Barbara Barr One of the best things about being a Rotarian is that you get to really make a difference locally and globally. One of the greatest joys of the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke has been funding a robotics program in an area school. When you see the excitement in the student’s eyes, you…
Category: April 2020
Clubs & Classes, April 2020
What is Lucid Living? with Patrick Prohaska May 13
Karen Callan The SaddleBrooke Metaphysical Study Group (MSG) is sponsoring an enlightening evening presentation with Patrick Prohaska. “Lucid Living” draws the qualities of lucid dreaming into your waking, day-to-day life. In this 90-minute talk, he’ll focus on three qualities of lucid dreaming that can radically transform your life: awareness, conscious control, and magic. The talk begins with…
Front Page, April 2020
Picacho Peak is a Wildflower Focal Point for SaddleBrooke Photographers
On Sunday, March 1, a group of 13 SaddleBrooke Photography Club members and guests carpooled from the MountainView parking lot to Picacho Peak to capture the spring wildflowers. The outing was arranged and hosted by Bernie Nagy, one of the founding members of the club. Along the way, the group stopped at mile marker 11…
Features, April 2020
This I Have Learned…Coming to Terms with Tragedy
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg It is rather amazing the breadth and scope of the experiences people have had who come to live in SaddleBrooke. A while ago, I met Linda Dighton through the Sonoran Singers, a group to which we both belong. Linda and her husband, Randall, moved to SaddleBrooke from Paradise, CA, three months…
Features, April 2020
Celebration of Life for Lori Black
Glenda Fredricks Sadly, our sweet SaddleBrooke resident, Lori Black, passed away on Wednesday, March 4. At her side were her brother, Brian Black, and her mom, Marybel Davis Black. Just 59 years of age, a vibrant soul who belonged to numerous clubs, died from cancer. She was silently ill and so courageous. Losing her has…
Features, April 2020
My Photography Plans
Barbara Wilder During this unsettling time when we don’t know what is coming next, I feel that the best thing for me is to make some positive plans for this period of seclusion. I’ve always enjoyed my photography hobby, since it is productive and keeps me in a happy place. Several years ago, I did a…
Generals, April 2020
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network
Mark Your Calendar for Fashion Show and Luncheon June 3 and 4 Carole Rossof Come one, come all to the annual SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network Fashion Show/Luncheon, featuring the exciting traveling boutique, The Calle Rose Trunk Show! This ever-popular event is being offered two days, Wednesday, June 3 and Thursday, June 4. Ticket sales begin…
Generals, April 2020
Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge Participates in Tucson Veterans StandDown
Pat Cox Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge #2815 used a $2,000 Elks National Foundation Spotlight Grant and close to $4,000 in donations from the lodge to purchase 210 backpacks and personal items for homeless and transitioning veterans. Thirty-three Elks lodge veterans, under the leadership of Dan Bradshaw, met and filled the backpacks with shirts, socks, underwear,…
Features, April 2020
Can Arthritis Be Helped by Chiropractic Treatment?
Craig W. Brue, D.C. “I ache all over. I’m so stiff in the morning. My joints hurt. What’s going on with me?” You are probably experiencing some form of arthritis. The simple definition of arthritis is pain in a joint, but the types and causes of arthritis and various treatments for it are complex. Research has identified over…
Sports, April 2020
MountainView Lady Putters’ Spotlight
Kris Rudin Our putter in the spotlight this month is Thelma O’Loughlin. She has been a part of the MountainView Lady Putters (MVLP) for 15 years. She started with no prior golf experience. Thelma is originally from Oklahoma, but has spent the last 16 years between Michigan and Arizona. Her favorite thing about being a…