Category: April 2015

Square Dancin’ Thursdays

The SaddleBrooke Square Dancers take their club on a road trip to several outside venues.

Rita Fletcher Thursday evenings the SaddleBrooke Square Dance Club holds dances at 7:00 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom. Some Thursdays the club steps out to frequent fun venues in the area. So was the case on March 12. The Oracle Inn Saloon has some great food choices and great food to boot! The place allowed…

Spotlight on Advertiser: Paws n’ Critters

Zwaytolive LLC, dba, Paws n’ Critters has earned the service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of service provided to members of the local services marketplace and consumer review site in 2014. We want to thank all of our customers for their support and trust in caring for their precious…

Overcoming back pain

The American Chiropractic Association has recently published some interesting facts about back pain. 1. Lower back pain is the single leading cause of disability worldwide. 2. One half of all working Americans have back pain symptoms each year. 3. Back pain is one of the most common conditions for missed work and doctor’s visits. 4.…

Unit Happenings – April 2015

Dining up at the food table are Pat Andrea (left) and John Martin.

Unit 21 Ladies Luncheon Dan Chase On March 6, 2015, twenty seven ladies from Unit 21 in SaddleBrooke gathered at Westward Look to renew old friendships and make new ones while dining in the beautiful Gold Room. The event was planned by the two wonderful hostesses, Tammy Beeler and Karen Martin, who made all the…

Steve Leane receives Master Racquet Technician Certification

Steve Leane

Steve Leane SaddleBrooke, Arizona, resident Steve Leane has passed the examination and satisfied the experience requirements to be named a Master Racquet Technician (MRT) by the United States Racquet Stringers Association (USRSA) in Atlanta, Georgia. The MRT designation is the highest certification a racquet sports professional can receive. Steve becomes only the eighth MRT currently…

2 Your Health: Challenging the status quo with stem cells

Editor’s Note: “2 Your Health” is a new column in the SaddleBrooke Progress dedicated to health issues. Each month different doctors and or medical associations, from varying specialties, will be writing on issues of importance. Articles are based on experiences and independent research conducted by the doctors or medical associations. We encourage anyone considering changing…

How Does Your Garden Grow? – April 2015

Hibiscus blooms are very showy and come in almost every imaginable color.

Louise Grabell Having fun yet? Been to the local garden centers? Planted your annuals? How about those containers? One way to add color with very little effort is to plant profuse bloomers in some colorful containers. Irrigation or daily watering will be necessary. I’ve cheated a bit in my yard by setting up some nice,…

Health Night Out: Women’s Health – Aging Gracefully: What’s Normal and What’s Not?

Dolores Robu Monday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the MountainView Country Club Ballroom, SaddleBrooke Health & Wellness will host speaker Carol Dehasse, MD, OB/GYN, FACOG. Dr. Dehasse attended medical school at Howard University College of Medicine in Washington D.C. 1993 to 1997. She did her internships at University of Virginia, BA, and Charlottesville, Virginia.…

Donations for women’s shelter needed

Micki Wilverding Sr. Jose Women’s Shelter located in the homeless corridor in Tucson has a need for the following: adult clothes, twin sheets, blankets (any size), towels and personal care items such as shampoo, shower gel, lotions (regular or travel size) and feminine products. Men’s clothing will also be accepted and donated where needed. The…

Argentine Tango dance

Sherry Ginsberg Join us at an Argentine Tango Dance, a Milonga, to be held at The Highlands Clubhouse on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.; food and drink will be available. Discover the secrets of this captivating social dance. DJ’ing by Hector and Lidia Legrand, Argentine Tango Dancing instructors and founders of…