Roberta Snyder Our focus this month is on the caregiver, as we offer an open session to engage in a roundtable discussion. This is an opportunity for you to share your individual experiences, concerns and questions regarding all aspects of caregiving to someone with a neurological disorder. Our mixed group of listening ears will offer…
Category: August 2019
Clubs & Classes, August 2019
Artist of the Month: Jacqueline Cohen
LaVerne Kyriss Jacqueline Cohen loved art as long as she can remember. She created her first painting in grade school. “In my parent’s home, I had a large upstairs bedroom/studio. The floor was covered with linoleum, and I could make as much of a mess as I wanted,” she remembered. In junior high and high…
Sports, August 2019
Other Card Results
Texas Hold’Em results Maureen Benigno Below are the winners of our prestigious 12-week Texas-Hold’em tournament, which took place from April 29 to June 15. 1st place went to Tony Heacock, with 2nd place giong to Jack Porteous and 3rd place to Jim Grant. First place weekly winners at the final table during the April through…
Clubs & Classes, August 2019
Knit Wits news
Carol Chiarello Several fun patterns have found their way into our meetings. Barb K. showed the ladies her reversible, two-color knitted bag, and a handful of members (actually twelve) could not resist doing it for themselves. The nice thing is that you can use up some stash yarn to get it done. Tina Marie had…
Sports, August 2019
Bridge Results
MountainView Bridge Sue Bush Sue Hagerty, a regular player at the MountainView Bridge Club, moved to SaddleBrooke from northern California with her husband, Rich, eleven years ago. They feel that it was the best decision they ever made. Before life in SaddleBrooke, Sue worked in retail and had three children. She also was involved in…
Sports, August 2019
SaddleBrooke Swimmers score at the National Senior Games
Karin Bivens The National Senior Games were held in Albuquerque this June. Nearly all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Mexico and Canada were represented. Competition in all sports was at a top-level. The swim competition was held June 15 through 19, in an indoor pool facility, and several SaddleBrooke Masters swimmers competed and…
Sports, August 2019
MV Lady Putters enjoy Goofy Golf event
Pat Morris On June 10, the MountainView Lady Putters (MVLP) held a “Goofy Golf” event. The ladies arrived all dressed up in their best “Hawaiian” outfits ready to tackle a very goofy putting course. Some of the holes were challenging at best—we had to putt through tubes, over ramps and water, backwards through our legs.…
Sports, August 2019
SaddleBrooke HOA#1 Niners unite for annual tournament
Dick Cook On July 9, The SaddleBrooke Men’s 9ers and Lady 9ers combined forces to stage the seventh annual Niners Unite golf tournament on the SaddleBrooke-Tucson 9 Golf Course. For this event, members from each league were paired together for a spirited competitive round of golf over nine holes. The event wound up with a…
Features, August 2019
In Passing
Carl Vernon (Vern) Boothby Jr. We have lost a dear friend, Vern Boothby, aged 79, who died on June 21. Boothby was a resident of Ponte Vedra, FL, but spent his last days at the Hospice Care at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. Vern battled Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in…
Clubs & Classes, August 2019
SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club
Free dance lessons coming up Wanda Ross Do you see others dancing and wonder if you might like to learn to dance? You’re in luck. September is less than a month away so the snowbirds will soon start returning to SaddleBrooke, and a full schedule of dance classes will be offered. Dance lessons are free…