It’s not your mother’s square dancing anymore! Modern square dancing has been influenced by the younger next generation. Fluffy crinoline short skirts are now seen alongside those choosing to wear long skirts; men look like sharp shooting cowboys with snappy accents like country western shirts, bolos and big belt buckles. The music is neither Ozark…
Now that the weather is warming up, it is the perfect time to try Water Tai Chi. Imagine beginning your day with this gentle, relaxing water exercise while overlooking the beautiful mountains of SaddleBrooke! Water Tai Chi is based on the same principles and fundamental techniques as regular Tai Chi – relaxation, breathing, mental concentration…
Most radio control (R/C) modelers took up the model airplane hobby as youngsters totally taken in by the romance of flight. We started with U-Control models and learned to maneuver while spinning around in circles. Most of us who stuck with the hobby transitioned to radio control and learned the joy of building, flying, crashing…
Lidia and Hector Legrand Last month we covered different styles of Tango dancing. Argentine Tango dancing is often confused with Ballroom Tango and other non-Tango styles. Classic Argentine Tango dancing is a social dance and a musical genre that originated in Argentina and Uruguay and is now popular all over the world. Other Tango styles…
May was a very busy month for us. One of our major donation projects is to the Shelter Box Emergency Relief Fund. SaddleBrooke Rotary is donating funds to help in Nepal after their devastating earth quake. Providing a shelter for a family after this crisis is key to helping them. These shelter boxes contain a…
Jo Ann Ellison GLAAS (Gays, Lesbians, and Allies at SaddleBrooke), held its third annual meeting on April 20 on the beautiful SaddleBrooke One tennis patio. New leaders were elected, pizza was served and there was a screening of Kissing Jessica Stein kicking off the first GLAAS Movie Night. New President Sandy McNabb wants to increase the…
Enid Fowler As the song goes —“Summertime, and the living is easy” —- (and hot!). But we can still dance, have fun and get the exercise that we need in the lovely air-conditioned Vermilion Room at SaddleBrooke One! We recently had a visit from some of Bob and Britt O’Grady’s family; Jim, Skye, Grace and…
SaddleBrooke Rotary Club was pleased to welcome Amy Reichgott, Development Manager from Western National Parks Association (WNPA), to present during April’s last meeting. Amy urges southern Arizona to take advantage of our (60) Western National Parks and Park Stores. WNPA is based in Tucson at the foot of the Santa Catalina Mountains in the heart…