Terry Heggy The SaddleBrooke Photography Club’s general meeting on March 14 features guest speaker Mary Jo Hoffman. Hoffman is an artist-photographer renowned for her unique and personal engagement with the natural world. Best known for her project, “STILL,” where every day (every single day) for over a decade she has taken a photograph of found…
Robert Kumza I’ll bet you thought I was going to say, “… with Doublemint, Doublemint, Doublemint gum.” Well, in SaddleBrooke, the saying goes, “Double your pleasure, double your fun by joining the SaddleBrooke Gardening Club.” Based on national statistics, 55% of American households participate in some form of gardening on a regular basis, and 78%…
Marlene D’Ambrosio The SaddleBrooke Paper Crafters (SBPC) celebrated the club’s 27th anniversary at the annual Holiday Party on Dec. 10 and honored the numerous members who support the club with sponsored volunteer activities. Angela Stokes, our club vice president, started planning for this event in April. Angela, along with her Holiday Party Committee, including Tina…
Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club is pleased to host Dr. Al Conrad, an astronomer and data scientist at the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory’s Large Binocular Telescope, on Sunday, April 12, at the DesertView Theater, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive, at 7 p.m. Through the use of the latest visible light imaging technology, multiple…
Vicki Malueg Our February program, “Venomous and Poisonous Animals of Arizona,” was presented by Sandy Reith, a volunteer and recent retiree from the Pima County Conservation Lands Resources. The talk was very informative and described the species of the poisonous and venomous spiders, snakes, toads, scorpions, insects, and lizards that we live with here in…
Sheri Nockels The SaddleBrooke Quilters were well represented at the Tucson Quilt Fiesta and won in several different categories! The show was the 50th anniversary of the Tucson Quilters Guild. Previous award-winning quilts by Tami Graeber and Pat Morris were displayed. There were also hundreds of quilts in a variety of categories. A certified quilt…
Sylvia Munsen The Catalina Timewalkers chapter of the Questers met on Feb. 17 in the home of Leni Bowman, with eight members in attendance. Following the business meeting, the members enjoyed an interesting program about “World Ethnic Music Instruments” presented by Sylvia Munsen. Sylvia utilized PowerPoint slides to showcase her collection of world ethnic music…
Mary (Twink) Gates and Harriet Schemer The Jan. 20 meeting of the Catalina Timewalkers chapter of The Questers was held at the home of Harriet Schemer. The 11 members attending were pleased to welcome guests, State President Robyn Morin and State Historian Ruth Klinge. Following a quick business discussion, Harriet presented a program on the…
Laurence Edralin The goal of family research is to learn as much as possible about the lives of our ancestors. To do this, we must find evidence that provides the facts of their lives. Initially, our sources may include interviews with family members and friends, letters, diaries, and photographs. Eventually, this information must be analyzed…
Thomas Bird The SaddleBrooke Shih Tzu Club meets five times per year (November, December, February, March, and April) on the second Saturday of the month, with club members alternating as hosts. A notice will appear in the paper each month, and regular members will receive an email notice. All SaddleBrooke shih tzus and their owners…