Category: October 2014

Tai Chi – back to school special

Carol Emerson Growing up, Ken and I always looked forward to getting back to school each year. It was exciting to get back with our friends and to begin our new classes. So it is here in SaddleBrooke; we look forward to the return of our snowbird students and to the new students that will…

SaddleBrooke Singers ring in the season

The SaddleBrooke Singers

Sam Page Get your holiday season off to a good start with the SaddleBrooke Singers and their annual Holiday Concert entitled, appropriately, Ring the Bells. Many voices raised in song in a special tribute to the holiday season—this is what can be heard at the DesertView Performing Arts theatre on Friday evening, December 5 at…

Jewish Friendship Group news – October 2014

Marilyn Anthony The September potluck was an outstanding success. The food was superb even necessitating brisket police to ensure a slice for everyone! There were more than 50 different dishes from unusual salads to casseroles to yummy desserts. The many volunteers who helped set up the room got to eat first (pays to volunteer). A…

Understanding loss and grief

Today we will explore the ever present, ever elusive, Developmental Loss. Why does it even need to be recognized? It is everywhere. It is always happening. And like most losses, we have no power to stop it. Now that sounds like you should stop reading, but don’t. Remember that understanding loss is the key to…

Computer Club updates – October 2014

Interested in researching your family history? You will soon discover that two websites – Ancestry.com (subscription) and Family Search (free) – will prove to be valued resources for information. Gloria Quigg, a new addition to our teaching staff, will demonstrate how to start using these extensive online genealogy research sources on Monday, October 20 at…

Ballroom Dance Club – swing to the beat

Steve Holdener I love a song that has a nice swing beat. In SaddleBrooke we like to dance to both an East Coast Swing (ECS) and West Coast Swing (WCS). There is both commonality and differences between the two swing dances. They are both social partner dances and belong to the group of swing dances;…

Thursday afternoon bridge clinic

Paul Shalita This clinic is a practice and critique session designed for players at all levels who desire to improve their Bridge. No partner is necessary. No time commitment; come late, leave early. Meet potential new partners. Sessions run from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday afternoons at DesertView. For more information call Paul Shalita…

Bridge Results – October 2014

MountainView Bridge Club Stephanie Parks Hello, everyone. I apologize for not sending a column to the SaddleBrooke Progress; it was an oversight. Thanks to Dick Quigg for letting me know. You can still sign up for the Regional At Sea from November 15 to 27 on The Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas, exploring the…

A few theories about the origins of the Argentine Tango

Lidia and Hector Legrand If you are interested in learning more about Argentine Tango and Argentine Tango events in SaddleBrooke, please visit our website http://tangoargentino.sharepoint.com where you can also read Parts 1 through 15 of this series. Historians as well as musicologists have arrived at different conclusions (sometimes these conclusions complement one another) about the…