Bonnie Buntain The membership of GLAAS met Friday evening, April 13, at the Activity Center for a social gathering of food and fun. It was, as you recall, Friday the 13th. Several guests from out of state joined us for the fun and several new members were introduced. The membership was divided into teams…
Dave Corrigan At the April 6 SaddleBrooke Hiking Club spring picnic held at Oracle State Park, the following officers were elected: Norm Reckhemmer from the Vice President position to become the new President; Phil McNamee from the Associate Chief Guide position to become the Senior Chief Guide; Don Taylor as Treasurer for the second…
Dr. Mark Magdanz Health and fitness wise: Dance is a form of physical training getting nearly continuous attention of late. Rightfully so. As a form of interval workout, it is by far the more time efficient way to perform cardio exercise-more effective than steady rate exercise. So, what is interval training? In a nutshell…
Carol Emerson Black belts Carol and Ken Emerson are proud to announce the promotion of nine students in their belt ranking system. Promotions are based on a student’s accomplishment in the Ching Yi Kung Fu Association core curriculum, which consists of the three internal martial arts of Tai Chi Chuan, XingYi Chuan and BaGua…
Myra Knapp We are caregivers. Our purpose is to share information and to support the efforts of those who, like us, are caring for a friend or loved one who has had a stroke or is living with any neurological disorder. Caregivers can find themselves giving mental, emotional and physical support all day, every…
Tim Koch At its recent monthly meeting, the SaddleBrooke Democrat Club welcomed as guest speakers Pat Maisch and Meg Pradelt of Gun Violence Prevention Arizona (gvpa) who spoke on their advocacy activities including their Candidates Gun Safety Report Card, a comprehensive guide to the position on gun safety topics of candidates for federal, county…
Linda Nagy On Tuesday, March 20 the SaddleBrooke Photography Club ventured to the Tucson Botanical Gardens to explore the plants and nature combined with the ancient art of Japanese Origami. Twelve members of the club strolled the Gardens looking for unique shots while following an assignment. From the day of photographing as if there wasn’t…
Carol Chiarello As the weather heats up, our ladies of Knit Wits keep their cool by knitting many different types of articles. For example, in the last calendar year, we have delivered nearly 500 sets of knitted knockers, the prostheses we deliver to a yarn shop in Tempe for distribution across Arizona. The women…
Kathleen Thompson There were lots of smiles on this special day, but none happier than that of Joana Cano, a Mountain Vista School student with the Teens Sew Cool after-school sewing program for teen and preteen students. Joana may have been a little suspicious when her mother and school principal, Ms. Crystle Gallegos, just…
Ann Lange Golf gagster gurus Sam and Nona Leeper, and Activities Chair Bonnie Barazani organized The Preserve’s First Marshmallow Masters Putting Tournament held on March 31. Seventy-one co-ed putters, most named either Alice or Alliss, gathered at MountainView Golf Club for a round of puttermania, followed by a grubbilicious BBQ at the Mesquite Grill…