Women On Our Own (WOOO), a club for single women living in SaddleBrooke, has a busy schedule of activities planned for the coming months: Meet Ups: Always fun are the spontaneous outings hosted by individual members and open to all. Recent outings included dinner at Outback Restaurant, Harp Fusion Christmas Concert and Art-Rageous, a theater event…
Category: January 2017
Generals, January 2017
Health Night Out: Free skin cancer screenings
Dr. Scott N. Sheftel, M.D., FAAD, will speak on Monday, January 23 at 7:00 p.m. One in five Americans will get skin cancer in their lifetimes, according to the University of Arizona Cancer Center. Regular check-ups are the key to finding skin cancer before it becomes a serious problem. Skin cancer is the most common…
Clubs & Classes, January 2017
SaddleBrooke Hiking Club to host orientation to hiking in the Desert Southwest – February 2
Randy Park If you are new to hiking in Arizona or have not hiked recently, you may want to learn about hiking in the Sonoran Desert from experienced SaddleBrooke Hiking Club guides. If so, you are invited to attend a hiking orientation presentation at 3:30 p.m. on February 2 in the MountainView West Ballroom. Among…
Religion, January 2017
Ministering to those in need
Shirin McArthur Church is about so much more than Sunday worship and Carol Bowman is a prime example of this. Carol, a resident of Oro Valley, belongs to Episcopal Church of the Apostles and is active with two of their outreach activities in the community. She first started volunteering with Impact of Southern Arizona two…
Generals, January 2017
Gardeners Exchange
The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Susan Billings Brennan to share Secrets of a Successful Spring Vegetable Garden on Wednesday, January 18 at 1:00 p.m. at La Mesa Room, La Hacienda Club, SaddleBrooke Ranch. It’s hot, it’s dry — it’s just different here. Chances are you’ve moved to SaddleBrooke Ranch from a wetter, colder and…
Clubs & Classes, January 2017
Come solve the Eat, Drink and Be Deadly! dinner mystery
Andrea Molberg Gather with friends at SaddleBrooke’s dinner theatre and solve the delightfully funny mystery. Was there a suicide, accident or murder? SaddleBrooke’s new acting group Community Circle Players (CCP) is presenting the dinner theatre whodunit Eat, Drink and Be Deadly! on February 19 and 20 in MountainView Ballroom and on February 26 and 27 in…
Clubs & Classes, January 2017
Two canyon hikes with fall foliage
Elisabeth Wheeler Fall foliage in Sabino Canyon and Bear Canyon has continued vibrant into December. To see both canyons requires a 17.5 mile hike up Sabino Canyon to the East Fork Trail, upward to the Bear Canyon Trail and back past Seven Falls to Sabino Canyon. In cool December temperatures this is a very pleasant…
Clubs & Classes, January 2017
Fine Arts Guild and UAMA Art Lecture series
Tammy Bearden The second lecture in the series presented by the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild, in partnership with the University of Arizona Museum of Art, will take place on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Mesquite Grill at HOA 2. The presenter will be docent Gerry Bates who will discuss…
Clubs & Classes, January 2017
Rumba dance classes in the evrening
Jane Gromelski American style Rumba is a slow Latin dance. Its pattern is slow, quick, quick; done in a box form. That’s pretty dry. It is actually a fun, easy to learn, dance. It is one of my favorites. We use it at both Ballroom and Western dances. The music’s beat tells you how to…
Clubs & Classes, January 2017
British Club members enjoy holiday party
Twink Gates-Zimdar, On Friday, December 9, 39 members and two guests of the British Club enjoyed their annual Christmas Party at the Activities Center. After cocktails at 6:00 p.m. a pot-luck buffet, contributed by all members, was served where they enjoyed a delicious turkey dinner with all the trimmings and roast ham. Throughout the evening,…