Caregivers, it’s important to come to our meetings each month. The simple reason is that it will help you through the emotional and physical stress of caring for loved ones suffering from stroke, MS, Alzheimer’s, and any other neurological disorder. Caregivers can find themselves giving their entire day without recharging all the mental and physical…
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November 2024, Clubs & Classes
Genealogy Club News: Special December Program
Laurence Edralin The Dec. 5 program will be a special luncheon for members and guests, to be held in the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please visit the club’s website at sites.google.com/view/saddlebrookeAZgenealogyclub for further details. The Genealogy Club normally meets on the first Thursday of the month at 1 p.m.…
November 2024, Clubs & Classes
Come Join the CyclePaths’ Fundraiser
Diane Demeroutis and Barbara Barr Bengen Save the date of Nov. 23 to join the fun with the SaddleBrooke Rotary CyclePaths as they raise funds to end polio. Each year, we have so much fun as we ride in groups or privately on stationary bikes to raise money to eradicate polio! I know—you thought polio…
November 2024, Clubs & Classes
SaddleBrooke Great Decisions 2025 Topics
Barb Schaepe SaddleBrooke Great Decisions looks forward to insightful 2025 programs on key U.S. foreign policy issues. Meetings, held on Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m. in the MountainView East Ballroom, run from January through March. Exact dates should be finalized and communicated in December. Meetings include viewing a Foreign Policy Association documentary film with…
November 2024, Clubs & Classes
Nature Club Meeting Nov. 18
Kay Sullivan, President, SaddleBrooke Nature Club The SaddleBrooke Nature Club resumed its programs and meetings after a summer hiatus. Our first meeting, held on Oct. 14, featured speaker Mabel Rivera from the Pima County Natural Resources Parks and Recreation’s newest department called Conservation, Land and Resources. Mabel shared the kind of native and arid-adapted garden…
November 2024, Clubs & Classes
Gardening Club Members Are Going on Tours
Mary Jane Wilson The new SaddleBrooke Gardening Club (SBGC) is organized into four subgroups: Vegetable/Herb, Flower/Roses, Citrus/Fruit Trees, and Cactus/Succulents/Other. Initial subgroup meetings were held in August, September, and October where like-minded gardeners have been getting to know each other by discussing what has done well in their gardens, what challenges their gardens have faced…
November 2024, Clubs & Classes
Questers Catalina Timewalkers: Semi-Precious Stones
Mary (Twink) Gates, Publicity, Questers Catalina Timewalkers There are 315 semi-precious stones that are documented. This number does not count the variations and different colors of each stone. There is not one stone that you will buy that is in its natural state. All stones are treated to some degree by one of several processes.…
November 2024, Clubs & Classes
RV Club Moab, Utah, and Monument Valley Trip
Ron Browne The SaddleBrooke RV Club is a diverse group of more than 80 adventurers who enjoy traveling in various “rigs,” ranging from small camp trailers to 45-foot Class A motorhomes. Many are “sunbirds” choosing to escape the Tucson summer heat by traveling to cooler locations for the summer. In late September, a group of…
November 2024, Religion
Jewish Friendship Group Monthly Events
Marsha Mantykow Another month of events has come to an end. Thank you, Steve and Sandy Rosen, for hosting a lovely BreakFast. The food was delicious, and the conversations were interesting and spirited. A shout-out to Eileen Zelmanow for her beautiful platters. Lox never looked so good. By the time you read this, our “Trip…
November 2024, Generals
Hearing Vibes: Challenges of Holiday Gatherings for the Hearing Impaired
Tim Gaule I am a member of the SaddleBrooke Hearing Discussion Group. In this month’s article I would like to offer suggestions for helping the hearing impaired at holiday gatherings. In writing this article, I have relied on some handouts shared by Russ and Barb Soderberg at one of our meetings last year. I also…