Category: Clubs & Classes

Great Decisions 2018 Topics

Ellen Citron The SaddleBrooke Great Decisions program will begin on Monday, January 8 at 3:00 p.m. in the ballroom at MountainView Clubhouse. A social get together will follow the meeting. The Great Decision books and the future dates of meetings should be available at this meeting. This is also the time that dues will be…

Nature Club visits the tree lab

Annie Maud Your vocabulary word of the day: Dendrochronology n / the science of dating events by studying growth rings in trees and wood. In 1937 a University of Arizona professor formalized this new science. A. E. Douglass found he could date events in the past by counting tree rings and studying their growth patterns.…

Nature Club meeting

Ginny Berkey Do you know what happened to all the cacti that once covered the bare lot where the next Fry’s will be? If you have attended the Nature Club’s November meeting you would know and you would be aware of the Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society Rescue Program. This group of over 1100 members…

Stroke/Neuro Support Group

  Myra Knapp Are you caring for a loved one who has stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s disease or another neurological condition or movement disorder? Or are you your own caregiver? Members of the Stroke/Neuro Support Group understand that caregivers may need an outlet and an opportunity to share concerns and solutions in a supportive atmosphere. Monthly…

Knit Wits news

Carol Chiarello Our knitters are enjoying the pleasant fall weather. A group of more than 20 ladies gathered at Dianne Barnard’s home for a lovely potluck meal. The weather was perfect for enjoying the outdoors, the camaraderie, the food and a little time left over to work on a knit or crochet project. Thank you,…

SaddleBrooke SkyGazers

  SaddleBrooke SkyGazers’ monthly meeting will be January 14, 2018 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the HOA One Activity Center featuring The Best of Mt. Lemmon Astro Photography by Travis Deyoe, Mt. Lemmon Sky Center telescope operations. Travis will be bringing a spectacular selection of night sky photos taken through the large Mt. Lemmon telescope…

Questers experience – Italian Renaissance Stone Art

Sandi Newberry The November meeting of the Catalina Timewalkers Chapter of Questers was hosted by Sandi Newberry with Martha Chilton as co-host. Sandi presented a program on “Pietre Dure: Florentine Mosaics.” Pietre Dure is an Italian term for the inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished natural stones to create images. The most…

Tai Chi is the perfect training practice as we age

Carol Emerson Practicing the ancient martial art of Tai Chi is so beneficial to us as we get “a little older” that it should be “the preferred mode of training,” according to scientists. Researchers have found that older people who regularly performed the traditional Chinese mind and body technique were less likely to suffer falls…