Diane Aaron A beautifully crafted canine-themed quilt, made and donated by Kelly Rospond with help from Woody Thompson, will be raffled to benefit the SaddleBrooke Dog Park. Tickets will be available beginning at the park’s first ever Fun Day on Saturday, November 23 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. But don’t wait too long to…
The SaddleBrooke Barbershop chorus, for their 16th annual holiday show, will bring you a most wholesome and wonderful time at DesertView Theater. And it will be a wonderful time, because in addition to their marvelous chorus, they are bringing back for this show the featured chorus from last year, The A Cappella Syndicate. If you…
Vista de la Montaña United Methodist Church presents Walk to Bethlehem by Donna Langwig. You are invited to attend December 5, 6 or 7, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Celebrate the true meaning of Christmas and Walk to Bethlehem at Vista United Methodist Church, 3001 E. Miravista Lane in Catalina (on the west…
Steph Mattie Hey, can you feel it? The air conditioners have been turned off, shorts and sandals are back in the closet and it is a cool autumn day in Arizona. The thought of Christmas shopping and wrapping presents may still seem far off, but do you realize December is just around the corner? And…
Phyllis Ketring “Oh, my aching back!” Those words have been spoken by about 80 percent of the adults in this country. When conservative back treatments like physical therapy or medications fail, surgery may be considered as an option for pain relief. What happens when surgery doesn’t relieve the pain or new pain occurs? Spinal fusion…
Nancy Teeter, RDN Many people struggle to maintain a healthy weight and genetic research may be providing answers as to why the one-size-fits-all model of nutritional guidance doesn’t work. The study of gene-diet interactions forms the emerging science known as nutritional genomics (nutrigenomics). One of the things nutritional genomics aims to understand is why some…
Cowboy Cook Out “fur” critters set for November 7 Carole Rossof Don’t miss SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network’s third annual Cowboy Cookout “fur” critters, sponsored by Camp Bow Wow. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, October 17 at 9:00 a.m. in the SaddleBrooke Clubhouse foyer. Tickets are $25 inclusive with a no host bar at 4:00 p.m.…
Punch Howarth As a reminder, Linus Lerner will front the orchestra on Saturday, October 20 at DesertView Performing Arts Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. and at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Oro Valley on Sunday, October 21 at 3:00 p.m. Camille Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 2 highlights the concert and features soloist Sandra Shen. Also, on…
Terry Barringer We all know him, Linus van Pelt, thumb in mouth and never without his blue blankey. Using Luke’s scripture, Linus very carefully answers Charlie Brown’s question, “What is the meaning of Christmas?” But wait! Was there more? Did Linus miss something? Did we miss something? Those answers and much more await you at…
Myrna Simms On Wednesday, October 17, 2018, a docent from Tohono Chul Botanical Garden will speak to us about plant diversity in the Sonoran Desert. While the cactus is the most visible plant we see at first glance, there is a lot more going on in our desert than these spined succulents. Using basic…