Joni O’Brien The SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) will be giving introductory lessons on all aspects of the Pickleball game at the Preserve Courts (7, 8 and 9) on Monday, January 27 from 12:30 until 2:30 p.m. Members of the SPA will be there to demonstrate the basics of the game, show you the equipment used…
Category: January 2015
Features, January 2015
Start the new year right
Susan Dawson-Cook Most people start out the New Year with fitness resolutions, follow them for a month or two and then abandon them for prior not so healthy living habits. By establishing realistic, measurable and time specific goals, you can become one of the few New Year’s resolution success stories. Realistic fitness goals can be…
Clubs & Classes, January 2015
The SaddleBrooke Freethinkers to hold panel discussion
Harry Huizinga The SaddleBrooke Community is cordially invited to a forum on gay and lesbian issues on Sunday, January 25, 2015, at the HOA 2 MountainView Ballroom. Please come early at 9:30 a.m. for a coffee social and seating. The forum will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m., instead of the usual 10:30 a.m., to provide…
Generals, January 2015
Alzheimer’s seminar set for January 22
Gary Hammond SaddleBrooke Seniors and SaddleBrooke Health and Wellness will sponsor a seminar series in early 2015. The first (of three) will be held on Thursday, January 22 at 2:00 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom West. Kelly Raach, Regional Director of the Alzheimer’s Association, will speak on Wandering and Safety Issues for Alzheimer’s. The Alzheimer’s…
Generals, January 2015
Community Church presents “Souper” Bowl I
Connie Saiz The big game is taking on a new feature in SaddleBrooke this year with Souper Bowl I at Community Church on Sunday morning, February 1. The SaddleBrooke Community is invited to join our church family to catch the spirit of the big day by reaching out to those in need. Everyone is asked…
Clubs & Classes, January 2015
Understanding loss and grief
Dolores Robu Post-Holiday, Grief-Related Blues! Logically, for many grieving people, the holidays are difficult but especially the first season after someone important to them has died. But many are surprised to find that the new year doesn’t automatically bring an end to the emotional pain caused by the absence. In fact, it is after the…
Generals, January 2015
FSL members toured Degrazia Gallery
Actually, Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries and their guests were treated to much more than an art gallery. They gathered for a professional tour of the very structures that were built by the artist whose fame initiated Tucson as a visitor’s destination. One of those adobe structures displays many, but not nearly all, of Ted DeGrazia’s…
Features, January 2015
SaddleBrooke resident publishes second book, Sierra Vengeance
Joette Treiber If you are a mystery and suspense fan then I have some wonderful news for you! Kent Treiber, a SaddleBrooke resident (and my husband), has just published his second book, Sierra Vengeance. This is a sequel to his first, Whitewater Killer, and Kent’s fans will be happy to know that Jake and Celia…
Features, January 2015
In Passing – January 2015
Robert Spicher Robert Spicher, 79, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2014, at his home in SaddleBrooke where he had lived since 2003. Robert was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Indiana, Pennsylvania. He was proud of his Western Pennsylvania upbringing and had a special fondness for Indiana’s hometown hero, Jimmy Stewart, and…
January 2015
The talented Texas Tenors
Yes! America does have talent, and three of the most talented are coming to Tucson. Perhaps you may have already seen them as over 100 million people from around the world watched NBC’s America’s Got Talent in 2009 when the Texas Tenors became the highest ranking vocal group in the history of the show. They have…