The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Dave Morris, plant scientist and volunteer at Boyce Thompson Arboretum, to speak on “The Curandero Trail” on Wednesday, September 21, at La Hacienda Club, SaddleBrooke Ranch, at 1:00 p.m. Dave, a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, lives in Arizona City. As a retired museum aide from…
Sandy Schlager This is what you’ve been waiting for! All SBR tennis lovers pay attention. The annual Steiness Festival has been scheduled to take place on Friday, November 4, and Saturday, November 5, 2016. Save the dates. Mark your calendars now. Participants will be divided into two teams. You may play women’s doubles or men’s…
Carol Chiarello The first Wednesday of each month is “Show and Tell.” Members show projects they have been working on, and the rest of the group oohs and ahhhs over the beautiful items. This is a chance for everyone to get ideas for our next project and with luck maybe even using up some stash…
The Latin Dance secret The Latin Dance secret? It’s no longer a secret. On March 4, 2016 the American Heart Association reported “After four months of lively Latin dance classes, older adults were more physically fit and walked faster than those in a health education program, according to a University of Illinois at Chicago study.…
The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Brendan Woltman, founder of EcoGro, a soil and garden amendment company, on Wednesday, August 24 at 1:00 p.m. The program, “Soils for Healthy and Prosperous Plants” will be held at La Hacienda Club, La Mesa Room, SaddleBrooke Ranch. Brendan will describe soil amendments to improve nutrient availability, moisture…
Punch Howarth A brief explanation of Classical is a necessary opening as there are music forms other than Classical; Pop music that changes with culture modifications, Jazz that stresses invention and individual expression, Folk music relating to culture groups are but a few among others. Some vocabulary relating to Classical are serious, old, complex, highbrow,…