May FSL Lecture to Feature ‘The Mariachi Miracle’

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Boot Prints: Dave Corrigan

Cyclemasters Bike Maintenance and Chili Cook-Off

The British Club plays bocce ball

Twink Gates-Zimdar, British Club Publicity It was Sunday May 13, another gloriously, sunny day in SaddleBrooke with temperatures around 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a nice breeze. Eighteen members of the British Club gathered at the Bocce Ball Courts in SaddleBrooke One for the fun of playing Bocce Ball. Following the games, everyone headed to the…

Dog Park keeps home values up

Diane Aaron Retirees love communities with areas that allow for amenities such as golf courses, craft studios, fitness centers, swimming pools, spas and the like. Communities exactly like SaddleBrooke. But Americans are also spending more money than ever on their four-legged companions and of those households, the majority are dog owners, according to the American…

Artist of the Month

  Pat Parkinson LaVerne Kyriss A painting by Pat Parkinson hanging in the Jane Hamilton Gallery in Tucson got some recent publicity when it was selected to be on the cover of a publication found in hotel rooms throughout the city. Tucson Magazine is a coffee table hardbound publication featuring things to see and do around…

Conservation Corner

  Pauline Lee In 2000, Terry Wahls, a young, athletic doctor, began to develop multiple sclerosis (MS). Even with proper medical attention, she became wheelchair bound within four years and appeared destined to a limited life. However, she researched modern nutritional studies dealing with the brain, nerves and muscles, experimented on herself by taking added…

Community Church at SaddleBrooke

  “Drop Your Drawers” and Community Church Carol Thompson Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) plays a big part in helping the homeless through a program we call, “Drop Your Drawers.” Every year we put on a drive to collect new underwear for men and women. This year we donated over 1,050 items to the Gospel…

Night shade vegetables: friend or foe?

  Nancy Teeter, RDN As a registered dietitian nutritionist, my biggest challenge is counteracting food myths promoted by well-meaning celebrity “nutritionists.” Some myths contain dangerous advice while others result in unnecessary food rules. The “avoid nightshade vegetables” myth falls in the latter category. What are nightshades? The list of plants belonging to this family is…