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

Artist of the Month: Fred Flanagan

Fred Flanagan with Sunlight through the Trees and Autumn Leaves; photo by J. Cohen.

Jacqueline Cohen Self-defined as an eclectic artist, Fred Flanagan confesses he sometimes lies awake at night thinking about an image he wants to create or a technique or medium he wants to learn. Born in Blandburg, Pennsylvania, Fred’s father, also Fred, an Army career serviceman, mother Margaret and younger brother Francis, moved constantly. Before beginning…

Save the date for the dinner dance event of the year

Mark your calendars now for SaddleBrooke Troop Support (STS) annual Dinner Dance on November 13, 2015. This year’s event will feature Dick Police as DJ playing music for your dining and dancing pleasure. As with all STS activities, 100% of the proceeds will go to support our active duty and retired troops and their families.

Cyclemasters participating in training classes

The CycleMasters learn safe cycling habits.

Ted Belanger Eighteen members of the SaddleBrooke CycleMasters participated in the Pima County’s Traffic Skills 101 training class on March 17 and 18. The two day, nine hour course provides instruction and guidance in the implementation of the basic principles of vehicular bicycling. Subjects covered included basic bike maintenance, safety equipment, principles of traffic laws,…

Snowbird Michigan Club

Do you think you might want to be part of a Michigan Club here in SaddleBrooke? The club we envision would consist of our snowbirds that still pay Michigan income taxes. Such a club would provide fellow Michiganders here in SaddleBrooke the opportunity to meet and greet others from our Great Lakes State. Our current…

SaddleBrooke Swimmers photo finish in Mesa

The SaddleBrooke Swimmers scored very well at the Misty Hyman Classic.

SaddleBrooke Swim Club’s expectations for a high team ranking at the Misty Hyman Classic swim competition in Mesa on February 14 and 15 were not particularly high given the numerical strength of the host club Mesa Aquatics over the smaller contingent of SaddleBrooke swimmers competing in the two day event. However, at the end of…

Institute for Learning in Retirement – April 2015

Meet the ILR instructors – Kenneth Lund Ken Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) would like you to meet Ken Lund – the Viking warrior, wizard of the astronomical sky and instructor for the ILR. Ken was born in LaSalle-Peru, Illinois, in 1936. His father was a dairy farmer and Ken learned how…