Susan Dawson-Cook I met model and actor John Antorino at a conference last December and recently interviewed him for an American Fitness celebrity feature. Antorino isn’t some macho man who rushes to the gym and moves as much metal as possible to look like a tough guy. He takes the time to execute every exercise…
Category: May 2014
May 2014
Cyclemasters tour southern Arizona cities
Ted Belanger On April 9, 27 members of the CycleMasters bicycled for three days through these popular southern Arizona towns of Patagonia, Sonoita, the Wine Country of Elgin, Tombstone and Sierra Vista. The first afternoon ride was a warm up ride from Sonoita to Patagonia with a stop at the Ground Coffee Shop. This 25…
Generals, Front Page, May 2014
Pedal Power! SaddleBrooke Progress delivery the old-fashioned way
Bob Lamb John and Linda Monfore of the SaddleBrooke CycleMasters have been delivering the SaddleBrooke Progress on their bicycles since 2009. Each month they deliver 175 papers and each paper is inserted into a plastic bag which is then placed on the tube under each mailbox. Together their route takes them about one hour. John started…
May 2014
SaddleBrooke storms Galveston Half-Ironman Triathlon
Karin Bivens On Sunday, April 6, six SaddleBrooke residents (Teresa and Charlie Woodhouse, Diane Tri Di Wagner and Len Kershaw, Dave Lowe and Rodger Bivens) joined more than 2100 athletes to swim 1.2 miles, bike 56 miles and run 13.1 miles during the annual Memorial Hermann Ironman 70.3 Triathlon on Galveston Island, Texas. All of…
May 2014
Grandkids abandon Xboxes and Nintendos for softball
Jim Smith On a beautiful SaddleBrooke afternoon twenty one grandkids abandoned their XBoxes and Nintendo’s, electing instead to bring their parents and grandparents out to the ballpark for several hours of fun playing softball. The annual Easter/Spring Break event was sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association (SSSA) and was held Saturday afternoon April 19…
May 2014
In Passing – May 2014
Arthur William Perlet Arthur William Perlet passed away March 30, 2014, preceded in death by wife Jane in 1999. He is survived by son, Scott Perlet of Texas, son Steven Perlet of Ohio and daughter Sharon Jesko of Ohio, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Interment will be held in Genoa City, Wisconsin. Schedule for a…
May 2014
SaddleBrooke resident launches campaign for State Representative
SaddleBrooke resident Colonel Holly Lyon (retired) launched her 2014 candidacy for Arizona State Representative in Legislative District 11 on Sunday at an event in SaddleBrooke with over 100 people in attendance. Supporters signed petitions and maxed out the campaign on seed money donations. They were also more than happy to support her Clean Elections Campaign…
May 2014
Scholarship for Rachel
Joan Elder You can help Rachel Henson attend the college of her dreams! Rachel is a senior at Basis Oro Valley, a public charter school. When she graduates this May she hopes to attend Whitworth University (a small Christian college in Spokane, Washington). However, with two younger brothers who will soon also wish to attend…
May 2014
The Transplanted Gardener – May 2014
Zann Wilson Residents of SaddleBrooke Ranch, if you have noticed the strange asparagus stalk coming from the center of the large blue-gray agave botanically named Agave weberi near the north wall of the main entrance, you are witness to the near birth of a rare century plant bloom. The bloom stalk could be as much…
May 2014
How Does Your Garden Grow – May 2014
Louise Grabell I love blue flowers. Someone once said that blue flowers mean sex. I must have a really sexy garden because of the blue irises, salvias, scabiosa, asters, etc. But one really stands out as the sexiest blue flower you ever saw: scaevola [Scaevola aemula]. This is a very hardy annual and in fact…