For its Winter Event, GLAAS (Gays, Lesbians and Allies at SaddleBrooke) invited several religious leaders of the SaddleBrooke and Catalina communities to a panel discussion to share the positions of their respective religions and congregations towards the lesbian, gay and transgender communities. The representatives of the various religions were as follows: Fr. Greg Wiest, C.…
Vivian Herman Did you ever want to try your hand (or feet) at learning dance routines in a fun way with no commitment? Here is your chance. Once again the SilverBelles dance team is starting their Crystal Belle training class. Introduced at the SaddleBrooke Activity Fair in January, we already have several interested participants and…
Neil Macdonald We had the company of more than 150 members this past February 10. President Neil Macdonald opened this second meeting of the year by introducing all four of our hard working women Board members. These Board members quite literally run most all of our operations. They are as follows: Linda Schuttler, our Director…
Dick Kroese A story to be told: Jerry Davis, retired president of three major railroads walks every morning not on a road, but on places where few of us walk. He walks four miles along the rough of golf courses for the sole purpose of exercise. While he is walking he picks up golf balls;…
Way back at the turn of the century Ross Stephen gathered several people together to form the first Ballroom Dance Club in SaddleBrooke. From that beginning SaddleBrooke ballroom dancers now have two clubs which have a combined membership of over 100 people. The two clubs are somewhat like fraternal twins – same genesis but different…
Pam Boedeker SaddleBrooke Nature Club welcomed back speaker Liz Barta. Liz is with the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy. She educates the public about poisons and drugs and where help can be found. The Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center started in the 1950s with hundreds of index cards accumulated as people called in…