Pam Boedeker This year the SaddleBrooke Nature Club has been focusing on the products of Arizona. In April our guest speaker’s expertise was pecans. Rich Walden is a third generation farmer from the Santa Cruz Valley south of Tucson. He is the Farm Manager for the Santa Cruz Valley Pecan Farm and is active in…
Andrea Molberg Fun, competitive, easy to learn and good exercise, pickleball is the fastest growing sport among active seniors and a sought after amenity in retirement communities. So much so that Pickleball is the first sport added to the National Senior Games in 20 years and according to Athletic Business (2015) has been catching fire…
A crowded dance floor of eager wanna be Night Club Two Steppers awaited instruction under the expert tutelage of Tom and Ann Kurtz. Night Club Two Step is often called the cruise ship dance because of the small dance floors on most cruise ships. NCTS can be danced beautifully with grace and stylish movement in…
Twink Gates-Zimdar On Saturday, April 11 it was another glorious morning here in SaddleBrooke when eleven members of the British Club gathered together and enjoyed a friendly coffee morning and Book Exchange at the home of Joan Reichert. Along with coffee and tea, of course, Joan served an array of homemade delicious sausage rolls, quiche…
Dennis Blauser In the face of ever increasing financial constraints imposed by the State of Arizona, the Oracle School District is utilizing creative and collaborative ways to continuously improve the physical learning environment for their students. The latest example of this is the awesome professional quality volleyball court that was recently installed on the Mountain…
Rita Fletcher Since November 21 residents have learned over 100 calls and can now readily show off their acquired skills! It may seem intimidating but, yes, it is that easy; learning from our expert SaddleBrooke resident professional caller Larry Kraber on Tuesday evenings makes it even more fun. The ability to review at home with…