Bill Ohl was a 30 year career soldier who spent the bulk of his Army time with Special Operations units, mainly Ranger and Airborne. Following his Army career, he spent three years in Saudi Arabia training their armed forces and traveling the Mid East. He is currently working on a memoir of his experiences.

Judyth A. Willis: My life goes in decade long lumps: 20 to 40 I was a world traveling air force wife. Forty to fifty I lived in Tucson and worked in a local title company. At 50 I got my B.A. at the University of Iowa and taught high school English in a school that looked exactly like the one in The Hoosiers. At 60 I completed my M.A. from Bread Loaf School of English and moved back to Tucson. At 70 I intend to have completed a book.

Kathy Hannan was born in Detroit where her Dad did union and civil rights work in the 1930's and 40's. Her Mom was a Scottish immigrant. She grew up in a family of eight. Kathy was the first woman hired as a union representative to the Retail Clerks Union, now the UFCW, in 1975. Kathy was the only woman President of the Southern Arizona Central Labor Council. Kathy has been active in community and political work all of her life. She got her college degree in her late 40's and is now student teaching to be a kindergarten Teacher. She will complete her Master's degree in December and hopes to work on the south-side. She loves her partner Neal, dancing, painting and reading. She and her family were opposed to the Viet Nam War and all of the subsequent wars since then.

Ron Lancaster is a professional storyteller from Los Angeles who now resides here in Tucson. He is the former owner of "The Storyteller Cafe" in Mesa and Los Angeles, which were nightclubs with a variety of entertainment. Ron has a book published called, "How I Helped Win World War II," which are a series of humorous stories about growing up in the 40's and 50's.

Karin Malzan Phifer was born in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1957. She is the daughter of an American mother and a German father. This has shaped her entire perception of the world and life in general. Initially following in the footsteps of her grandmother, grandfather and her father, she became a journalist in Darmstadt. After many meanderings, she moved to Tucson and turned fiber artist in 2001. Currently she is putting her obsession with organization to work at First Light Creative Center on Stone Avenue as operations manager while still pursuing her art work. Her art work is on display at Contents Interiors, the furniture store on Fort Lowell (east of Country Club) and at First Light Creative Center, (2007 N. Stone Ave, Tues-Fri: 12-6pm, Sat 10am - 6pm, phone 624-1288) until September 16th .

Jo Jensen: I've been selling ice cream to Tucson for over 20 years. I have a passion for my business and my customers which has sustained me through the good and the bad times. I am notorious for being a hard worker and a person who never gives up which is why my friends call me Seabiscuit. I grew up on a farm in Iowa knowing that everyday struggles only make a person stronger and that the glass is always half full. My ice cream story has brought me many battles which has made me the fighter that I am today and I will keep fighting to give the people of Tucson a better quality of ice cream. My motto is "ice cream isn't just for breakfast!"

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