Beth Bradford The residents of SaddleBrooke are generous with their time, talents and donations. SaddleBrooke Troop Support has been a beneficiary of their generosity and this has helped our troops and their families. Saturday, February 11, the Villas 2 of SaddleBrooke held a baby shower along with a Valentine Brunch and collected many baby outfits,…
Rita Fletcher Consider a field trip, as an activity suited to grandchildren, to the University of Arizona Science SkyCenter up in Mt. Lemmon, a scenic and educational trip making the two hours from SaddleBrooke speed by as you drive up to the 9,200-foot sky island passing through six ecosystems. Did you know that the U.A.…
Ann Kuperberg John Wolf, a regular Duplicate Bridge player and long-time Tucson resident who passed away, will be remembered by the SaddleBrooke Bridge community with a commemorative brick on the patio outside the Activity Center. He was jokingly called “Mr. No-Trump.” Weekly duplicate games at DesertView are held on Tuesday and Friday afternoon and everyone…
Bob White January and February sure are busy months for the SaddleBrooke Squares Dance Club. First of all the dance lessons for new students are moving right along. As I write this article near the end of February, the class of 2017 has finished up with their first round of lessons called main stream. This…
The SaddleBrooke Israel Friendship Club (SIFC) held its last meeting of this winter season on March 6. Professor Sharon Megdal, Director of the University Arizona Water Resource Research Center (WRRC), discussed Arizona’s water shortage and its connection to innovations in Israel. Dr. Megdal made a major contribution to the PBS film Beyond the Mirage, which reveals…
Elisabeth Wheeler Volunteers from SaddleBrooke Hiking Club are hearty. Twenty-one hikers joined forces with Zach McDonald and Shawn Redfield of the Arizona Trail Association and Gary Faulkenberry of Oracle State Park to improve almost two miles of the Arizona Trail north of American Flag Ranch TH. It took determined effort to hack out catclaw and…
A handgun safety and proper use class is being offered by NRA instructor and Training Counselor Ron Finelli. This class is open to anyone who wishes to be safer with his or her own gun, to know more about firearms, or anyone who wants to shoot better. Topics include: How to follow three rules which…
Ann Richards On February 23, a Quilt of Valor was awarded to Sergeant Rae Kennedy, a Vietnam-era Marine and recipient of two Purple Hearts, at the home of Teri and Dave Caplener by Jennifer Wilson, Quilt of Valor Arizona State Coordinator, and Rae was most appreciative. The mission of the Quilts of Valor Foundation is…
The European Travel Club would like to thank all those who stopped by our table at the recent Activities Fair (all 227 of you!) and registered for our travel prize drawing. The winners were Charlotte Crossman (three complimentary nights in a London hotel), Linda Rein (a French cruise amenities package) and Elaine Pearson, Mary Thompson…
Frank Earnest The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club has formed a group of members who are interested in hiking the Arizona National Scenic Trail (AZT). The AZT is 840 miles that extends from the Mexican border near Sierra Vista to the Utah border just west of the Paria Canyon/Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness. The trail traverses all of the…