Category: Clubs & Classes

You, too, can carve

Mark Erickson Monthly Beginner Classes SaddleBrooke Woodcarvers Club has member carvers at all experience levels from beginner to advanced. The club has a wide assortment of tools and supplies, books and patterns. Come and join us. We meet weekly, Monday afternoons and all day Tuesdays in the Turquoise Room at MountainView Craft Center. Beginner classes…

Independent Politics topic of next Freethinkers meeting

Rolly Prager Dr. Klar will be the guest speaker on Sunday, January 20 at the next meeting of SaddleBrooke Freethinkers. The presentation will start at 10:00 a.m. in the MountainView Ballroom. Her talk will include a discussion of her research regarding how individuals’ personal identities and social surroundings influence their political attitudes and behavior. Dr.…

The Gem Show is coming

Pam Boedeker SaddleBrooke Nature Club’s speaker for the December meeting was Gloria Quigg. Her topic for the evening was Insiders Guide for Beginners Attending the World Class Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase. Gloria chairs the publicity for the gem show which is held at the Tucson Convention Center. She is knowledgeable about the show…

Hikers explore Cochise Stronghold Trail

Walt Shields On November 29, ten SaddleBrooke Hiking Club members hiked into the Dragoon Mountains to explore the Cochise Stronghold Trail. The trail, over the course of six miles and 1300 vertical feet, traverses through some of the most spectacular cathedral of rocks anywhere in southern Arizona. Located south of Benson, the rugged natural fortress…

Dancing all around, but in a square

Bob White Those restless square dance circles seem to just have to keep on rolling. On the last Wednesday of November, sixteen SaddleBrooke Squares dancers headed on down Oracle Road to Ranch Vistoso and then on over to the Oro Valley Sun City (OVSC) auditorium for a square dance. It was sort of a special…

SaddleBrooke Computer Club

Spring computer classes have begun Dave Tiefenbach Spring computer classes started this month. Many of the classes still have space available. Go to the Computer Club website at www.saddlebrookecc.org. Click Member Login and on the Classes tab, choose Class Calendar, then click on the class desired. Click the Register Now button to sign up. December’s…

Windy City Club still celebrating

Joyce Sutay So what if it was over a year ago that the Chicago Cubs broke their 108 drought to win the 2016 pennant! There are over 100 members of the SaddleBrooke Windy City Club who just can’t get over that incredible feat. October 18 was an unforgettable potluck gathering at the HOA One tennis…

British Club holds holiday coffee and book exchange

Twink Gates-Zimdar On Saturday, December 2, twenty six members and one guest of the British Club enjoyed a Ladies and Gentlemen holiday coffee morning and book exchange at the home of Twink Gates-Zimdar and Bob Zimdar. Freshly baked mince pies, sausage rolls, quiche, coconut macaroons, Belgium chocolate cookies, holiday muffins, peppermint chocolate bark, fresh strawberries…