Sue Robisch T’was just before Christmas when down in the ‘Brooke The Vermillion Room glistened with a festive holiday look. The tables were covered with bright red and green, Poinsettias and holly wreaths set a welcoming scene. Then out on the dance floor who should appear Those SaddleBrooke Line Dancers filled with holiday cheer. The…
Category: February 2019
Clubs & Classes, February 2019
Spanish Culture Club news
Gail Blizard Wow! It’s been a very exciting January for the Spanish Culture Club! January 7 was our Spanish-speaking lunch at the Mesquite Grill. Several members got together and had a lively discussion about holidays, books and iPhones. All topics are fair game as we’re just there to enjoy lunch and practice our Spanish skills.…
Clubs & Classes, February 2019
Wellness rules: A guide to healthy living
Barbara Barr “Dr. Jim,” as he is called, will be speaking at SaddleBrooke on Friday, March 8 at 2:00 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom. Dr. Jim Nicolai is a board-certified family practitioner as well as a graduate of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine fellowship under the direction of Dr. Andrew Weil. Dr. Nicolai is…
Generals, February 2019
Hiking in Norway’s Fjordland presentation March 20
Ellen Citron Mark your calendar for Wednesday, March 20 to learn about “Hiking in Norway’s Fjordland.” Laurel Parrott, a local photographer and hiker, will share her July 2018 experience participating in a nine-day Sierra Club Outing from Bergen to Oslo that explored this hiker’s paradise. The presentation will concentrate mostly on five hikes in Balestrand…
Clubs & Classes, February 2019
Southwest Woodcarvers coming to SaddleBrooke
Southwest Woodcarvers will be providing a carving demonstration and carving show during the SaddleBrooke Spring Art Show, Saturday, March 2, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The woodcarvers will feature some of the finest Woodcarvers in southern Arizona performing carving demonstrations and participating in a carving show at the SaddleBrooke Arts and Craft Center.…
Clubs & Classes, February 2019
SaddleBrooke SkyGazers
SaddleBrooke SkyGazers guest speaker coming February 10 Teresa Greenberg On Sunday, February 10, 2019, Dr. Kristopher Klein will be in SaddleBrooke to speak to us about the research done at the University of Arizona on the sun, its effects on the solar system and NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (PSP) mission. The presentation will be held…
Clubs & Classes, February 2019
Croatia and the “Pearls of the Adriatic”
John Triebe In their own words: DIGS photographers write about memorable photographic moments. In September 2018, my wife and I took a small ship cruise with Vantage cruise line that visited several Croatian islands as well as several Croatian cities on the Adriatic coast. For those who have never visited Croatia, it has an extensive…
Features, February 2019
Top ten foods for better health
Nancy Teeter, RDN Make these ten anti-aging foods part of your healthy diet and consider eating one serving of each on most days. Having these alongside a nmn supplement of your choice can do wonders for you! Apples The phrase “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” may sound like an old wives’ tale,…
Sports, February 2019
2019 MPMGA Board of Directors
Jim Donat The new year brings in many changes. Within the golf communities, it brings changes to the board of directors. For the men’s golf association there were several changes. We bid goodbye and a big thank you to the four members leaving the board, Larry Fox, VP; Dan Nordhill, Sponsorship; Greg Cahill, Membership and…
Clubs & Classes, February 2019
There was a whole lot of clinking going on
Definition: Clinking: 1. The sound made when numerous medals that are suspended around a swimmer’s neck bump together 2. A celebratory toast. SaddleBrooke swimmers had lots of reasons to celebrate as they swam winning times and earned their places on the winner’s podium at the Tucson Senior Games. The swim meet was one of the…