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…
Nancy Teeter, RDN K+ is the chemical symbol for potassium, a vital nutrient in human nutrition. My article in last month’s paper focused on the role of sodium in blood pressure regulation and listed five tips to help reduce sodium intake. I also briefly touched on potassium’s role in blood pressure management. My goal…
Ed Davis The red poppy is a powerful symbol of remembrance of the service and sacrifice of those who have died in service to our nation. Members of The American Legion Auxiliary have been helping the nation to remember by distributing the remembrance poppy to the public for almost one hundred years. That tradition continues…
SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club celebrates the Green Sue Robisch Do you know where potatoes originated? Do you know why the shamrock is the symbol of Ireland? Don’t feel bad. Most of the 45 women line dancers who attended their club’s St. Patrick’s Day lunch did not know either. They gathered for a salad lunch…
Dan Chase Members of the SaddleBrooke Nature Club were given an informational presentation by Julia Arriola, Museum Curator for the Arizona History Museum, on the history of Chinese Grocery businesses at the April club meeting. In the early 20th century Chinese immigrants settling in Tucson leased land on which to grow crops and to…
As Dorothy famously recited, “There’s no place like home.” Our dwellings constitute the place we feel most safe and secure. How we adorn our domiciles reflects our personality, supports fond memories of our lives and families and helps make our homes warm and welcoming to friends and neighbors. Each of us is unique in…
John Adams, Deputy Director, Biosphere 2 It’s been over ten years since the University of Arizona (UA) took over Biosphere 2 (B2) — a time of incredible growth and evolution, though many still know Biosphere 2 simply as home to the world-famous, closed-system experiment of the 1990s. That project taught us many things; one…