Category: February 2016

M-PMGA 2016 Board of Directors set for the upcoming year

Bob Edelblut On Thursday, January 7 the first monthly luncheon of the year was held by the M-PMGA at the MountainView Ballroom. Under normal circumstances all members attending the luncheon would have participated in 2016’s first weekly tournament, but Mother Nature had other plans and after a brief early morning discussion the golf event was…

CycleMasters’ Candy Cane Ride

Ted Belanger On a cool January 2 Saturday morning ride 37 members of the CycleMasters rode their bikes around SaddleBrooke in search of the Candy Cane Tree. The beautiful pine tree in the Villas complex was decorated with different colored candy canes, with five specific colored canes eventually being the winners. Which one to choose…

Freethinkers’ Thirdsty Thursday draws new attendees

2016 Board, left to right, front row: Greg Cahill, David Cohen, Dan Nordhill, Al Bolty; back row: Dick Helms, Harry Clausen, Bob Edelblut, Bob Eder, Bob Maruniak, Tom Quinn

Fran Berman Fifteen people attended the Freethinkers on January 21, the third Thursday of the month. Thirdsty Thursday is a social gathering of SaddleBrooke Freethinkers and guests during happy hour at the Roadrunner Grill. Attendees included residents of SaddleBrooke One, SaddleBrooke Two and SaddleBrooke Ranch. We meet new people at every meeting and introduce them…

Line Dance Lessons with Rebecca

Rebecca’s Beginner (Level 1) class is having a ball and already has learned that mistakes don’t matter--in fact, you have to make them or you are not learning. Fun is the ruler is these classes.

Dr. Mark Magdanz Classes started January 18 with a fun loving bunch of SaddleBrookers and Ranchers having a ball on various dance floors. The 2016 Winter/Spring class series runs through April. Rebecca’s line dance classes and happy feet sessions serve all skill levels from novice through high intermediate. Year round classes are always the rule,…

Saturday morning bridge clinic

Paul Shalita This clinic is a practice and critique session designed for players at intermediate and advanced levels who desire to improve their Bridge. No partner is necessary. No time commitment; come late, leave early. Meet potential new partners. Sessions run from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday mornings at 37901 S. Arroyo Way in…

SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club

Line Dancers, ready to burn up the floor

Dance-A-Thon 2016 dance ‘til you drop On January 9 in the MountainView Ballroom over a hundred dancers proved that dance marathons — an American phenomenon of the 1920s and 30s — still live on in the new millennium right here in SaddleBrooke! Okay, we may not have endured hundreds of hours, draped exhaustedly over our…

Questers – Sonoran searches news

Mary Ann White Sonoran Searchers is a group of Questers with twenty members. They met at Pat Tygselski’s home January 13, 2016, for their first meeting of the year. Pat was assisted by Chris Shepard. Pat gave the program about Llado figurines. She showed her beautiful collection and then gave the history of the Spanish…

AARP Smart Driver course

Hal Dieterle Another AARP Smart Driver class (formerly called Driver Safety) will be presented on February 26 at the Oro Valley Police Department from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (four hour class). The AARP Smart Driver program is the nation’s first and largest refresher course for drivers age 50 and older and has helped millions…

Women On Our Own

Rhoda Kaplan and Cassandra McGovern Are you interested in finding other women to join you in activities that you love to do? Women On Our Own (WOOO) is a single women’s club for those who are not in a committed relationship. Relaunched from On Our Own (OOO), we have over 60 members and are adding…

The British Club at Saffron Indian Bistro

British Club members enjoyed a brilliant meal at the Saffron Indian Bistro.

Twink Gates-Zimdar On Thursday, January 14 twenty-five members and two guests of the British Club enjoyed a brilliant meal at the Saffron Indian Bistro on Oracle Road here in Tucson. Choosing a la carte from a wide menu of delicious Indian Cuisine, the Brits enjoyed the camaraderie of members and friends. A fun time was…