Residents participate in annual SBCO Community Food Drive

Left to right: Gary Boydstun, Carol Fielding, Ted Widerman, Gene Lawrence, Bud and 
Marilee Fairbanks, Mike Fielding, Pamela and Bob Wample and Bob Johnson

Nan Nasser For the 17th year SaddleBrooke Community Outreach has sponsored a community food drive to benefit our neighbors in Pinal County. On Saturday, March 19, members of SBCO and area residents were involved in curbside pickups, bringing donations to the MountainView Country Club parking lot, sorting all food, checking for expiration dates and making…

Riders enjoy the picturesque rocks of the Texas Canyon area

On the set for the original movie 3:10 to Yuma and High Chaparral.

Rebecca Williams The SaddleBrooke Ranch Riding Group headed a little farther out of town to the picturesque Texas Canyon area for a horseback ride at the Triangle T Guest Ranch. Set among the giant granite boulders of the Texas Canyon, the Triangle T is a frequent site for movies, TV shows and commercials. Scenes from…

Wellness Roundup update

Dr. Kang and Dr. Lara

Linda Shannon-Hills The Wellness Roundup on March 8 was on “Allergies in the Desert” with speakers Dr. Thomas Kang MD and Dr. Jonathan Lara, DO FAOCO from Sonoran Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic. They spoke to a large group of 65 people on allergy triggers and testing to determine specific allergens of southern Arizona, allergy…

What is better for your body? Land or water aerobics?

Helga Stone, left, being given special instructions before class by instructor Cathy Lair; photo by Steve Weiss

Steve Weiss While similar to land aerobics in that it focuses on cardiac training, water aerobics adds the component of weight training in the form of water resistance and buoyancy. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2008), most land-based aerobic exercisers don’t incorporate strength training into their schedules and therefore adding…

Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries

Two exciting trips coming in the fall Friends of the SaddleBrooke Libraries is sponsoring two bus trips for fall 2016 to the historic towns of Bisbee and Prescott. Our first tour is to the mile-high town of Bisbee for three days and two nights, October 5–7. Starting with a visit to the Amerind Foundation to…