Category: April 2021

A&C Fair Roadshow a Double Success

Mark Erickson and Marcia Schima donating check to Mt. Vista School.

Barbara Johnson The Arts and Crafts Fair Holly Jolly Roadshow in November was such a huge success the committee used the same format for the 2021 Spring Fair. Once again, it was extremely popular with both the artisans and the shoppers! Now that it had a successful start, our residents used the provided location information…

Whimsy for Today

Becky Kueker I just learned there is such a thing as “anti-skills;” you know personality traits to leave behind. Simply stated what you should not do is just as important as what you should do. From what I understand bad personality traits have run rampant since COVID. Just another side effect of what society seems…

2 Your Health

Sciatica: A “Pain in the Butt” and Leg Craig W. Brue, D.C. Sciatica is often associated with pain, numbness, tingling, and aching in the lower back, hip, buttock, thigh, calf, and foot. The sciatic nerve is the longest and largest of all the body’s nerves, running from the lower back (the fourth and fifth lumbar…

SaddleBrooke Tennis

Pop Tennis Shuffle Ginny Wolfe On March 17, when most people drank green beer and ate bangers and mash, 40 SaddleBrooke Tennis Club Poppers played in the St. Patrick’s Day Shuffle. With a mixture of men and women dressed in creative green attire and of various skill levels, the game of Pop Tennis is popping…

Hiker’s Adventures

Walking on a Windy Day Lynda Green A lucky thirteen SaddleBrooke hikers followed the Arizona Trail from the Rte. 77 Tyger Mine Road access point to a viewing bench, high on a hill. It being late March, trail guide Kathryn Madore had promised wildflowers and birds for this bunch to see. Nature did respond with…

Senior Village at SaddleBrooke – Neighbors helping Neighbors

AZ Rep. Tom O’Halleran met with Senior Village Executive Director Linda Hampton and Board Chairman David Loendorf to learn about the logistics of the SaddleBrooke vaccination clinics.

Senior Village Is Much More Than Vaccinations Stephanie Thomas For the past five months, the name Senior Village has been synonymous with the Saturday vaccination clinic, but did you know that Senior Village offers 11 volunteer teams to support its 1,000 members and address their needs? Even during mask-wearing and social distancing, our volunteers have been…

Sam Page: Our Silver Beau

Sam and Laurie Page

Tami Peterson He sings, he dances, and so much more. Sam has been with the SilverBelles for about five years. His many talents, besides singing, dancing, and playing guitar include Master of Ceremonies, sound system manager, photographer, and chauffeur. He is married to Laurie, one of our SilverBelles. They met in junior high, dated in…

Artist of the Month: Creative Approach Nets Art: Marsha Bellsey

Marsha Bellsey stands by the mural she painted on a dining room pillar during the pandemic. (Photo by LaVerne Kyriss)

LaVerne Kyriss Marsha Bellsey’s painting, “It’s in the lyrics,” was honored for most creative approach in the intermediate/advanced category of the SaddleBrooke Fine Art Guild’s pandemic season “One image, no limits” contest. “I wasn’t going to enter, but then when the deadline was extended because of the pandemic, I thought, ‘Let me give it a…

Summer Address Delivery

Elizabeth Maddox, Editorial Assistant Are you going away for the summer for two months or longer and want to have your newspaper forwarded? Don’t forget to notify us! Utilize our handy online form at www.saddlebrookeprogress.com/change-address or give us a call at 480-895-4216. There is no charge for forwarding delivery. Thank you and safe travels!

Master Gardeners Explore the Desert

Sheilah Britton Your SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners are pleased to bring Doris Evans, retired educator in environmental education positions as Curator of Education at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and as Environmental Education Resource Teacher with the Tucson Unified School District, for an online community education program on Thursday, April 15 at 1 p.m.…