Category: July 2017

Curtains! CCP is giving back to the community

New MVCC Ballroom curtains!

Lighting is a big part of any theater production or presentation. Hallway lighting, as well as daylight and outside lighting in the evening, can play havoc with a live theater performance and can almost ruin a speaker’s presentation if the audience cannot see images on the screen. At MVCC there was a lighting issue. For…

Partners Western Dance activities

Harry and Dottie Adams, summer practice sessions leaders

Jane Gromelski Partners Western Dance Club will continue dancing in the summer months in the Mesquite Fitness Room on Mondays at 6:00 p.m. These are not classes, but informal practices. Harry and Dottie Adams have volunteered to provide music and will organize the practices so we don’t forget all the dances we have learned. As…

British Club coffee morning and book exchange

A few ladies of the British Club enjoyed coffee and a book exchange at the home of Beryl Saner.

Twink Gates-Zimdar It was a hot, sunny June morning, Saturday, June 10 when nine ladies from the British Club gathered together for a coffee morning and book exchange held at the home of Beryl Saner. Once again enjoying their camaraderie and exchanging tales of their lives since their last get together with discussions on current…

Women on Our Own (WOOO)

WOOO members enjoy a boat ride on Saguaro Lake near Mesa, Arizona on May 5, 2017.

Elizabeth Boyd WOOO is for single women living in SaddleBrooke and the Ranch who want to stay busy and enjoy life. Our activities include: Dining Out: We go out for dinner on the third Wednesday of each month and enjoy Tucson’s restaurants. In June it was the Keg Steakhouse. We usually meet at the MountainView Country…

Genealogy Club gets a sneak peek

Gloria Quigg

Barbara Barr Members and guests of the SaddleBrooke Genealogy Club were treated to a Sneak Peek of the new 2017 version of the Family Tree Maker program at the June 1 meeting. Gloria Quigg, the Education/Research chair of the club, shared the soon-to-be-released version of the genealogy software. As a Beta Tester for Family Tree…

Sunrise Rotary supports Youth Leadership

Olivia Ortega, a sophomore at San Manuel High School, spoke to the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary about her experiences at RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards.

Patti R. Albaugh Olivia Ortega, a sophomore at San Manuel High School, spoke to the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary about her experiences at RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards), a District 5500 (southern Arizona) sponsored event held at Chapel Rock in Prescott. RYLA is an intensive four-day workshop for youth ages 14 to 17 in grades 9…

Jewish Friendship Group news

Marilyn Anthony A great time was had by all at the Father’s Day Dinner on June 17. The temperature was predicted to be 109 degrees so the time of the dinner was moved from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. hoping it would cool down. And it did! We enjoyed a fabulous buffet cooked by Chef Dave.…

Pickleballers take care of their courts

Ken Powers leads a team of wonderful volunteers to keep the pickleball courts ready for the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA)’s 720 plus members. Because they love the sport, these volunteers regularly give of their time and themselves on behalf of the club. Hopefully most are mentioned below and hopefully you’ll decide to join the group.…

Gospel Rescue Mission and Community Church

Dick Kroese Gospel Rescue Mission of Tucson serves the homeless and the needy by providing for their spiritual, physical, emotional and mental wholeness by bringing these men, women and children to know Jesus Christ. Community Church of SaddleBrooke goes a long way in helping these homeless people. One of the ways the church has helped…