Carol Emerson “Wow, you really have strong legs!” the nurse said as she helped me stand to go on one of our daily walks around the hospital floor. It was something I heard over and over during those days I spent in the hospital this spring. The nurses sounded a bit incredulous that a woman…
David Zapatka I’m writing this column as I’m departing from Hiroshima, Japan on the cruise ship Insignia, part of the Oceania fleet. Having just visited the Atomic Bomb Dome and seeing the memorials to all those who lost their lives, I felt somber and my throat was constricted with the flood of emotions coursing through…
Do you want to get some good exercise? Do you want to challenge your brain? Do you like music? Would you rather not worry about having a dance partner? Do you like to have fun? If you answered “yes” to any, or maybe even all, of these questions, then come join the SaddleBrooke Line Dance…
Lynda Green Since October, SaddleBrooke hikers have volunteered over 3,500 hours of trail work on the Oracle Passage of the Arizona National Scenic Trail. Hikers, runners, equestrian riders and mountain bikers have all expressed great appreciation for the trail work done by SaddleBrooke volunteers. On March 20, nineteen volunteers performed a final spring clean-up of…
Diane Aaron If you are interested in Obedience Training for your dogs(s), the SaddleBrooke Dog Park offers classes in Riley’s Place for all SaddleBrooke residents. We offer beginning, intermediate and advanced classes. This spring/summer we will be offering agility. Jeremy Brown, owner of The Complete Canine, is the instructor. We have had over 32 SaddleBrooke…
Elisabeth Wheeler On SaddleBrooke Hiking Club’s recent hike to Catalina State Park, members expressed amazement over the thirty types of wildflowers in bloom along the trail. They had great fun rock-hopping over the running stream six times on the way to Sutherland Loop. The venture became a kind of scavenger hunt, because leaders Tim Butler…