Category: September 2018

Senior Village at SaddleBrooke

Better than Hallmark- Paper Crafters bring smiles Stephanie Thompson and Sandy Morse Did you know our own SaddleBrooke Paper Crafters have been delivering smiles to hundreds of seniors in local senior care facilities for over 20 years? That’s right, the SaddleBrooke Paper Crafters have been making and delivering beautiful handmade cards, free of charge, to…

YOTO and CCSB great partners

Steve Wilson What a great time we had today touring the facilities of Youth On Their Own (YOTO). This one-of-a-kind organization helps 1,700 youth around the Tucson area meet basic needs of life as they continue their schooling. On behalf of Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB), we provided a quarterly check to them for $11,000.…

Partners Western Dance activities, fall 2018

Jane Gromelski, President Partners Western Dance Club will continue dancing in the summer months in the MountainView Ballroom on Mondays at 6:00 p.m. The practices started in May and run through September. These are not classes, but informal practices. Harry and Dottie Adams have volunteered to provide music and will organize the practices, so we…

Fall Bible study

Terry Barringer You are invited to join the ladies of SaddleBrooke Community Church as we study the powerful story of a farmer turned warrior. In this seven-week video program, Priscilla Shirer will present the life of Gideon, a doubtful starter who finished victorious. To accommodate your schedule, this study will be offered on two days…

If you sweat a lot, you need to do this

Nancy Teeter, RDN Does this scenario sound familiar? You are out on the tennis court, pickleball court or the golf course and your partner says, “I need my electrolytes.” Huh? You think to yourself, “What are electrolytes…do I need them, too?” As a registered dietitian nutritionist, I can answer these questions and others you may…

Community Church partners with Habitat for Humanity

Keith Gordon Since 2003, Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) has supported Habitat for Humanity Tucson as one of our faith-based missions’ partners. Over the years CCSB has provided significant monetary contributions to help Habitat work with partner families. This helps them achieve safe, decent and affordable housing. CCSB also provides a new toolkit to each…

More than just cactus

Myrna Simms On Wednesday, October 17, 2018, a docent from Tohono Chul Botanical Garden will speak to us about plant diversity in the Sonoran Desert. While the cactus is the most visible plant we see at first glance, there is a lot more going on in our desert than these spined succulents. Using basic botany,…

High Holy Days

  All services will be held in the West Ballroom of the MountainView Clubhouse. Rosh Hashanah Erev Rosh Hashanah: Sunday, September 9 at 7:00 p.m. Rosh Hashanah: Monday and Tuesday, September 10 and 11 at 9:30 a.m. Yom Kippur Kol Nidre: Tuesday, September 18 at 7:00 p.m. Yom Kippur Day: Wednesday, September 19; Morning service…

Medicare alphabet soup – AEP and OEP

Leah Kari, CMR, Medicare Health Insurance Products Broker “If I knew I was going to live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself.” Eubie Blake, Composer, lyricist and pianist of ragtime, jazz and popular music died in 1983 at age 96. Selecting the Medicare healthcare coverage that helps you take the best care…