events)
On Monday, March 23 the Saguaro Eastside Democrats (SED) hosted a panel discussion focusing on the state of education here in Arizona. The two panelists were Rhonda Ball, President of the Amphi Education Association, and TUSD Board Member Mark Stegeman. The panelists discussed how state budget cuts have effected local education. The audience asked the panelists a number of questions..
Post by Marjie Baker at 14:55 2009-03-06

2009 Annual Business Meeting (Club Events)
Our first meeting of 2009 including our annual business meeting was held Monday January 19th. Grant Winston spoke about efforts to create a local United Steelworkers Associates Member club, and Katie Maass updated us on Ward 2 matters and the completion of Rodney Glassman's first year in office. At our business meeting, the treasurer reported on our finances after our donations to last year's campaigns. The election of officers and at-large board members for 2009 was then held. Much to the joy of the continuing officers, three new people have joined the board this year. The list of 2009 officers which also appears on this site under the category, General, is as follows: Sharon McCormick, Chair and media contact, 296-9395, sharonamcc@msn.com; Paul Cunningham, Vice-chair, 955-4302, tucsoncunningham@yahoo.com; Robert Lupp, Secretary, 749-1530, rel166@msn.com; Connie Nine, Treasurer, 885-2178, connie9az@yahoo.com; Steve McClure, Pima County Executive Board Rep, 906-2701, smcclureazdem@cox.netPat Wiedhopf, At Large, Program Chair, 885-6367, patw1234@comcast.net; Norm Koehler, At Large, Membership Chair, 885-1932, normar1@cox.net; Norma Hogan, At Large, Issues Chair, nhogan571@cox.net; Carol Borges, At Large, Fundraising Chair, cjborges629@aol.com; Laura Hogan, At Large, 647-3429, lhogan@uswa937.org.
Post by Marjie Baker at 11:12 2009-01-10
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