Linda Shannon-Hills The SBR Technology Club has been running classes and workshops using Zoom during August. Students and attendees have found this method to work very well in learning about smartphones functions, Mac functionality, and Microsoft applications. September classes, workshops, and Special Interest Group (SIG) will continue using Zoom. We are offering a SIG on…
Rebecca Williams The SaddleBrooke Ranch Horseback Riding Group is getting ready to saddle up for the fall season. The first ride of the season will be on Saturday morning, September 26, at the Westward Look resort and stables, located at 275 E. Ina Road. Despite being located in what would appear to be an urban…
Terry Hurley SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) is exploding. The community is experiencing record sales. New development is everywhere. Sold signs pop up almost daily on empty lots. Every month, dozens of people move into our neighborhood. You newbies moved here during a global pandemic, so we already know there’s nothing you can’t handle. Nevertheless, to assist…
David Zapatka The poll results of the July WOTM column regarding the question, “Is it ‘It’s a few more miles still’ or is it ‘It’s a few more miles yet?’” posed by reader Sally Teusch are in, and they are very interesting. There was one vote for ‘still,’ three votes for ‘yet’ and four votes…
Autism Society of Southern Arizona The Autism Society of Southern Arizona will host the 14th Annual Autism Virtual Walk & Interactive Resource Fair on Saturday, September 26. This year’s event will be a virtual online experience featuring our opening ceremonies and online resource fair with exhibitors. Participants are encouraged to walk on that date and…
Alastair Stone The first session, on July 13, was standing room only with 20 participants. First, Susan Ness had to check everyone in; get those waivers signed etc. Then, Training Coordinator Mike Healy took over, coaching one group of four himself, while Jim Hardison, Brandt Carter, Mark Young, and Jennifer Campion each had a group of their…
Shawne Cryderman As Shakespeare’s Falstaff observed—discretion is the better part of valor—and so he lived to fight another day That is not an exact quote, but it sums up Community Circle Players’ (CCP) decision to abandon, for now, its plans to present a show this November. Not cancel, but just postpone. Live theatre should be…
Leah Kari Are you turning 65, employed, and covered by your employer’s health plan? You’ll need to know how Medicare will work with your health plan. If you aren’t claiming your Social Security benefit, you’ll need to apply for either part A, or both part A and B. It’s never too early to investigate what…
Ken Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to introduce Chuck Stump as an instructor in the ILR program. Chuck has had aviation as a vocation and avocation for over 35 years. Chuck’s interest in flying started at the age of nine when he experienced his first flight in a DC-3 from…
Superintendent Crystle Nehrmeyer Teachers at Mountain Vista K-8 School are planning and preparing for the 2020-21 school year! The start of the school year will look different than any school year in our 115 year history as teachers are back in their classrooms, but not in the way we all hoped for. For the most…