The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch, in conjunction with the SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners, welcomes Grow the Rainbow with speaker Deborah North, Pima County Master Gardener, on Wednesday, August 23, 1:00 p.m. at La Hacienda Club at SaddleBrooke Ranch. What do orange fruits and vegetables have that green ones don’t? Deborah North, Pima County Master…
Vicki Cunningham and Barbara Wilder Well—this new club has more fun photographing than watching a barrel of monkeys! We are an open, welcoming, cohesive group that loves to see our world and show it off through the lens of a camera. There are tutorials that will help you see nature right here in your back…
Barbara Starrett On the summer solstice, the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) holds The Longest Day event to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association. From sunrise to sunset, ACBL members across the country host fundraisers which include all kinds of Bridge, card games, Mah-jongg, athletic events and teaching lessons to advance the cause. This year…
Phyllis Ketring The SaddleBrooke Health Fair celebrates its 20th anniversary, Saturday morning, October 14. The Planning Committee is already actively seeking volunteers. The Health Fair relies on over 100 – 125 volunteers to serve the 50 exhibitors and over 1000 attendees. One of the reasons for the high number is that each volunteer works only…
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…