Category: July 2019

I can’t even draw a stick figure

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…

Dollars and Sense: What the average retiree spends a month

Melanie Sedam of ReverseMortgage62AZ.com Naturally, your spending in retirement will vary based on countless variables. Read on to learn how retirees’ spending habits tend to differ from the working population and how you can plan for your personal post-work needs. Spending By Category: With fewer dependents and no work-related costs to worry about, you may…

Bridge Results

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…

Health Night Out: Can you see me now?

On Monday, July 22, at 7:00 p.m., SaddleBrooke Health and Wellness will treat you to a most informative talk by Ophthalmologist, Jeff S. Maltzman, MD, who specializes in small-incision cataract surgery as well as the medical and surgical management of glaucoma. Dr. Maltzman is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a…

SaddleBrooke SkyGazers

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…

Caution: Hot streets damage our pets paws

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…

All about WOOO

WOOO is for single women living in SaddleBrooke who want to stay busy and have fun. All of the following activities take place once a month: Dining Out: We go out for dinner and enjoy Tucson’s many good restaurants. Ethnic Dining: Our more adventurous diners go to one of the many ethnic restaurants. Potlucks: We gather at…

Four members of MOAA enjoyed lunch at the Preserve

Left to right: Captain Bruce Lape, Major Scott Wilberg (both former United States Air Force pilots), Colonel Chuck GuteKunst USAF (retired) and Colonel Bill Nagy USAR, retired (President of CMSC)

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…