Mountains in Our Backyard—The Catalinas!

The Return of Our Snowbird Crafters

Move Over, Ms. Mystrie, Agatha Christie Is Coming!

7th Annual SaddleBrooke Skin Cancer Research Fundraiser November 16

Democratic Club news

Jim Vavra The March meeting of the SaddleBrooke Democratic Club was well attended, with the members interacting with Joel Feinberg, chairperson of the Board of Planned Parenthood of Arizona. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 14 at 3:30 p.m. The guest speaker for the April meeting will be Tory Anderson, the legislative liaison…

SaddleBrooke Republication Club meeting highlights

Attorney Sandra Froman speaks to the SaddleBrooke Republicans.

Neil Macdonald Sandra S. “Sandy” Froman is an attorney in Tucson, Arizona, whose practice includes business, contract and employment litigation as well as mediation and arbitration. She is recognized in the national publication Best Lawyers in America and was voted Best Lawyer of the Year for Employment Law – Management in Tucson, Arizona. Froman received her…

Shih Tzu Club news

The Shih Tzus brought their owners to hear Dr. Dimitri Brown.

Dolores Robu SaddleBrooke Shih Tzus have had a very busy spring season. On February 21, 2015, about 20 Shih Tzus and their humans hosted Dr. Dimitri Brown, DVM, from Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson. Interesting topics that Dr. Brown shared with us were the usual reasons that people bring their pets to the emergency/specialty center,…

SaddleBrooke Adventure Club experiences skydiving

Skydiving is just another Adventure Club outing.

On March 5, the SaddleBrooke Adventure Club traveled to Eloy, Arizona, to sample the world class skydiving facilities at Skydive Arizona. It was a beautiful, sunny day with clear skies and just a light breeze; a perfect day for skydiving and the sky was filled with multicolored parachutes gracefully tracking toward the ground. One day…

Tex Mex gourmet extravaganza

Spanish Culture Club chefs extraordinaire: Bob and Gail Blizard and Victor and Lilia Sosa

Sandy Brooks On March 25, forty seven members and guests of the Spanish Culture Club were treated to a fabulous gourmet Tex Mex meal prepared by Lilia and Victor Sosa. Born and raised in El Paso, Texas, the Sosas came to SaddleBrooke by way of San Jose, California. Having lived in multicultural communities for many…

Not a wimp

Susan Dawson-Cook I encourage participants of my Stretch Plus class to utilize the bar along the wall when practicing balance if they feel unsafe doing the activities unsupported. A week ago, someone burst out with, “I’m not a wimp.” This comment wasn’t intended to be harmful, but it speaks to the approach many people take…