Phyllis Ketring Venous disease is a medical condition that affects nearly 50 to 80 million Americans. Over 20 to 30 million people have varicose veins and six million suffer from swelling of the lower legs. Despite this, venous disease remains a low priority for many doctors. The Center for Venous Disease was founded in 2006…
Pam Boedeker SaddleBrooke Nature Club was pleased to present our own beloved resident naturalist, Jim Cloer, for the last meeting of the season. Jim’s credentials would fill a page of this newspaper; however, on this particular evening it was his post-graduate work studying turtles that had our attention. There are some 300 species of turtles…
Geri Sandilinds Those of us who love this crazy game could be called “cockeyed optimists,” “tenacious bull dogs, or perhaps even “gluttons for punishment,” but one thing you can never call any golfer is “Faint of Heart!” We show up week in and week out, with no idea what small variable will be our undoing…
Carol Thompson Once again, SaddleBrooke PaperCrafters donated their handmade greeting cards to a local senior living center. Desert Springs residents were the recipients this summer. These folks loved the cards we placed on their doors and one of the local residents is pictured here with her card! Our PaperCrafters group donates greeting cards to independent…
Barbara Wilder Open studio days are proving to be very popular with members of the new photo club in SaddleBrooke. On Wednesday and Friday mornings in the Agate Room at MountainView HOA2’s Arts Complex, members can drop in and get help with all of their photography questions. They can learn about their camera settings, show…
Arizona Pathfinders Inc., a nonprofit volunteer group of the Arizona Historical Society, is conducting a five day tour October 23 through 27, 2017 to the Verde Valley. Join us for an eventful tour to this region in the central transitional region of Arizona. Highlights: Day one – Travel to Arcosanti between Phoenix and Camp Verde,…