Category: November 2014

Jigsaw Puzzle Library

Pat Schlote We would like to welcome back our SaddleBrooke snowbird puzzlers who may not know about the re-establishment of the Jigsaw Puzzle Library. We have successfully been back in business for a few months now with the supply growing steadily (250–3,000 pieces). Location: SaddleBrooke II MountainView cabinet/armoire in the hallway by the meeting rooms…

How Does Your Garden Grow? – November 2014

Louise Grabell It’s November already! How did that happen? Well, while you are thinking that the gardening season is over, let me tell you what you could and should be doing at this time of the year. Get your shovels ready! There is one important gardening don’t that you must remember: now is not the…

Western Partners Dance classes for 2015

Jane Gromelski You’ve seen others dancing on the floor, now see how easy it is. We invite you to come and learn the Texas Two Step and the Western Waltz and experience a boot stomping, ground pounding good time! We will begin our next series of classes on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, in the HOA1…

Baseball caps for children with cancer

Ellen Efron, Sue Hagerty and Carol Bidwell

Sy Efron Ellen Efron, Sue Hagerty and Carol Bidwell have made their annual contribution of baseball caps to the Diamond Children’s Center. The caps are mainly intended for children stricken with cancer and who are undergoing chemotherapy. There are usually extra caps to go around for the other children as well, especially when people get…

Women’s Shelter in need of personal items

Micki Wilverding Donations of clothing, linens and personal care products are needed for homeless women. Sr. Jose Women’s Shelter located in the homeless corridor in Tucson has a need for the following: adult clothes, twin sheets, blankets (any size), towels and personal care items such as shampoo, shower gel, lotions (regular or travel size) and…

It’s Grandkids’ Softball time again

Kids of all ages enjoy being active after a Thanksgiving feast; photo by Jim Smith

Jim Smith The SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association will sponsor its annual Thanksgiving Grandkids’ Games on Friday, November 28. The event will be held at the softball complex located just southwest of the DesertView Center. This is a great chance for you to get your grandkids away from their Xboxes and Nintendos. Bring them out to…

Join the Men’s Bible Study Group

The Men’s Bible Study enjoy breakfast together.

Would you like to interact and enjoy Christian fellowship with other men? Join our group, the Men’s Bible Study (MBS) in SaddleBrooke. Our Men’s Bible Study started Friday, October 3, 2014, and continues (most) every Friday to June, 2015, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. On October 3 we began our reading and discussion of 1…

Calling all Elvis fans

Pat Smith If you are a fan of all things Elvis, we invite you to participate in our Elvis Fan Nites. At our gatherings we celebrate The King by viewing one of his thirty-one movies or special event DVDs, sharing personal memories and memorabilia and enjoying some of Elvis’ favorite foods created from his special…

Symphony Guild 2014-2015 season’s line-up

This season’s first event on October 30 was at SaddleBrooke Vistas and featured the TSO String Quartet and a fabulous Oktoberfest dinner. November 14 the concert at the Music Hall features the young pianist Jon  Nakamatsu playing Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 3 and Peter Bay conducting Dvorak’s Symphony No. 7. Bus transportation and dinner at Café a…