Anatomy Club’s May tour Teresa Greenberg In mid-May, the SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club toured the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory located near Green Valley in the Santa Rita mountains. The observatory consists of 33 telescopes and is the largest field installation of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA). The CfA’s mission is to advance knowledge of…
Sue Bush The snowbirds are gone, and those of us still in SaddleBrooke are enjoying having fewer cars on Oracle Road and quiet restaurant meals along with the warm temperatures. And we are all so glad to have bridge games to play when it reaches 100 degrees outside! First place winners during the month of…
Summer is well under way with temperatures in the 100s. Even after the sun goes down, our asphalt streets retain the heat of the day and are dangerous to our furry pals on walks. Dogs require their paws to stay cool to help control their body temperature. Injury to paw pads can be painful, uncomfortable…
WOOO is for single women living in SaddleBrooke who want to stay busy and have fun. All of the following activities take place once a month: Dining Out: We go out for dinner and enjoy Tucson’s many good restaurants. Ethnic Dining: Our more adventurous diners go to one of the many ethnic restaurants. Potlucks: We gather at…
Four members of the Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter (CMSC) of Tucson’s Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) recently had lunch at The Preserve. After their air force duty, Captain Lape and Major Wilberg went onto careers with civilian airlines— Captain Lape with TWA and Major Wilberg with Delta Airlines. Colonel GuteKunst showed a copy of…
Stuart Watkins This fawn was struck on SaddleBrooke Blvd. on June 12, 2019, in the morning and died about noon. It was struck in the head and shoulder by a vehicle and two legs were broken. Could it have been avoided? Possibly. This is a known deer crossing area just as one is driving out…