Pat Smith Once again, the SaddleBrooke Francophiles celebrated the opening of their 2019-20 season of fun, food, and festivities with a “Blind Wine Tasting and Cheese Event,” held at the lovely home of Dave and Mylinda Guillen on Sept. 28. After a brief description of the wine being tasted, members tested their palates to guess…
Joe Giammarino Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) want to thank our generous sponsors, Mike’s Catalina Barber Shop and Steve Searl. On Sept. 28, the PPB Billiards Club hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament in SaddleBrooke One’s Catalina Recreation Center Billiards Room. The format was single game, double elimination. What a wonderful place we have to hold…
Carol Thompson SaddleBrooke Paper Crafters met on Oct. 5, for a special event to celebrate World Card Making Day (which was started in 2006 by Paper Crafts magazine). The event is an annual affair held on the first Saturday of October as a way to help crafters get a jump start on holiday card making. Organized…
Barbara Starrett SaddleBrooke Freethinkers is proud to have Professor Valerie Mueller Ph.D. from Arizona State University to speak on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 10 a.m. at the MountainView ballroom with a coffee social beginning at 9:30 a.m. Dr. Mueller will present the latest research on the extent that climate change drives migration patterns in developing…
Liz Boyd WOOO is a group of single women living in SaddleBrooke who want to stay busy and have fun. All of the following activities take place once a month. Dining out: We go out for dinner and enjoy Tucson’s many good restaurants. Ethnic dining: Our more adventurous diners go to one of the many ethnic restaurants.…
Ann Lange On the eighth day golf was created. On the 18th swig, the number of holes was determined. On June 3, 1927, the first Ryder Cup began, and on Sept. 11 and 18, the second annual Ryder Cup Match took place between the MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) and the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA).…
Jane Gromelski Classes In January, we will start our next series of beginning and intermediate partners western dance classes. In the beginning series, we will cover Texas 2-step for four weeks, then we do two weeks of western waltz. Classes start on Wednesday, Jan. 8, in the SaddleBrooke clubhouse Vermilion Room. beginning classes will be…
Bonnie Schoenfelder We all know we should be exercising, but wanting to is a different story. But what if your exercise regimen was the highlight of your week—a chance not just to get active but to make some friends? Line dancing is great exercise combined with fun, social activity. Line dancing is really just choreographed…
Let’s tour west Texas Rolly Prager Save the date for a nine-day bus tour of west Texas from March 29 to April 2. The tour begins with a day in El Paso, where we’ll learn about the international culture along the Mexican border. The tour then continues with stops at Fort Dixon, a well-preserved historic frontier fort, and…
Valerie Malik It won’t be long until Santa’s coming to SaddleBrooke—the time we decorate our homes, have parties, give gifts, and send gift cards. The day after Thanksgiving, the activity begins, and out come the decorations that have been stored away for many months. We start seeing beautiful light shows in the neighborhood. We also…