Happy Tail: From Maine to Texas to SaddleBrooke Romayne Trudo It has been a long, arduous trip for Miss Bo, but she has now found her forever home. Miss Bo was living the good life in Maine until her owner passed away suddenly. Family members Kelli and Brian, who are also snowbirds in SaddleBrooke, drove…
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Generals, April 2024
Family First Baby Shower at Vista UMC
Sharon Scanlan Vista United Methodist Church’s Women in Faith hosted a Baby Shower on Feb. 20 benefiting Southern Arizona’s Family First Pregnancy Care Center and Family Diaper Bank, Inc. Executive Director Frank Grochocki explained the program and thanked the guests for their contributions. Guests were treated to lunch served by members of Women in Faith.…
April 2024, Generals
Unit Happenings – April 2024
Unit 11 Celebrates Its Spring Fling Party Ken Marich Our Unit 11 parties are getting more popular and are lots of fun due to the efforts of our fantastic Social Committee: Shelia Ratza, Evelyn Freel, Lana Steinert, Rhonda Nicholson, Dee Zellinger, Lynne Pendlebury, and Sheila Dahlgren. The Spring Fling was hosted by Laurel Derksen at…
Generals, April 2024
Verde Sputters and Tri-Community Food Bank Donations
BK Koch At the February luncheon, the committee hosting the luncheon donated a big share of their budget to the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) in Mammoth. They created Valentine’s bags to give to middle school girls, which included emery boards, combs, lotion, soap, books, toothbrushes, and toothpaste. On Feb. 8 Marilyn Palatas and Sue Ryan…
April 2024, Generals
Two Great Programs from WIN
Barbara Barr Bengen On Saturday, April 13, at 8:30 a.m. in the DesertView Theater, the Wellness Integrated Network (WIN) of SaddleBrooke welcomes Dr. Thomas Waggoner as he shares how Tucson is leading the way in minimally invasive cardiac surgeries. Dr. Waggoner couldn’t make his first presentation due to an emergency heart surgery. Rescheduling his program…
April 2024, Generals
Like to Teach? Join the ILR Faculty
Ken Marich, Member, Board of Directors As many residents know, the Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is an educational “Crown Jewel” in SaddleBrooke. Under the guidance of its voluntary board of directors and its excellent faculty, the ILR has provided high-quality, college-level courses to SaddleBrooke residents for 19 years. The ILR is always looking…
April 2024, Generals
Bashas’—A Good Friend to the Food Bank
Rosemary Douglas Bashas’ grocery store in Catalina has been a good friend to the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) for more than 10 years. Most mornings that the food bank is open, volunteers drive our van to Bashas’ to pick up food donations. The TCFB receives bakery items such as bread, rolls, bagels, pies, cakes, and…
April 2024, Generals
Looking for Something Fun to Do This Summer?
Lori Fraer Looking for something cool to do inside this summer? Why not try making music and learning to play the piano together with others? Maybe playing the piano is something you always wanted to do but never took the time. Maybe you have an instrument sitting at home, and you have been saying, “Someday…
April 2024, Generals
Health Night Out: Oh, My Aching Everything, April 22
When the doctor asks where it hurts and you answer, “everywhere,” it may be time to consider interventional pain medicine. Dr. Marco Duran of the Pain Institute of Southern Arizona addresses Health Night Out on the latest techniques and treatments in pain management. Chronic pain plagues some 50 million adults in the U.S., and Tucson…
April 2024, Generals
SaddleBrooke Thespians Strike Again!
Al Weigel The Community Circle Players (CCP) delivered another amazing dinner theatre success with their production of The House of Agatha Mystrie. More than 750 people attended the show, which was held over six nights in late March on stage in the MountainView Ballroom. Patrons raved about the hilarious twists and turns and surprising outcomes,…