Craig W. Brue, D.C. The above is the headline of a health article that appeared in the Herald Online, a publication that serves the Twin Cities area. The health release notes; “Seniors who utilize chiropractic care experience fewer symptomatic chronic conditions, experience fewer days in hospitals and nursing homes and have more mobility than…
Category: May 2018
Clubs & Classes, May 2018
SaddleBrooke Democrat Club welcomes 2011 Safeway shooting survivor
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…
Clubs & Classes, May 2018
Tucson Botanical Gardens lure Photography Club Origami sculptures
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…
Generals, May 2018
AZ Pathfinders New Mexico trip
Bob Stuart Arizona Pathfinders, a nonprofit volunteer group of the Arizona Historical Society, is conducting a five-day tour (Tuesday–Saturday) on September 25-29, 2018 to the Sacramento Mountain Area, New Mexico. Join us for an adventuresome tour to this region, in south central New Mexico, east of the White Sands Missile Range. Sierra Blanca Peak,…
Clubs & Classes, May 2018
Knit Wits news
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…
Clubs & Classes, May 2018
Teens Sew Cool awards sewing machine
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…
Generals, May 2018
FSL membership supports our Libraries
Rollinde Prager The Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) was established in 2000 to provide funding for new library materials and equipment for the three SaddleBrooke libraries. Thanks to FSL’s efforts to raise funds through membership fees, community education events, fundraising events and tax-exempt gifts, we were able to provide $34,000 for the purchase of…
Clubs & Classes, May 2018
The Preserve hosts the Marshmallow Masters
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…
Features, May 2018
Senior Village at SaddleBrooke – Neighbors helping Neighbors
Sandy Morse and Sandy Suwyn For Senior Village members, there isn’t a better way to spend a beautiful SaddleBrooke morning than by being out on our pristine Catalina putting green. Yes, the Senior Village program has created another fun social activity for its members, and now this morning putting group for men and ladies…
Clubs & Classes, May 2018
English Country Dancing to continue through the summer
Britt O’Grady This time of year it’s a little sad to see our snowbirds leave us one after the other. The rest of our members try to keep the English Country Dancing going during the summer. It’s air conditioned! Of course, some of us stray to cooler places a couple of weeks here and…