Marcy Vernon Our various pet charities are always in need and are always thankful for your donations. Please consider dropping off any of the items listed below. Cash donations are also accepted and appreciated. The drop-off location is at the SaddleBrooke One bocce ball courts. It is the first Friday of every month. We are…
Category: March 2024
March 2024, Clubs & Classes
Great Decisions Upcoming March Programs
Barb Schaepe SaddleBrooke Great Decisions started off the year with timely topics, excellent presentations, and spirited discussions. Meetings, which continue in March and April, occur on Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m. in the East Ballroom of the MountainView Clubhouse unless otherwise noted. Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program focused on world affairs. SaddleBrooke…
March 2024, Generals
QCD: A Great Way to Help Others While Lowering Your Taxes
Ed Barnes In 1974 Congress established the Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to encourage working people to save for retirement and supplement their social security retirement incomes. Funds in a traditional IRA are sheltered from income taxes until withdrawn. But to ensure that money isn’t sheltered from taxes indefinitely, Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) were established. Currently,…
Clubs & Classes, March 2024
Neurological Support Group
Our meeting on March 9 welcomed Holly Shaman, MSW, psych-social director of the Aria Hospice. Aria Hospice Comfort Care is a locally owned and operated Southern Arizona home that can provide medical staff, medications, medical equipment, and supplies to your home when it is convenient for you. Shaman works with dying people and their families…
Clubs & Classes, March 2024
Hiking Club March Program: My Favorite Hike
Bruce Hale The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club will present the second annual My Favorite Hike program on Wednesday, March 20. Following the huge success of the program last year, the club hopes this will be a fixture on the schedule for years to come. The program is a series of short presentations by club members who…
March 2024, Generals
Health Night Out: Aging Gracefully
Phyllis Ketring If you want to age gracefully, the March 25 Health Night Out presentation has answers. Dr. Akash Taggarse is a board-certified specialist in internal medicine and geriatrics. His presentation will explore a multifaceted approach to aging. He will emphasize preventive strategies and lifestyle modifications. He will discuss how to navigate the aging process…
Clubs & Classes, March 2024
Partners Western Dance Classes in March
Jane Gromelski Dancing is the only sport that lets you hold your partner in your arms! It’s good for you mentally and physically. It’s exercise that’s fun! We will offer a series of four Western Waltz classes starting on March 7. Western waltz is different from ballroom waltz in that our feet are always passing,…
March 2024, Clubs & Classes
Square Dancing Makes You Healthy and Happy!
Mary Klootwyk Dancing is a universal human experience. We dance to express joy, celebrate life events, and enact religious and cultural rituals. Dance also has physical and cognitive benefits that may exceed those of other forms of exercise. The evidence for the health benefits of exercise is indisputable. Physiologic studies have demonstrated that regular activity…
March 2024, Clubs & Classes
MOAA News
Former Lt. William Myers, CEC, USN The Catalina Mountain Chapter (CMC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held its most recent luncheon meeting on Feb. 17 at SaddleBrooke Ranch. The meeting began with a business session presided over by retired Capt. Chuck Vaughan, U.S. Navy, President, during which members were updated on the…
Clubs & Classes, March 2024
Genealogy Club News
Laurence Edralin The SaddleBrooke Genealogy Club’s next presentation, “Tidbits to Assist You,” with helpful websites and where to find resources for your research, will be on April 4 at 1 p.m. in the SaddleBrooke One Coyote Room. The speaker is Lou McLean. Lou McLean is the current president of the West Valley Genealogical Society located…