Andrea Sahl Retirement is a wonderful phase in our lives when we can try new things, return to long-lost passions or just reinvent ourselves. SaddleBrooke offers a myriad of opportunities to do any and all. I have always wanted to learn to dance, and when we moved here, the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club was the…
Karen Gray On March 28, five SaddleBrooke hikers ventured up the Sutherland Trail in Catalina State Park. The day brought pleasantly cool temperatures and a few high clouds. For hikers, these conditions were perfect. Each hiker had been out on trails recently and looked forward to viewing the beautiful wildflowers this spring has produced. The…
Updates from the Computer Club Our first project this summer has been upgrading our classroom PCs to the professional version of Windows 10. The forced upgrading process inherent in the home edition had proved to be disruptive and problematic. We are currently in the midst of our annual maintenance program for all classroom equipment and…
Celebrates Columbia Month About Colombian Cumbia During the 17th and 18th century African slave populations of Colombia’s Caribbean coastal towns lived, worked and died alongside the indigenous Amerindians; a population similarly exploited by the colonial powers of Europe. Out of this society, cumbia emerged as a social and courtship dance, taking its name from the…
Kim Schweitzer Jewish families in need received a special Passover delivery the Sunday before the holiday. Residents of both SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch volunteered to deliver bags of Passover groceries to families in Tucson. This was a collaborative effort with members of SaddleBrooke Ranch Shalom Club and SaddleBrooke’s Jewish Friendship Club. Future projects are planned,…
The Niners are really enjoying the fabulous spring weather. Lots of members are playing weekly and, of course, play is followed by lunch and socializing at the RoadRunner Grill. Soon we will be saying good-bye to the winter folks and will look forward to seeing them again in the fall. Our Club Championship Tournament was…