Unit 27 Neighbor Profile Sue Case In addition to the monthly update of Unit 27 activities, we are highlighting some of our newer residents. Many residents moved to our neighborhood during the pandemic shutdown and have not had a chance to meet their fellow residents. This month, we feature Kathy and Dan Booher, who moved to SaddleBrooke…
Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild once again held a guild-wide contest for our artists. The contest, called One Image, No Limits, provides the artists who choose to compete with a photograph of something local to Tucson. The photograph is chosen from ones submitted by our guild photographers. The artist then chooses how to use…
Christophe Valton, Donor Relations Manager At the Humane Society of Southern Arizona (HSSA), we treat our animals humanely and with dignity. We are also accountable to the community to ensure that adoptable pets are healthy and of sound behavior. This allows them to find forever homes and become beloved family members. Occasionally, however, we are…
Doctor Specializes in Identifying the Nuances of Cognitive Age-Related Change Dr. Scott Belanger “Is it normal to experience memory lapses as I get older?” “I feel like I’m pausing more often and searching for words while I’m speaking with others.” These are some of the most common questions and concerns I hear about in my…
Snippets Diana Sigler “Snippets. A piece of something: a fragment of information or news. All of life is made of snippets.”—from the back cover of Diana’s book. Not long ago, while the pandemic restrictions still applied, and we were meeting with three other members of the SaddleBrooke Writers Group to keep our spirits going, Diana…
JoAnne Gaudioso Numerous studies show that certain essential oils may ease respiratory symptoms from allergies, pollution, a cough, or a cold by soothing the throat, fighting bacteria, acting as a decongestant, increasing expectoration, and soothing inflamed mucous membranes. Essential oils like eucalyptus, rosemary, and peppermint are historically known to help clear and strengthen the respiratory…
Emilio E. (Lee) Fiorino Lee lived a long, healthful, prolific, and vibrant life until his passing on May 22, at age 96. Born of Italian immigrants Emilio Fiorino and Ernestina Tessitore Fiorino in Little Italy, New York City on Jan. 18, 1925, he served with the 204th Combat Engineers in Europe during WWII. After the…
Dr. Ed Ackerley Why: Treasures4Tucson is filling supply bags for schools Tucson Business Owners, Inc. will collect school supplies July 1 through August 15 at Sparkle Cleaners (15 Tucson locations) in conjunction with Treasures4Teachers Tucson. According to Dr. Ed Ackerley, president of Tucson Business Owners, “the goal is to prepare packets going home to kids and families…
Wanda Ross Even though many of our snowbird members are away from SaddleBrooke for much, if not all, of the summer, we remaining Lady Niners have fun golfing events every week throughout the summer. Let’s hear it for our hearty members who play in all weather conditions. Lately, there’s been more wind than usual. That sometimes…
Volunteers Imagine the Future of Senior Village Stephanie Thomas The main post-COVID question continues to be: Where do we go from here? Many aspects of our lives have changed in the past year. Senior Village at SaddleBrooke is no exception. As more and more residents became familiar with the Village through its organization of the…