Carol Emerson Practiced for hundreds of years in China, Tai Chi has always been a key component of Chinese health and fitness practices. With its gentle movements and meditative aspects, Tai Chi is a perfect way to open the mind and body to a new, healthful, balanced way of being. Recent medical studies are now…
June 2015
Health Night Out – June 22 Explore IMPACT Services
Monday, June 22, at 7:00 p.m. in the MountainView Country Club Ballroom, Barbara McClure, Executive Director of IMPACT of Southern Arizona will share exciting news about the new senior center in Catalina Pointe Shopping Center. Barbara is passionate about the growing number of services that IMPACT offers to SaddleBrooke, Oro Valley and Catalina residents. Barbara…
June 2015
Water Tai Chi is here!
Now that the weather is warming up, it is the perfect time to try Water Tai Chi. Imagine beginning your day with this gentle, relaxing water exercise while overlooking the beautiful mountains of SaddleBrooke! Water Tai Chi is based on the same principles and fundamental techniques as “regular” Tai Chi: relaxation, breathing, mental concentration and…
June 2015
The Golden Goose needs summer help
Ron Andrea Summertime and the livin’ is easy…but not at the Golden Goose! Our loyal year-round customers continue their donations and beat the heat by shopping for Goose bargains in air-conditioned comfort. That’s the good news. The bad news is we lose a substantial number of volunteers to lakeside cottages and leafy glades in exotic…
June 2015
Volunteers make a difference
Kathie Griffin The SaddleBrooke Master Gardener volunteers love gardening and can’t stop talking about the unique challenges in growing plants in the high desert. As a part of University of Arizona Pinal Cooperative Extension, our mission is to provide the public with research-based, home horticultural information through educational programs and projects. We love to share…
June 2015
Are you a Jewel?
Dee Saunders Recently one of my friends from SaddleBrooke and I experienced a very frustrating shopping trip to the mall. None of the clothes that we tried on made us feel good so we decided to treat ourselves to lunch. While waiting for the food to arrive, my friend informed me that although she didn’t…
June 2015
SaddleBrooke 8-Ball Open
The SaddleBrooke 8-Ball Open, sanctioned by the SaddleBrooke Billiards Club, will be held June 6, 2015 from 12:15 to 4:00 p.m. What: 8-Ball Tournament, $8 entry fee, BCA Rules. Play on two tables, double elimination, two out of three or single games to be decided based on the number of players. Sixteen spots are available.…
June 2015
April lecture highlights
Linda Shannon-Hills “Weather” was the focus of the presentation by Hugh Parker, SBR resident during our April 14 SBR HOA Lecture Series. Hugh has a BS in Meteorology from Penn State University and an MS in Atmospheric Science from Colorado State University. His thesis was severe thunderstorm analysis using satellite and radar data. Hugh talked…
June 2015
Cinco De Mayo Happy Hour with the Colorado Club
Linda Shannon-Hills Denis and Cindy Heck opened their home to 42 Colorado Club members to celebrate Cinco De Mayo a bit differently this year…with a Salsa Tasting Contest. The evening was perfect to go out on the patio to sample over 14 different salsas brought by the club members. It was a hard decision to…
June 2015
SaddleBrooke Ranch Birthday Club’s fifth annual fashion show
The MountainView Clubhouse Ballroom was full as 121 tickets for the annual Birthday Club luncheon and fashion show had been sold. Twenty-two fantastic outfits from Maya Palace were modeled by our own resident models from SaddleBrooke Ranch. Prior to the modeling the ladies enjoyed a luncheon of tri-salad followed by crème brulee. It couldn’t get…