Outside riders: Kurt McMillen, Tom Kruse, Paul Frederickson, Gary Nix, Rick Zabinski, Dan Hoshino, Curt Kooiker, Ray Malaski, Jim Doyle; not pictured: John Roberts (photo by Marty Herbert) Wanda Ross…
Artist’s impression of an Eclipsing Binary (Credit: European Southern Observatory) Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club is pleased to host Father Christopher Corbally, an astronomer with the Vatican Observatory…
A recent summer SBDC dance class (photo by Wanda Ross) Watched any Dancing with the Stars episodes? Then you have probably seen rumba. Remember Johnny (Patrick Swayze) in Dirty Dancing? “Time…
Movin’ to the music Introduction to Ballroom: Rumba and Tango Judy Saks The SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) is pleased to continue our Introduction to Ballroom classes. These classes are…
The gals (left to right): Lyn Moreno, Allison Lehman, Stacy Olson, Shawne Cryderman, Wendy WeinbergThe guys (left to right): Steve Willer, Larry John, Jim Spiegel, Mark Randall Julie Adamen The…
TJ Duffy Skin cancer is by far the most common type of cancer. Current estimates are that one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. It is estimated that approximately 9,500 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with skin cancer every day. Research estimates that non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), including basal cell…
Lyn Moreno Does this sound like you? “It’s been years since I swam, but I sure would like to swim laps for exercise (insert weight loss, injury rehab or strength), but oh, I am so out of shape and my strokes need work! If it sounds like you, the six-session free swim club clinic is…
“A trained dog is a happy dog and so is the dog’s family,” said Kathleen Dunbar, President of the SaddleBrooke Dog Park. She realized years ago that one reason many dogs were surrendered into shelters was for lack of training. One of her missions as Director of Community Relations for the Southern Arizona Humane Society…
Karen Schickedanz By now you’ve hopefully heard about the exciting new multimedia presentation about the Grand Canyon that’s debuting at SaddleBrooke next month. Called Ongtupqa, it features narration, music and visual art to explore the Hopi connection to the canyon. The word Ongtupqa translates from the Hopi language as “salt canyon.” It’s the tribe’s word…
Unit 17 Social Committee Mary Gelinas Snowbirds and new neighbors will find that Unit 17 is continuing its fun activities. The Social Committee met on September 15 to discuss plans for upcoming events. Co-Chairs of the Social Committee this year are Betsy Lowry and Linda Gray. Arlene Des Jardins will continue as Chair and…
Phyllis Ketring “Oh, my aching back!” Those words have been spoken by about 80 percent of the adults in this country. When conservative back treatments like physical therapy or medications fail, surgery may be considered as an option for pain relief. What happens when surgery doesn’t relieve the pain or new pain occurs? Spinal fusion…