Barbara Starrett SaddleBrooke Freethinkers is proud to have Brian Mayer, PhD, speak on “Poverty in Tucson” on Sunday, April 3, at 10 a.m. at the MountainView Ballroom, with a coffee social at 9:30 a.m. Tucson has one of the highest poverty rates in the country for a city of our size. Professor Brian Mayer, working with…
Reminder: IJSS dues for the calendar year, January through December, were due in January 2022. Note that there has been no increase in the dues amount of $135 per person. Payments can be sent to Seth Eisner, IJSS treasurer. Purim Celebration with IJSS and JFG (Jewish Friendship Group) In the spirit of Jewish unity, IJSS and…
Melanie Einbund Last year, I began writing articles for the SaddleBrooke papers for the Institute for Judaic Service and Studies (IJSS). I followed the year of Jewish holidays, events, and traditions. This allowed me to form articles of general and, in some cases, particular interest. Not being one to like repeating myself, I began thinking…
The SaddleBrooke Chess Club has secured an additional time for those who prefer to play during the day. The new session is every Monday at the MountainView Clubhouse in the Ocotillo Room from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Our evening session remains on Wednesdays in the Bobcat Room in the SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse from 6 to…
Hazel Staloff The SaddleBrooke Singles Club offers a low-key environment for socializing with others who are similarly situated. In addition to our very popular, weekly happy hour, in which we meet in one of the SaddleBrooke clubhouses for drinks and dinner, the group attends events in members’ homes, dines at local and not-so-local restaurants, has…
Join us on March 17 at 1:30 p.m. in the SaddleBrooke One Arts and Craft Center, Room 3, for a presentation by Dr. Michaela Gaither, PT, DPT, OCS, CMPT, CSI. Fear Factor! The amygdala in our brain is the area that is searching for danger, often without conscious awareness on our part. Once there has…