Lynda Green A few days before a scheduled hike to Brown Mountain, down in the Tucson Mountain range, SaddleBrooke hiking guide Kathryn Madore checked the weather forecast for Jan. 23. Leery of the warnings, she decided to alert her hiking group that rain might cancel their venture. As the hours progressed, the prospects for a…
Marsha Foresman The Jewish Friendship Group (JFG) performed a mitzvah. Last month, after Sandy Rosen delivered toys to the Diamond Center, she received a call from the hospital. A hospital social worker was able to assist a terminally ill mother bring joy to her children. The social worker arranged for this woman to choose holiday…
Dee Berisha WOOO (Women On Our Own) of SaddleBrooke welcomes the new year with continued vibrancy and 35 new members joining in 2022. Our members come to WOOO through many avenues. They may hear about us from acquaintances, family members, or newspaper articles, or WOOO may have been on someone’s to-do list. WOOO is an…
Diana Wille Did your New Year’s goals include more exercise? Want a fun way to accomplish that goal? Dancing is an entertaining, spirited way to get some exercise for both your body and brain. SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) has several opportunities for you. Novice Classes: This program is designed for the novice dancer…
Bruce Landeck As president of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club, with more than 650 members, I am happy to announce that Robert Stieve, editor of Arizona Highways since April 2007, will be the featured speaker at our February Hiking Club program on Thursday, Feb. 16. Stieve’s topic will be “Arizona Highways and Hiking the Grand Canyon State.” Arizona…
Frank Shipton After nine years of outstanding and dedicated service, Mary Thompson is leaving the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club (SSR) and the SaddleBrooke community to move back East near her family. As a demonstration of our club’s appreciation, Ron Lenz, SSR president, presented Mary with certificates of appreciation and a plaque. Mary intends to remain…
Lori Anderson The SaddleBrooke Singles Club is planning several activities, besides our weekly happy hours and bocce games. Activities the club is considering: * A luncheon under the oak trees at Lavender Farm * Additional dine-aways at local restaurants * Horse races at Rillito Park * Feasting at Cadillac Chaparral Steakhouse and Saloon * A…
Claudia Booth “Dance, dance, dance” is the new mantra for the SilverBelles Dance Team who are getting ready to dance their way into the 2023 Variety Show on March 21 and 22 with the showstopping Irving Berlin song “Puttin’ on the Ritz.” Ann Kurtz’s choreography is perfect for this song, and the SilverBelles are stepping…
Who We Are: We are SaddleBrooke residents who recognize the need in our community for a caring place of support and education for those experiencing hearing loss and those beginning to research this topic for themselves or a loved one. What We Do: (1) Discuss issues we face, learn tips and solutions, receive handout educational…
Vera Shury Tap into your brain’s plasticity. After more than a 30-year period of research on the brain with functional MRI (fMRI), the dramatic discovery was that we do get new brain cells as long as we are alive. In cadaver brains (after death) the researcher found new brain cells. Neurogenesis was occurring at the rate…