The Network works with Pima Animal Care Center and rescue groups to place homeless pets, provide financial support for pets’ medical needs and on the first Friday of the month we pick up your gently used clean towels, linens, blankets and flat sheets and pet supplies such as carriers and pet food. Prescription containers are…
At almost 72 years old, SaddleBrooke resident Richard Dinges continues to defy aging and looks the part of someone 20 years his junior. This passion for fitness began nearly 50 years ago while he was on active duty with the U.S. Air Force — and he hasn’t stopped since. His almost-daily workout includes cardio training…
From zero to three hundred Sandy Morse Little did Stephanie Thomas imagine, when Gary Hammond (president of Senior Village at SaddleBrooke) stopped by her house for a friendly, social chat in February 2016 that she would be brought into the folds of the newly founded Senior Village as its membership coordinator. At first it seemed…
Louise Grabell Spring has sprung and hopefully your garden has as well. There is so much to attend to if you are a gardener. Just like the seasons, there are phases for gardening and if you are well-organized (don’t look at me!) you have already completed some important gardening chores. You may have even added…
How many times have you said, “It sure is a small world”? Another perfect example of that fact relates to our own Golden Goose. During recent holiday travel and a flight delay in Chicago, some waiting passengers were talking. One lady looked at another and said, “You know, I think I recognize you. Where do…
Gift Shop Artist of the Month Tom Costner Karen Lingelbach not only brings an array of creative fabric gifts perfect for every home and family as the 15 year Manager of the SaddleBrooke Gift Shop, she brings a rich history of your “Gift Shop Just Around the Corner.” A native of upstate New York, Karen…
Dr. Craig Brue After reviewing 10 years of effectiveness studies related to prescription drugs for the treatment of back pain, the Annals of Internal Medicine has concluded that medication should not be given for the initial treatment of back pain. The 2017 study by the American College of Physicians has concluded that back pain is…
LaVerne Kyriss Mrs. Owens taught art at Buena Vista Elementary School in Colorado Springs, Colorado and first got Joanna Voisine interested in exploring her creative side. “I always liked to draw and she gave us lots of exposure, but that was the extent of my art for years,” she remembered. The Pittsburg native worked in…
Every rescue has two faces—the pet who is abandoned, traumatized and often abused or hurt and the human, a fearless soul who risks their time, finances and heart to save the helpless. Such a rescue occurred when our partner, Donna with RUFF Rescue, answered a plea from Pima Animal Care Center to rescue Teeka, a…
SaddleBrooke National Speaker and author Becky Kueker has been selected to be the keynote speaker for 400 attendees at the April 6, 2017 event: The Baby Boomers Bucket List Forum in Quincy, Illinois. This event, hosted by the Kennedy Wealth Group, will contribute all proceeds from ticket sales to the Alzheimer’s Association. Becky is a…