Jo Ann Ellison Upcoming events at GLAAS (Gays Lesbians and Allies at SaddleBrooke): December 8 (Friday) Holiday Party at the HOA One Activity Center, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. This party is for members only. Join for Calendar Year 2018 (only $15), and you can join us! Cocktails, refreshments and appetizers provided. December 2 (Saturday…
Category: December 2017
Clubs & Classes, December 2017
Cowboy Up!
Maggie deBlock Speaking to SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary, Alan Day regaled the audience with stories from his latest book Cowboy Up! Life Lessons from the Lazy B Ranch. Alan presented an entertaining account of his young life on a 200,000 acre ranch. His book is a collection of short stories, co-authored with Lynn W. Sneyd. As…
Features, December 2017
Artist of the Month
LaVerne Kyriss When you pass Joe Costante’s SaddleBrooke home, you’d never expect to find the botanical garden that inhabits his backyard. But when you discover that Costante has a doctorate in botany and specialized in plant physiology and biochemistry during his working years and that he volunteered as a docent at both the Biosphere and…
Sports, December 2017
Softball salute for Veterans Day
Jonathan Green Saturday, November 11, 2017 – A veterans’ salute and three tournament softball games made for a great day at SaddleBrooke Stadium for hundreds of fans, players and volunteers. The SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association (SSSA) event, sponsored by Andy’s Irrigation and Kristy McInnes, Tierra Antigua Realty, replaced SSSA’s usual Thanksgiving tournament since Veterans Day…
Features, December 2017
Resident publishes new book
Stuart Watkins Kevin Brougher recently published Reindolphins, A Christmas Tale which was illustrated by his daughter, Lisa Santa Cruz. This wonderfully illustrated book is a story he told his children when they were little and when his daughter graduated from the Cornish School of the Arts in Seattle, Washington she said, “Dad, I think I can…
Clubs & Classes, December 2017
Women On Our Own
Liz 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. Potlucks: On the fourth Saturday of the month, we gather at a member’s home for…
Generals, December 2017
They came; they walked; they raised money!
Nancy McCluskey-Moore Thanks to the efforts of 212 registered walkers, 21 corporate sponsors, seven individual sponsors and 32 hardworking volunteers, the 21st annual SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Walkathon on October 28 raised $10,592. Perfect weather and careful planning by the SBCO events committee helped ensure that everyone enjoyed the morning’s walk and hearty breakfast. This…
Generals, December 2017
Holiday grief
Mark Adams When you have lost a loved one all holidays can be painful, but we are coming in to the season of the biggest holidays, Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Christmas and New Year’s, that are usually the most difficult for those who were left to grieve. Grief is intensified now since all cultures promote that people…
Clubs & Classes, December 2017
Line Dancers raise funds for K9 bullet proof vest
Dr. Mark Magdanz October 14 Rebecca Magdanz held her major party event of 2017; the dance party included over 50 dancers. Great fun was had on the dance floor with students from both SaddleBrooke Ranch and SaddleBrooke participating. In three hours of dancing about 30 different dances were enjoyed by Levels 1, 2 and…
Sports, December 2017
Pickleball volunteers make all the difference
Andrea Molberg SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) has 763 members, a sign of the tremendous popularity of this sport and the friendliness of players on the courts. Not HOA financed, pickleball funding comes from dues and donations. SPA volunteers like Sue Diericks donate their time. Every club relies on its members to volunteer and often…