Tom Albaugh On June 30 SaddleBrooke Sunrise held a Change of the Guard meeting at SaddleBrooke Two clubhouse. This event honored the last President Doug Sweetland and introduced the new President Tim Johnson.
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. By study’s end, the…
Patricia Tarner Republican U.S. Senatorial candidates gathered in the MountainView Ballroom on June 22 to share their political views at a Meet and Greet sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Republican Club, the Patriots of SaddleBrooke and the Pinal County Republican Women. Director of Programs George Grove opened the event then introduced Vice President Rich Brinkley who…
Jim Vavra Our guest speaker at our July 12 meeting was Steve Farley, State Senator from District 9. Steve is the Assistant Minority Leader in the State Senate. He is a staunch supporter of Tucson and its community. He provided an informative analysis of the Arizona Legislative Session which just ended. An outstanding speaker, he…
Karen Schickedanz Sure you can hike in Tucson in the summer—at least if you’re doing it atop Mt. Lemmon where it’s 25 degrees cooler than the valley below. Enjoying a hike in mid-July on the Mt. Lemmon Ski Lift Loop are (from left): Ralph Taylor, Karen Schickedanz, Bob Garner, Kathy and Paul Volpe and hiking…
Edwin Sand This ensemble began in SaddleBrooke four years ago to provide an opportunity for local musicians who hadn’t played for a while to dust off their instrument and get together. The ensemble rehearses Friday mornings at the Bistro at SaddleBrooke HOA 2 MountainView from 8:15 until 10:00 a.m. What began as a small group…
Barbara Starrett and Joyce Honorof Jim Gold’s generous gift of the Bridgemate Electronic Scoring System lets Small Slams Bridge Club offer its players many benefits. The electronic scorers simplify and speed up the collection of Bridge session results. When accompanied by the Dealer4 machine that provides pre-dealt hands with analysis, the club can provide for…
Ann Richards The SaddleBrooke Quilting Club has been hard at work this year making quilts of all sizes and placemats for the Oracle Pregnancy Center, Hayden Senior Center and CASA. We have spent over $2000 on fabric and batting to construct these projects. The club meets weekly but once a month we hold a day-long…
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 yarn. We…
Pat Cox Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge No. 2815 hosted a celebration party for the Arizona veterans who attended the 36th National Wheelchair Games in Salt Lake City, Utah from June 27 to July 2. The Lodge used $1,500 from an Elks National Foundation Grant to sponsor the Arizona Dry Heat team. The Past Exalted Rulers…