Category: October 2024

British Club Party!

Mary (Twink) Gates David Taylor and Linda Irwin hosted a wonderful evening party on Sept. 12 at 5:30 p.m. Thirty-one members enjoyed the camaraderie of fellow members catching up with each other’s lives while greeting and welcoming new members, all while feasting on delicious culinary delights contributed by the attending members of the club: spiral…

The Gardening Club Is Growing!

Mary Jane Wilson The new SaddleBrooke Gardening Club (SBGC) is organized into four subgroups: Vegetable/Herb, Flower/Roses, Citrus/Fruit Trees, and Cactus/Succulents/Other. Initial subgroup meetings were held in August and September where like-minded gardeners started forming connections, learning from each other’s experiences, and suggesting future subgroup activities, including topics for discussion, home garden tours, presentations, and field…

Mountains in Our Backyard—The Catalinas!

Jodi Hubbell Tucson is graced with five mountain ranges: Tortolitas, Catalinas, Rincon, Santa Ritas, and the Tucson Mountains. Two billion years—the age of these mountains. We hike them, we bike them, and we spend many hours just appreciating them. Their age makes them unique, but that’s not all. Karen Gray will inform us about their…

Pool Players of The Brooke Ladder Competition

Joseph F. Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke Billiards Club (PPB) held their first Ladder competition with 26 PPB members participating. Tony “The Snake” Cardillo implemented and administered the PPB Ladder competition. The main reason for this competition was to increase head-to-head competition within the PPB Billiards Club. A simple explanation of how this…

Hearing Vibes

Who We Are We are SaddleBrooke residents who recognize the need in our community for a caring place of support and education for those experiencing hearing loss and those beginning to research this topic for themselves or a loved one. What We Do: (1) Discuss issues we face, learn tips and solutions, receive handout educational…

Benefits of Hobbies

Suzanne Marlatt Stewart In a recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers attempted to harmonize the measures for hobby engagement and its association with mental health among adults over 65, using five longitudinal studies across 16 countries and examined the variations in these associations. Background With the growing aging population worldwide, factors such…

Resurrection Church’s 10th Anniversary Celebrated

Sam Page On Sept. 22 Resurrection at SaddleBrooke celebrated its 10th anniversary in SaddleBrooke. Memories and good times were shared during the church service and also at the reception afterwards. Many of the women wore hats to commemorate the event. On Sept. 14, 2014, the first service was held with an expectation of about 30…

Do You Have Scandinavian Roots?

Laurence Edralin This November’s presentation is one you don’t want to miss. The presentation is on Nov. 7 at 1 p.m. in the Coyote Room of the SaddleBrooke One clubhouse. The SaddleBrooke Genealogy Club starts its fall program with a presentation from Bridgette LeFevre: “Scandinavian Research: The How and Where to Search.” Get answers to…

Meet the Artists

The pottery wheels are spinning, the paint is flowing, and the photographers are out in nature preparing their art for the upcoming fall SBR ARTwalk on Friday, Nov. 1, from 1 to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) artists welcome art lovers to their home…

MOAA News

Former Lt. William Myers, CEC, U.S. The Catalina Mountain Chapter (CMC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) will resume its monthly meetings on Oct. 19. This luncheon meeting will be held at the SaddleBrooke Ranch Grill beginning at 11:30 a.m. Our speaker will be CMC member, retired Colonel Martin J. Lenzini, U.S. Marine…