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…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg “There are places I remember All my life though some have changed Some forever not for better Some have gone and some remain All these places have their moments With lovers and friends, I still can recall Some are dead and some are living In my life I’ve loved them…
Mark Hojnacki Our SaddleBrooke Senior Softball facility began construction in 2004 and opened for play in June of 2005. SSSA President Gene Bovee and numerous others were key figures during that time working with Robson to create our current Field of Dreams. The softball complex has been described by many visitors as the best…