Larry Linderman The worst war in history was brought to a close when the U.S. bombed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki using atomic weapons in August 1945. The history of the development of atomic weapons is a fascinating story. It begins with a letter sent to President Roosevelt by two eminent physicists and…
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Generals, January 2020
Bee-Cuz We Care –- A SaddleBrooke Family Affair
Marsha Camp The spirit of Christmas present filled the Vistas dining room on Dec. 17. Hosted by SBWGA-18, Lady Niners, and supported by so many others, this was our biggest charity event of the season, Bee Cuz We Care, a golf tournament to benefit the Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children. Yes, Mother Nature gripped us…
Generals, January 2020
High Desert Gardening Classes Start February 26
Ellen Sosin Back by popular demand, the Master Gardeners will be offering the six-week class, High Desert Gardening. This will be presented in the MountainView Ballroom at the MountainView Clubhouse, SaddleBrooke, on Wednesday afternoons starting Feb. 26. It will run for six weeks, each session will last two hours, and registration is required. This course…
Generals, January 2020
Bus to Tucson Festival of Books
Judi Brauns Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries is sponsoring a bus to the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 14. The bus will leave SaddleBrooke by 8:15 a.m. and leave the festival at 4 p.m., returning to SaddleBrooke by 5 p.m. The cost is $25, including a driver tip. Tickets will be on sale Friday, Jan. 31,…
Generals, January 2020
Want To Shoot Trap?
The Robson communities will hold their annual trap/clay pigeon competition at the Casa Grande trap/skeet range on March 27, 2020. Each shooter will shoot three rounds of 25 targets. The competition started in 2011. All seven Robson communities will participate in the competition. Anyone who enjoys shooting is welcome to participate. After the shoot, we…
Generals, January 2020
Coming Soon: Friday Quilters Bi-Annual Quilt Show
Cathy Schaber Mark those brand-new 2020 calendars now for the SaddleBrooke Friday Quilters 2020 Quilt Show to be held on Sunday, March 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free for this fabulous show at the MountainView Ballroom, 38759 S. MountainView Boulevard. The room will be filled with over 100 quilts and quilted…
Generals, January 2020
Hearing Vibes: SaddleBrooke’s First Hearing Night Out – February 4
Maria Menconi Many SaddleBrooke residents have joined us in the past year for our Discussion Group for Better Hearing which meets the second Thursday of every month at MountainView. We are delighted and excited to have met so many of you, and now we are bringing you SaddleBrooke’s first Hearing Night Out. Please mark your…
Generals, January 2020
Macbeth at Ironwood Ridge High School
Mary Dickson A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Forced…
Generals, January 2020
Don’t just bike, BIKE MS, March 28 to 29
Deanna McCann As a new SaddleBrooke resident in 2014, I met several neighbors who had multiple sclerosis (MS) and wondered how many people with this disease live here. It seems most everyone knows someone in life’s circle who has MS or is affected by it in some way. Given that there are 1 million people in the…
Generals, January 2020
10-S-4-LIFE Returns in February
Jim Ward Tennis is truly a sport of a lifetime. What a unique opportunity to get great exercise and meet new people. 10-S-4-LIFE is a follow-on to Tennis 1-2-3, a highly successful and popular program started by Bob Lewis in 1998. To date, over 1100 enthusiastic tennis players have benefited from this program. 10-S-4-LIFE is…