Category: April 2021

Hearing Vibes: A Journey to Better Hearing

Lyle Larson and his wife Jen Jefferis

Lyle Larson There is no way a person with relatively normal hearing can understand what it’s like for people with hearing loss. I am blessed with good hearing in my later years, but my wife is not as fortunate, and it’s been an interesting journey for both of us. Although she had experienced some degree…

Questers Enjoy a “Hair Raising” Adventure Celebrating the History of a Woman’s Crowning Glory

Andrea Holland The March 19 meeting of the Catalina Timewalkers Questers was held at the SaddleBrooke TWO home of their vice president, Mrs. Andrea Holland. As the program hostess, Mrs. Holland and her co-hostess, Mrs. Raina Saffan, gave a presentation dedicated to the history of a Woman’s Crowning Glory. Holland and Saffan led members on…

BBC Declares “Pickleball Is Experiencing a Pandemic Boom”

A rendering of the future Ridgeview Pickleball Complex in SaddleBrooke.

Nancy Dowell According to a recent article written by Jane Bryant, a BBC correspondent in New Hampshire, pickleball (a game with Olympic aspirations) has been experiencing a surge in participation. During the past year of pandemic restrictions and health concerns due to COVID-19, pickleball has offered a relatively safe way to maintain fitness and social…

Back to the Garden: April Prep

Sheilah Britton, Master Gardener, Pinal County April showers are an unlikely event in the coming month. The average April rainfall in Tucson is .17 inches and that won’t do much to help your garden grow. But there are many things you can do for your garden in this month of near perfect weather that will…

Jack “Scratch” Hoverter Vanquishes Field of 15

Left to right: Jack “Scratch” Hoverter, 1st place; Steve Searl, 4th place; Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino, 3rd place; and Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, 2nd place

Joe Giammarino Pool Players of The Brooke Billiards Club (PPB) want to thank our generous sponsors Leah Kari of Secure Senior Health Solutions and XPERT Automotive in Catalina. On Feb. 27, the PPB Billiards Club hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament in SaddleBrooke One’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. The format was single game, double…

SBWGA-18: The Blossoming of Three Races for the Roses

Lee Anne McClelland, 2021 Senior Club Champion

Venetia Hobson Lewis Gardeners around Arizona are well versed in the saying “Never cut back your plants until after the 15th of March, due to the possibility of a late winter storm.” The Ides of March, a date which has turned the tides of men and countries, brought back Old Man Winter for an overnight…