Unit 4 Ladies and Lavender Connie Kotke, Deputy Unit Rep On April 20 women from SaddleBrooke One Unit 4 enjoyed a beautiful luncheon (on a beautiful day) at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm in Oracle. Farmer John greeted us as we gathered on the porch of the farm’s new gift shop. He led us…
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network Announcement SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network (SBPRN) would like to introduce our newest board member, Lisa John. Lisa hails from Ridgecrest, Calif., and moved to SaddleBrooke in Spring 2021. Before relocating to sunny Arizona, Lisa was a kindergarten and first grade teacher for 30 years. She jokes that this is why her…
Georgine Hurst High on the hill of El Conquistador Way in Oro Valley sits a small church known as “The Wedding Chapel.” The quaint chapel creates a fairytale-like setting with a breathtaking panoramic view of Tucson. It is made of rustic-colored stones trimmed with dark grout and has a beautiful steeple, an inviting entrance court,…
Waiting in Despair, Cinquain Stuart Watkins Hope Wish, Desire Dreaming, praying, planning Waiting, waiting Despair You Are the Flower Stuart Watkins What freedom I have found now that I have found myself and in finding have found you. What better gift than the gift of self-love for only in loving oneself can one learn to…
Cynthia E. Stenquist Cynthia E. Stenquist, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on April 13, 2023, at the age of 85 in her home in SaddleBrooke. Cynthia E. Stenquist was born in 1937 in Chicago, Ill., to Edna and Robert Powdrell. She was an only child. She moved several times in her childhood…
Dawn Price Meeting up with new SaddleBrooke resident Daphne Cates from Idaho Falls, I asked what drew her here. Newly married, she had been living up North with her husband of three years and her horse. They recently did a road trip to visit family in Tucson, and Daphne was not enamored with the heat…
Craig W. Brue, D.C. “I ache all over. I’m so stiff in the morning. What’s wrong with me?” You are probably experiencing some form of arthritis. Arthritis is defined as the swelling and tenderness of one or more joints. The types and causes of arthritis are varied and complex. Research has identified more than 100…
Stuart Watkins Everyone in a retirement community has a story to tell and life experiences to share. Think of writing 500-word descriptions of various parts of your past life. Early childhood experiences: School choices; awards won along the way. Current life choices: sports, marriage, and college, for example. Fellowships and friendships won and lost. Start with a…