Kay Sullivan, President, SaddleBrooke Nature Club The SaddleBrooke Nature Club resumed its programs and meetings after a summer hiatus. Our first meeting, held on Oct. 14, featured speaker Mabel Rivera from the Pima County Natural Resources Parks and Recreation’s newest department called Conservation, Land and Resources. Mabel shared the kind of native and arid-adapted garden…
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, September, and October where like-minded gardeners have been getting to know each other by discussing what has done well in their gardens, what challenges their gardens have faced…
Former Lt. William Myers, CEC, USN The Catalina Mountain Chapter (CMC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held its most recent luncheon meeting on Oct. 19 at SaddleBrooke Ranch. The meeting began with a business session presided over by retired Col. Rett Benedict, U.S. Air Force, former president and board member, during which…
Delys Nast I have often engaged in discussions with colleagues and students centering on the question as to whether graphic design is art or not. When attending the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, I was given two paths of study to choose from: Art or Design. Art tended to fall into the category of…
Mary (Twink) Gates, Publicity, Questers Catalina Timewalkers There are 315 semi-precious stones that are documented. This number does not count the variations and different colors of each stone. There is not one stone that you will buy that is in its natural state. All stones are treated to some degree by one of several processes.…
It’s Not Dating … It’s Just Dancing, Part 3 Tom Marshall Raised in a British military family, Valerie Green began dancing in high school where posture was everything. “I maintain to this day that if one holds their body in the proper position, dancing becomes easier and, consequently, more enjoyable.” In England, Valerie grew up…
Mary Klootwyk That was the theme for the Third Annual Square Dance Weekend held in Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 27-29, 2024, in the Albuquerque Square Dance Center. This center is the premiere dance hall in New Mexico and the United States. Dancers come to this dance hall, which features a floating hardwood floor, to enjoy square…
Marlene D’Ambrosio When October arrives, SaddleBrooke Paper Crafters are not thinking about Halloween or any of the other holidays that occur during the month. Their thoughts turn to World Card Making Day (WCMD). Yes, it is a special day for paper crafters, and it is honored by our club here in SaddleBrooke. WCMD is celebrated…
Bruce Hale The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club welcomes guide Aaron Schoenberg as the November program speaker. His topic will be “Peakbagging in New England,” a summary of climbs to 67 peaks in that area over many years. He will present this program at the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Fifty-five…
Ron Browne The SaddleBrooke RV Club is a diverse group of more than 80 adventurers who enjoy traveling in various “rigs,” ranging from small camp trailers to 45-foot Class A motorhomes. Many are “sunbirds” choosing to escape the Tucson summer heat by traveling to cooler locations for the summer. In late September, a group of…