Connie Saiz On the first Sunday of every month Community Church at SaddleBrooke celebrates Blue Dot Sunday. On Blue Dot Sundays our Chairperson Keith Gordon brings the Blue Dot poster to our meeting place at the DesertView Theatre and ensures that the table for food donations has been set up. It is such a blessing…
The Harvest Andrew McCreery, d’Vine Gourmet Many eloquent words have been used to describe the annual grape harvest. All of the elements coming together to determine when the moment is just right for the grape to be plucked from the vine thus ending nature’s roll in the process of filling your glass. The handoff from…
Mitch Steinberg Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is a nonprofit veterans’ service association dedicated to maintaining a strong national defense and to preserve the earned entitlements of members of the uniformed services and their families and survivors. MOAA is the current Co-Chair of The Military Coalition (TMC) which is a consortium of 33 influential…
Gardening series coming High Desert Garden Basics is a mini-course for interested gardeners. This six part gardening series sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Master Gardeners is designed for the home gardener wanting to learn more about growing things in our interesting and sometimes challenging desert environment. These classes will benefit gardeners of all experience levels. How…
Sue Bishop Christmas, My Way – A Sinatra Holiday Bash! will be presented December 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Francis Theatre, 4625 E. River Road (northwest corner of River and Swan). The program, directed by Robert Encila with musical direction by Nick Stanley, was conceived by David Grapes and…
Margaret Falkowski On November 1, 2014, the Community Church at SaddleBrooke hosted an informational meeting to acquaint community residents with the ministry of Young Life Capernaum. The event was hosted by the Tucson Coordinator for Young Life Capernaum Janet Payne and her assistant Genetta Holt. Refreshments were provided by Pam Hall, SaddleBrooke’s maker of tasty…
David Stanard SaddleBrooke’s new church, Resurrection Church at SaddleBrooke, is thriving. Around sixty were expected for the first worship service in mid-September. Instead, close to 150 attended and participation was in that range or a little higher through October. Then, November 2 the count jumped to 175 and has hovered in the 150 to 175…
Anne Movalson The Tucson Symphony Orchestra is participating in the Tucson Desert Song Festival and will be presenting a fabulous concert featuring Opera stars and its own TSO Chorus directed by Bruce Chamberlain. The SaddleBrooke Symphony Guild will be sponsoring a bus trip and dinner before the concert on Friday, January 16, 2015. The bus…
ILR winter class registration gets underway The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) ushers in the New Year with an exciting lineup of new classes designed specifically for SaddleBrooke residents. The courses cover a wide range of subjects and have something of interest for everyone. They offer an opportunity to delve deeper into areas of…
Dave Van Zandt, CSCS, CEAS, Cert FCE Why Strength Training? Research has shown that strengthening exercise is safe and effective for women and men of all ages, including those who are not in perfect health. In fact, people with health concerns often benefit the most from an exercise program that includes lifting weights a few…