Michelle Kouri The SaddleBrooke Woodworkers Club continues to discover the wide range of skills and talents of its members, which are exhibited by the objects they bring to the Show and Tell segment of our monthly meetings. In January four members made presentations. Donn Hamm showed his skills not only as a wood turner, but…
Terry Heggy Death Valley National Park is a land of extremes. Straddling the California–Nevada border, it’s not that far from SaddleBrooke. Eleven intrepid members of the SaddleBrooke Photography Club (and a few hearty companions) popped over in early February. Despite the intimidating name, Death Valley seems very much alive, featuring colorful vistas and snow-capped mountains—giving…
Terry Heggy The SaddleBrooke Photography Club’s general meeting on March 14 features guest speaker Mary Jo Hoffman. Hoffman is an artist-photographer renowned for her unique and personal engagement with the natural world. Best known for her project, “STILL,” where every day (every single day) for over a decade she has taken a photograph of found…
Robert Kumza I’ll bet you thought I was going to say, “… with Doublemint, Doublemint, Doublemint gum.” Well, in SaddleBrooke, the saying goes, “Double your pleasure, double your fun by joining the SaddleBrooke Gardening Club.” Based on national statistics, 55% of American households participate in some form of gardening on a regular basis, and 78%…
Marlene D’Ambrosio The SaddleBrooke Paper Crafters (SBPC) celebrated the club’s 27th anniversary at the annual Holiday Party on Dec. 10 and honored the numerous members who support the club with sponsored volunteer activities. Angela Stokes, our club vice president, started planning for this event in April. Angela, along with her Holiday Party Committee, including Tina…
Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club is pleased to host Dr. Al Conrad, an astronomer and data scientist at the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory’s Large Binocular Telescope, on Sunday, April 12, at the DesertView Theater, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive, at 7 p.m. Through the use of the latest visible light imaging technology, multiple…