Category: Clubs & Classes

Swing lessons at night in October

Jane and Stan Gromelski

Jane Gromelski Just in time for the ‘50s and ‘60s Sock Hop on November 3, we will offer Beginning Swing lessons in the Fitness Room by the Mesquite Grill at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday evenings. If you missed out on the fun of Rock ‘n Roll when you were young, now is the time to…

STS introduces new VA Coordinators

Diane and Mike Buckley. Photo by T.J. Duffy.

D. A. “Bo” Nanna SaddleBrooke Troop Support (STS) welcomes Diane and Mike Buckley as the new Veterans Administration (VA) Coordinators for the organization. Both Diane and Mike retired from the Air Force, each having served for 20 years, and have lived in SaddleBrooke for over eight years. STS stalwart Barb Carter recruited her own replacements…

Small Slams Bridge Club makes a grand slam with its first teaching event

Donna DePesa is an American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Sapphire Life Master.

Joyce Honorof and Barbara Starrett On Thursday, August 4, 2016, Donna DePesa, an American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Sapphire Life Master, taught a class on Doubles to the Small Slams Bridge Club. Over 40 people enthusiastically attended the program. The lecture on Doubles was directed at improving the bidding component of the Bridge game. Specifically,…

Dr. Buntain to speak to Freethinkers on “One Health”

Dr. Bonnie Buntain is Program Coordinator for the new School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Arizona.

Fran Berman On Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. in the MountainView Ballroom, SaddleBrooke Freethinkers welcomes Dr. Bonnie Buntain who will speak about One Health. One Health is the interconnectedness of the health of people, domestic animals and wildlife and our shared environment called ecosystems. This interconnectedness has positive and negative impacts on our…

MSG presents opening of eyes

Speaker Nita Anders

Julie Goodman Metaphysical Study Group (MSG) will start its speaker season off with SaddleBrooke’s own Nita Anders on October 12, 2016 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the HOA 1 Activity Center. Nita will share her knowledge in a presentation titled, The Awakened Spirit in the Human Heart. MSG is an exploratory group of like-minded…

MountainView Bridge Club

Peter Godfrey in action at the tables.

Stephanie Parks Our featured player this month is our moneymeister (aka treasurer), Peter Godfrey. While living in London, Peter was first exposed to Bridge when his parents played social bridge with their friends whom, he notes, was the only time they ever argued; however, their friends were even worse — hurling nasty insults across the…

What’s new at SaddleBrooke Computer Club

Richard Beaty Turn Your House into a Smart House Monitor your home’s security. Control your lights remotely. Save money on your energy bill. You will discover how to do all this and much more at the first Computer Club User Group meeting of the season. User Group meetings are held monthly and they are open…

Sunrise Rotary Club hosts SaddleBrooke Troop Support

President George Bidwell and Publicity Chair Bo Nanna

Doug Sweetland On July 28, the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club hosted representatives of the SaddleBrooke Troop Support (STS) at its weekly meeting. Attending from the STS were George Bidwell, president and Bo Nanna, publicity chair. Mr. Bidwell shared the history in the formation of the organization with the start in 2005. Initially the organization was…