Editor’s Note: “2 Your Health” is a new column in the SaddleBrooke Progress dedicated to health issues. Each month different doctors and or medical associations, from varying specialties, will be writing on issues of importance. Articles are based on experiences and independent research conducted by the doctors or medical associations. We encourage anyone considering changing…
Category: January 2015
Generals, January 2015
Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries – January 2015
Winnie Ruth Judd: The Trunk Murderess – lecture February 19 Jane Brancaccio Can Phoenix, Arizona claim a real murderess? What happened on the night of October 16, 1931? Who was the Blonde Butcher? Did Winnie Ruth Judd kill her two roommates? What was the motive? On October 16, 1931, two women were killed with a .25…
Front Page, January 2015
Celebrate with the Network – February 4
It’s our third anniversary so celebrate with the network and save the date, February 4, and come to the HOA 1 Activities Center from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome! 3,600 volunteer hours plus 245 adoptions plus $13,500 donated from gifts and fundraising to local rescues and shelters made 2014 a PAWsitively super success!…
Clubs & Classes, January 2015
A new local chapter being formed
Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is a nonprofit veterans’ service association dedicated to maintaining a strong national defense and to preserve the earned entitlements of members of the uniformed services and their families and survivors. MOAA is the current Co-Chair of The Military Coalition (TMC) which is a consortium of 33 influential military and…
Clubs & Classes, January 2015
Let’s Dance and SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Clubs – January 2015
A final note on West Coast Swing Steve Holdener During the 1940s and into the 1950s the Big Bands were very popular across America with touring, radio and television which all helped to sell records. The preferred dances were Lindy and Jitterbug for Big Band music. Towards the end of the 50s the inevitable happened…
Features, January 2015
Vicky Orr’s trip to Panama City
Britni Dutz This year the Panama Canal celebrated its Centennial Commemoration of 100 years passing since the first use of the canal. The canal is, of course, one of the greatest feats of engineering the world has ever seen, but Panama is also home to unique wildlife, beautiful beaches, mountains and rainforests. Recently Bon Voyage…
Generals, January 2015
AARP Smart Driver Class set for February 13
Hal Dieterle Another AARP Smart Driver class (formerly called Driver Safety) will be presented on February 13 at the Oro Valley Police Department from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (a four hour class). The AARP Smart Driver program is the nation’s first and largest refresher course for drivers age 50 and older and has helped…
Generals, January 2015
Food, friends and fine music
Anne Movalson February 2, 2015, a Monday evening will be an on campus SaddleBrooke Symphony Guild event featuring the Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s Wind Quintet Ensemble. Formed in 1980, the Wind Quintet has been described as “a major force in chamber music” and has performed both adult and school children programs throughout southern Arizona. Representing each…
Sports, January 2015
Meet your 2015 STC Board Members
The new SaddleBrooke Tennis Club board members began their service on January 1 and they have plans for some exciting events in 2015 beginning with Gender Team Tennis which is soon to begin. They’re excited to work with one another as well as with member-volunteers and club members to create a fun-filled year with additional…
Clubs & Classes, January 2015
Western Partners Dance Classes for 2015 and revised dates for club dances
You’ve seen others dancing on the floor, now see how easy it is. We invite you to come and learn the Texas Two Step and the Western Waltz and experience a boot stomping, ground pounding good time! We will begin our next series of classes on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, in the HOA 1 Vermilion…