At our meeting on Feb. 6 at the DesertView Theater, our speaker, Sharon B. Megdal, PhD, compared and contrasted the Wicked Water Problems facing both Arizona and Israel, two desert locations. She highlighted new technologies being developed in Israel that offer potential solutions to Arizona’s water problems. Dr. Megdal bridges the academic, practitioner, and civil…
Sam Miller On Sunday, Feb. 16, the SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club will present Dr. Manisha Shrestha, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Arizona. The program presentation will be at the DesertView Theater, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive, at 7 p.m. Dr. Shrestha’s research focuses on the dramatic final stages of massive stars, exploring how they…
Bob Hutton It is amazing how fulfilling it is to produce items of beauty we can share with loved ones. To me, the most satisfying of our creations “evolve” as we take our time to allow them to make themselves known. Once we understand safe and possible practices to manipulate the materials in our craft,…
Shelly Sandford The SaddleBrooke RV Club (SBRV) recently changed their by-laws. SBRV now allows SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO owners or renters in good standing who are interested in the RV lifestyle to join, whether they own an RV or not. Over the years, many people in SaddleBrooke have expressed interest and curiosity about this…
Martha Baker On Jan. 3 SaddleBrooke Quilters installed new officers for the club and honored outgoing President Linda Greenough. The new co-presidents are Suzanne Wood and Lynne Saul. Linda Greenough was asked, “What were the highlights of your leadership year?” and she replied, “It’s been a pleasure to be associated with such a talented, dedicated,…
Barbara Barr Bengen Save the date of Friday, April 11, for the P.E.O. Fashion Show “Compassion for Fashion, Women Helping Women Reach for the Stars.” It’s back! The women of P.E.O. Chapter EP invite you to join them for lunch and J. Jill fashions at the MountainView ballroom. The P.E.O. chapter will be raising funds…