Poker tournament to benefit the kids – join the fun April 30 Betsy Levenson How do you compare the joy of discovering a royal flush in your hand to watching the flush of joy in the eyes of three and four-year olds as they mush their hands through finger paints to create their own special…
Zann Wilson The Gardeners Exchange in conjunction with the SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners invites you to attend “What’s So Special About a Cactus?” presented by Zann Wilson, Pinal County Master Gardener, on Wednesday, April 17 at 1:00 p.m. at the new Sol Ballroom in the Ranch House, located on the right-hand side of Amenity Dr.…
Larry Linderman The SaddleBrooke World War II Roundtable will present a talk by SaddleBrooke resident Mark Klicker on the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, Japan on Thursday, April 25, at 1:00 p.m. in the West Ballroom of the MountainView Clubhouse. World War II in the Pacific theater was a totally different kind of war than in…
Judy Cummings Alexa is not quite a magic genie, but she comes close to it. Just ask Larry Wilhelm. A 93-year-old Senior Village member, Larry was given Alexa by his daughter. Alexa can do things that are difficult for Larry because of his diminished eyesight. This device responds to your voice commands and can answer…
A special opportunity exists for two or more people that would like to contribute time and talent to support the dogs at the Pinal County Animal Care and Control Shelter (PCACC) without having to interact directly with the shelter’s dogs. Residents of SaddleBrooke, which is located in Pinal County, successfully funded and built nearly 90…
Tucson Rolling Shutters & Screens started in 1979 in beautiful Tucson, Arizona. The owners stayed true to their morals to build a business with an amazing team that manufactures solutions backed by sophisticated manufacturing capabilities, advanced research and excellent customer service. The model is simple; focus on a few quality products, then use the best…
Lynda Green Since October, SaddleBrooke hikers have volunteered over 3,500 hours of trail work on the Oracle Passage of the Arizona National Scenic Trail. Hikers, runners, equestrian riders and mountain bikers have all expressed great appreciation for the trail work done by SaddleBrooke volunteers. On March 20, nineteen volunteers performed a final spring clean-up of…
David McMenamin, CFP® – Managing Partner/Wealth Advisor, Carson Wealth When you drive from Tucson to San Diego, any local will tell you that you have to stop and fill up in Yuma. If you don’t, you end up in a very, very long stretch of desert without a filling station (or almost anything else!) in…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Have you gone on a vacation and, upon arriving back at your domicile, you say “Home sweet home?” This is a well-known idiom. Its obscure origin is from a song in the opera Clari, or The Maid of Milan, which was first performed in London in 1823. The song was popularized…
Nancy Teeter, RDN Gluten-free (GF) diets are all the rage. Many people are confused about gluten, celiac disease and gluten sensitivity. Often, people believe that gluten-free products are healthier or that they may promote weight loss. My goal in writing this article is to replace misinformation with facts. What is gluten? Gluten is a protein…