Category: Features

A Gem in the Desert

Steve Weiss Quietly tucked away in Oracle, a gem hiding in plain sight in the desert, is a musical venue providing live entertainment performed by a wide variety of musical artists. The Oracle Piano Society is in Oracle on the side of American Avenue, opposite the public library, just 15 minutes from the SaddleBrooke Ranch…

2 Your Health

Massage Can Help with Leg and Foot Cramps Heidi Overman, LMT #MT-24997 Leg and foot cramps are very common. I find this to be a prevalent issue in my practice, and many suffer from cramping almost every night. This breaks up sleep and can cause insomnia and fatigue. Massage can be a useful tool in…

In Passing

Estelle Geraldine Cangeme With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Estelle Geraldine Cangeme of SaddleBrooke, Ariz., who passed away on Jan. 31, 2022, at the age of 78. She was predeceased by her son Christopher Gibbons and her sibling Claire Glasgow. She is survived by her husband Alfred; her daughter Lesley Mulcahy; her grandchildren:…

Spotlight on IJSS Member

Melanie Einbund Last year, I began writing articles for the SaddleBrooke papers for the Institute for Judaic Service and Studies (IJSS). I followed the year of Jewish holidays, events, and traditions. This allowed me to form articles of general and, in some cases, particular interest. Not being one to like repeating myself, I began thinking…

Kindness Melts

Stuart Watkins Kindness melts lead bullets Kindness melts sharpened swords Kindness melts hardened soldiers Kindness melts revengeful intent Kindness melts war minded generals Kindness melts rebellious children Kindness melts prisoner’s hearts Kindness melts scowls and frowns Kindness turns evil upside down Be kind

Doing Away with C

Stuart Watkins COVID deaths are history Cryptocurrency is emerging Clouds are storage spaces Chasing NFTs is acceptable Creating mega-universes is ordinary Currency is valued daily Correctly addressing him/her/they/them Critical

A Winter Wonderland Adventure to Yellowstone

Linda Nagy SaddleBrooke photographers Bernie Nagy and Joe Tomasello experienced a once-in-a-lifetime winter photo safari in Yellowstone, along with their spouses Linda Nagy and Mary Tomasello. The four flew from Tucson to Bozeman, Mont. and then traveled by rental car to Gardiner, Mont. They entered Yellowstone through the massive Roosevelt Arch, which was constructed in…

Feline Authors Launch Purrfect Adventure Series

Carly and Charly When we heard that second graders in the Oracle Elementary School District enjoyed reading our first book outlining our heartwarming adoption story as young twin cats, we couldn’t wait to donate a box of our new book, Let’s Go Boating, to SaddleBrooke Community Outreach’s Kids’ Closet. This second book in The Adventures of…