Outside riders: Kurt McMillen, Tom Kruse, Paul Frederickson, Gary Nix, Rick Zabinski, Dan Hoshino, Curt Kooiker, Ray Malaski, Jim Doyle; not pictured: John Roberts (photo by Marty Herbert) Wanda Ross…
Artist’s impression of an Eclipsing Binary (Credit: European Southern Observatory) Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club is pleased to host Father Christopher Corbally, an astronomer with the Vatican Observatory…
A recent summer SBDC dance class (photo by Wanda Ross) Watched any Dancing with the Stars episodes? Then you have probably seen rumba. Remember Johnny (Patrick Swayze) in Dirty Dancing? “Time…
Movin’ to the music Introduction to Ballroom: Rumba and Tango Judy Saks The SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) is pleased to continue our Introduction to Ballroom classes. These classes are…
The gals (left to right): Lyn Moreno, Allison Lehman, Stacy Olson, Shawne Cryderman, Wendy WeinbergThe guys (left to right): Steve Willer, Larry John, Jim Spiegel, Mark Randall Julie Adamen The…
Patti R. Albaugh What does the sweet smell of simmering apple butter and prickly pear jelly have to do with helping women return to school? Pat Alley, a member of Chapter EY, P.E.O. (a Philanthropic Educational Organization), knows too well the stories of women caught up in the net of financial worries and who strive…
Steve Holdener Rumba is not to be confused with a famous alcoholic beverage mixed with Coca Cola! My wife Rita and I were first exposed to Rumba on a sea cruise in 1988 where we learned the basics of a box step. We said to ourselves at that time that we should learn these dances…
Nora Graff On Thursday, December 4, 2014, Paul Duffey gave a very informative presentation on DNA Results in Genealogy. Paul detailed results of how various people have found ancestors who were polygamists, environmental destroyers, non-biologic fathers and more. Paul Duffey has been conducting genealogy research for 15 years and has traced many family lines overseas;…
Pam Boedeker SaddleBrooke Nature Club’s first speaker of the year was Sonia Gasho, owner of the L Lazy E Ranch in Pearce, Arizona. Mother of three and wife of a Homeland Security employee, Sonia was not what we would call a stereotypical rancher! With no additional employees, this family of five raises Balancer cattle on…
Ann Hamm The SilverSneakers program is a great way to add to your workout program. Did you know that there are about 3,000 SilverSneakers participants here in SaddleBrooke? You could have these wonderful benefits and not even know it. SilverSneakers is adding another strength 45 class. This class is a 45 minute muscle only, body…
Pat Smith What better way to ring in the New Year than with a fabulous party featuring exquisite cuisine, fine wines, bubbling champagne, beautifully decorated King Kakes and the crowning of our royalty! Frank and Kathy Hartley hosted the Feast of Kings at their lovely home on January 3 and every Francophile there had a…