Pam Boedeker A speaker who loves her job brings energy and enthusiasm to her presentation. That was certainly the case with Jessie Byrd, manager of the Pima County Native Plant Nursery. Jessie shared photos and information about her beloved Queen of the Night with SaddleBrooke Nature Club. Jessie is devoted to rescuing the Peniocereus greggii…
Hazel Staloff Approximately 30 members of the SaddleBrooke Singles Club attended a holiday brunch at a member’s home on Dec. 15, 2019. The seasonal theme was inclusive—celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, along with the lesser-known Festivus, popularized in the sitcom Seinfeld. The lavish buffet featured offerings traditional to the three holidays, such as fruitcake, eggnog, lox and bagels,…
Barbara Wilder One of the great benefits of joining a camera club is showing your treasured photos to someone other than family. Since the SB Photo Club was started three years ago, we have encouraged members to prepare their pictures for competition in the Arizona Camera Club Council, which is made up of sixteen camera clubs in…
Sandi Newberry The January meeting of the Catalina Timewalkers, a chapter of The Questersl, was held in the home of Marianne Lyons with Rose Meyer assisting. Marianne and Rose presented the program and shared information on the significance of passed-down recipes and recipe collections along with historical cookbooks. Following that, each member shared some of their family traditions…
Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) would like to thank Quail Creek (QC) Billiards Club, Travel Team Director Dennis Desmond, QC President Chuck Asteleford, and their members for the friendly competition and camaraderie. Another big thank you goes out to Dominic Borland and Gary Barlow, Captains of the Pool Players of the…
Barbara Barr On Thursday, Feb. 27th, Dave Perry will present “What’s Up in Oro Valley?” at the Rotary meeting at the SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse. Dave is the President and CEO of the Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce. When he visits our Rotary Club, our members and guests are always riveted by his stories and information…
Sandy Rose “Plant-Based Nutrition: What Our Medical Training Failed to Teach Us” will be presented on Friday, April 3, 2020, 3-5 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom, 38759 S. MountainView Blvd. The guest speaker is Dr. Ted Crawford. Dr. Crawford is a board-certified family practice physician who promotes plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine. He will be retired soon…
Bonnie Buntain The mission of GLAAS (Gays, Lesbians, and Allies at SaddleBrooke) is to “use the power of community and camaraderie to celebrate the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and straight people.” 2019 was simply spectacular. During the past two years, they have grown from just over 100 members to 176 currently. Last year’s calendar was…
Susan Agnew Who: Tucson Flute Club What: Gala 50th Anniversary Concert: “Celebrating 50 Years with 50 Flutes” When: Sunday, March 8th, 2 p.m. Where: St. Philip’s Episcopal Church (4440 N. Campbell Ave.at River Rd., Tucson) Tucson Flute Club will celebrate their 50th anniversary throughout 2020. The first public event, a gala concert, will be on Sunday,…
Esta Goldstein Attention Caregivers: We ask all those who are caregivers to a loved one suffering from various neurological disorders, dementia, Alzheimer’s, MS, ALS, stroke, Parkinson’s, PSP, and so many other brain dysfunction problems, to come join us at our meetings the third Friday of each month from 10 a.m. – noon at the Preserve Club Room…