Robert W. Shea Several members of the SaddleBrooke Photography Club aimed their cameras skyward on the morning of April 8 in an attempt to record the celestial event on their digital devices. A dark solar filter was required to lessen the luminance of the sun and prevent damage to the camera’s image sensor. Some members…
Barbara Barr Bengen We are planning something very special for the SaddleBrooke community this summer. In collaboration with Dr. John Tait, we are working on a Summer Symposium on wellness. We are still working on the details, so watch the papers and our email distribution list. Plans for the symposium include speakers on a variety…
Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brookes Billiards Club (PPB) hosted a 9-Ball singles pool tournament on March 30 in SaddleBrooke One’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. The format was a double-elimination 9-Ball singles tournament. Thank you, Rancheros Market, for sponsoring this tournament to the tune of a special gift certificate…
David Zapatka New to pickleball and want to improve quickly? Try these tips: * Seek out a mentor to help you learn the game. Talk with experienced players to glean information and helpful tips. Try what they suggest. Practice using their advice. * Serve deep and into the middle of the opponents’ court. Do not…
Phyllis Ketring The Health Night Out on Monday, May 20, will be a free skin cancer screening at 7 p.m. in the DesertView Theatre. One in five Americans will get skin cancer in their lifetime. With some of the nation’s hottest and brightest sunshine, Tucson is second only to Sydney, Australia, when it comes to…
Diane Mazzarella and EJ Snearly On April 10 members of the MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) visited the University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC). This visit was to present the contributions from their league members and their guests from SaddleBrooke One at the annual Across the Brooke event earlier this year. The contributions were designated for…
Bob Allen, SE Pinal County Master Gardener When Deborah North returned to Arizona from the very green Northwest in 2003, she quickly learned that to enjoy gardening in Tucson required significant retraining. She entered the Pima Master Gardener program in 2004 through the University of Arizona and never looked back! On April 10 Deborah shared…
Dawn A. Walker SaddleBrooke Winds and Strings’ concert on April 24 included a variety of American-inspired tunes in anticipation of Independence Day, since many folks in the area have left for cooler climes by the 4th of July. Patriotic songs and marches were played side by side with western music, American jazz, and three concert…
Laurie Colen Lorelie “Laurie” Ruth Colen (nee Yaffe) of HOA 1 in SaddleBrooke passed away peacefully in the early morning of March 23 after a brief illness. Born Dec. 5, 1938, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Laurie retained her strong regional accent, much to the delight of her grandchildren. It was in Brooklyn that she met her…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg I am happy to report that there is a new theater troupe that has recently emerged here: Once Upon a Time Theater. The production company is the result of a collaboration between co-directors Susan Kravitz (lead writer) and Anne Grant, well-known thespians and singers in their own right. The co-directors first…