Bob Simpson Art Priestly and his wife, Carole, moved to SaddleBrooke in 1994. Having taken up hiking in 1977, Art was already a seasoned hiker when he and two other local residents soon began making annual trips to Colorado to climb high mountain peaks. By 1995, Priestly (age 63) had already bagged 27 mountains, Bob…
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Features, January 2020
In Passing
Sharon Weihl Buckmaster Sharon W. Buckmaster, SaddleBrooke, AZ resident, passed away Nov. 29. Sharon was born in Marietta Ohio to Selden and Audrey Weihl. She married Alan Buckmaster and moved to Michigan. She worked as a Veterans Hospital volunteer and lived in Michigan – Dearborn Heights and Greenbush on Lake Huron. She moved to SaddleBrooke…
Features, January 2020
Spotlight On Advertiser: Titan Power Sports and Rentals: Evolution of Excellence
First things first…We would like to send out a giant thank you to all of the wonderful clients we have had the pleasure of hosting here at Titan Power Sports & Rentals. We wouldn’t be here today without your support. We strongly believe that the only way to earn your support is to be the…
Features, January 2020
Artist of the Month: “Experiment: Don’t Be Afraid to Fail”
LaVerne Kyriss While he calls himself “just a Sunday painter,” you shouldn’t imagine a lazy Sunday afternoon setting for SaddleBrooke artist Jim Morris. Morris is very focused and disciplined about continuing to stretch and grow as an artist. In fact, each year, he sets goals and a theme for his art. “I try to complete…
Features, January 2020
2 Your Health: The Neck and Headache Connection
Dr. Craig Brue Patients with headaches commonly complain of neck pain that starts at the back of the head and radiates from the upper neck into the forehead area. The headache is often one-sided. The term “cervico-genic headache” means that this type of headache originates because of irritated nerves in the upper neck region. There…
Features, January 2020
Thank You, Friends
Thank you to all who made the Golden Goose Thrift Shop’s fourth “Estate Quality Event” such a huge success! Thanks to our generous donors, our loyal customers and our stellar volunteers, we were able to generate significant revenue for the local charitable programs that we support! We were able to bring in many “first-time” Golden…
Features, January 2020
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Louise Grabell What do gardeners do in January? Speaking only for myself, gardening is never finished. Maybe that’s because I don’t hire anyone to take care of my estate. Truth be told, I’ve been secretly harboring the notion that at my age, maybe I need some help. But here’s my problem: no one can take…
Features, January 2020
This I Have Learned: A Time for a Change!
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg It’s a new year, new decade, and a new you! Are you thinking about turning a new leaf or changing your habits? Many people take the beginning of a new year to make changes in their lifestyle. However, not everyone waits until January to do so. Billie Jo (B.J.) Murray had…
Features, January 2020
Resident Author
James P. O’Brien Most of SaddleBrooke’s residents are retired, but here is a book to pass on to family and friends, It’s Monday Morning: “There Are People in My Office Working…and I’m Not One of Them” (Realities of Retirement). Jim O’Brien, SaddleBrooke resident, has just completed a 2nd edition of this “how to” book on…
Features, January 2020
Gift Shop Featured Artist of the Month: Carolyn Barkley McLean
Linda Whitehead This month SaddleBrooke Gift Shop is proud to present Carolyn McLean whose craft is “personalized” greeting cards. Carolyn tells us that she loves the challenge of creating a card which will “just fit” the person receiving it. Carolyn and her husband Keith found SaddleBrooke in a very unique and romantic way… the two…