Dan Chase Nestled in 100-year old oaks along the Cherry Valley Wash in Oracle, Arizona, is the Life Under the Oaks lavender farm. Due to a unique combination of high elevation, arid climate and sunshine, lavender flourishes and produces high quality essential oils needed for lotions, culinary accents and medicinal holistic remedies. The benefits derived…
Pet Rescue Fashion Show Carole Rossof We did it! Another successful SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network Fashion Show/Luncheon/Silent Auction. This was an all-time first ever to sell out one hour after tickets went on sale. Thanks to Charlotte James, SaddleBrooke One Events Chair, and her quick thinking, arrangements were made to add another day. This allowed…
Karin Bivens This year’s National Senior Games were held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The swim competitions were held June 15-19. This was the fourth time that SaddleBrooke Swim Club member, Harold Peter, had competed in the annual National Senior Games but until this year, he never earned medals which are given out to first, second…
Have you ever wondered if you have artistic talent or wished you could find out if you do? Or wondered how artists come up with their artistic ideas? Wish you could try out making art in a non-threatening atmosphere? Are you someone who’s just curious about what it takes to use different mediums? Are you…
Dan Hoshino The August tournament for the MountainView-Preserve Couples Golf will be on Saturday, August 10, 2019, at The Preserve golf course. It will be a 7:30 a.m. shotgun start. The format will be a four-person, multiple best ball; couples may pick their foursome. Players must sign-up on the ForeTees system by Sunday, August 4,…
Sue Bush The snowbirds are gone, and those of us still in SaddleBrooke are enjoying having fewer cars on Oracle Road and quiet restaurant meals along with the warm temperatures. And we are all so glad to have bridge games to play when it reaches 100 degrees outside! First place winners during the month of…
It’s time to take care of yourself. It’s something we who are caregivers often forget to do. We are so busy trying to meet the needs of our loved ones who are suffering from dementia, MS, stroke, Alzheimer’s and other neurological disorders that we forget about how to recharge ourselves. One way is to come…
Anatomy Club’s May tour Teresa Greenberg In mid-May, the SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club toured the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory located near Green Valley in the Santa Rita mountains. The observatory consists of 33 telescopes and is the largest field installation of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA). The CfA’s mission is to advance knowledge of…
Summer is well under way with temperatures in the 100s. Even after the sun goes down, our asphalt streets retain the heat of the day and are dangerous to our furry pals on walks. Dogs require their paws to stay cool to help control their body temperature. Injury to paw pads can be painful, uncomfortable…
Four members of the Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter (CMSC) of Tucson’s Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) recently had lunch at The Preserve. After their air force duty, Captain Lape and Major Wilberg went onto careers with civilian airlines— Captain Lape with TWA and Major Wilberg with Delta Airlines. Colonel GuteKunst showed a copy of…