Sandy Schlager A group of SBRTA tennis players recently traveled to the 2016 BNP Paribas Open, considered one of the five premier professional tennis tournaments in the world, which takes place annually in March. All the top professional men and women tennis players participate in this nearly two-week event held at the spectacular Indian Wells…
Corine Sturdivant The Pacific Northwest Club had its first get-together of 2016 on Wednesday, March 30. We expanded the Pacific Northwest Club to include: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and BC and had a really great turnout; 52 of our 80 members attended! After ordering food and drinks from the Bistro, members headed for the…
Rita Fletcher Seventy plus is not just an age but the number of Square Dancers having another active fun day. Starting the morning off everyone followed clues to find and photograph objects within SaddleBrooke and along the drive to Davis-Monthan. Everyone concurred it was indeed a hilarious blast showing off each team’s craziness, creativity, curiosity…
The basin occupied by Mexico City and the rich highland to the north, called the Bajio, is the cultural heart of modern Mexico. It is also the birthplace of two great prehistoric empires that controlled from the magnificent city of Teotihuacán (100-700 A.D.) and that of the Toltecs governed from the city of Tula. Teotihuacán,…
On May 10 the Wellness Roundup talk is Brain Fit. Rebeka Kasle from Brookdale North Tucson is our speaker to discuss this new program that features education with a fun and interactive activity that will leave attendees smarter than when they arrived. She will offer brain healthy tips and training on making and living a…
Nan Nasser On Monday, April 11, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach hosted its annual Appreciation Event honoring all volunteers and programs for the past fiscal year. Among the many to be recognized were those who participated in our clothing programs (Kids’ Closet, Teen Closet), education programs (college scholarships, local tutoring in neighboring schools, and support of enrichment…
Prospector and Historian William T. “Flint Carter Linda Shannon-Hills Thursday Talks is proud to present to our SaddleBrooke Ranch neighbor William T. “Flint” Carter to speak on Thursday, May 19, at 4:00 p.m. Flint is a seasoned prospector who has mining claims in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona. After 40 years, Flint…
Dr. Mark Magdanz From Fitness.com we learn that dancing can replace regular low-impact exercises like cycling, walking, swimming or aerobics. You can actually burn large amounts of calories. Fun and lose weight at the same time; who’d have thought? A 150-pound adult can burn 450 calories doing 90 minutes of dancing. Best of all you’re…
Carol Andrews At our regular meeting on Monday, May 23, members will be talking about their favorite internet sites for genealogy. We’ll either be introducing each other to a new discovery or explaining some technique we’ve used to make the most of a site. The internet has opened a new world of genealogy research that…
What is a Fidget Quilt? It is a small quilt made with different textured fabrics and often adorned with assorted objects to help busy the nervous hands of people with Alzheimer’s or dementia. Frequently they get fidgety hands, and the fidget quilts are a soothing thing to give their hands something to do and giving…