Ed Davis You too can help our less fortunate veterans. If you would like to make a meaningful difference in the lives of local veterans in need, there is no better way than to support your local American Legion veterans service organization. Words recently spoken by the chairman of the Tucson Veterans Serving Veterans Alliance, “The…
Category: July 2021
Clubs & Classes, July 2021
Fine Arts Guild Contest Winners
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…
Features, July 2021
Hundi’s Excellent Freedom Ride
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…
Features, July 2021
2 Your Health: Doctor Specializes in Identifying the Nuances of Cognitive Age-Related Change
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…
Features, July 2021
Resident Author
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…
Clubs & Classes, July 2021
Respiratory Wellness with Essential Oils
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…
Features, July 2021
In Passing
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…
Sports, July 2021
Tucson Business Owners, Inc. Supports Teachers
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…
Sports, July 2021
Summer Golf Fun with the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners
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…
Generals, July 2021
Senior Village at SaddleBrooke – Neighbors helping Neighbors
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…