Category: January 2018

Double your pleasure

Lynne Kumza Double your pleasure, double your fun! To be perfectly clear, it’s not Double Mint Gum. It is two luncheons held by the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club. The first Chit Chat and Chow (luncheons held at off campus restaurants) was at HiFalutin on Oracle Road. We dressed in Western duds to match the décor…

20th annual Collegiate Golf Tournament – March 23-25

  Mary Baglien The twentieth annual MountainView Women’s Collegiate Golf Tournament will take place Friday, March 23 through March 25, 2018. Kansas State and Missouri will once again be hosting the tournament. The 15-team field includes the following schools: Central Arkansas, Colorado State, Illinois, K-State, Kansas, Middle Tennessee, Missouri, Missouri State, Nebraska, New Mexico State,…

Oracle School District

 Oracle School District is working hard to stop bullying Dennis Blauser, School Superintendent The students and staff in the Oracle School District have committed themselves to stopping bullying and making sure that every child has the opportunity to learn in a safe and positive environment. While bullying in schools and the workplace has always existed…

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach

Home Tour is around the corner Nancy McCluskey-Moore The annual SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) home tour will be held from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 11. This fundraising event helps SBCO support an ever-expanding group of programs benefiting youngsters in nearby communities. This year’s tour will focus on remodeled homes in SaddleBrooke. It’s…

8th annual Robson Trap Trials set for March 23

Susan Knox Wilson, PebbleCreek Gun Club Communications Team The eighth annual Robson Trap Trials will be held on Friday, March 23, 2018, at Casa Grande Trap and Skeet. All shooters, experienced and novice, are encouraged to enjoy the fun and camaraderie of this prestigious and unique event. Last year shooters from six Robson communities participated:…

Meet the newest Community Circle Players for April production

Andrea Molberg This April, CCP (Community Circle Players) will give SaddleBrooke a live mystery dinner treat – Mafioso Murders. Actors will be moving among the diners dropping clues at CCP’s latest “whodunit.” Last year almost 900 attended CCP’s first dinner mystery, so plan early. Tickets for Mafioso Murders, which include the performance and an Italian themed…

You, too, can carve

Mark Erickson Monthly Beginner Classes SaddleBrooke Woodcarvers Club has member carvers at all experience levels from beginner to advanced. The club has a wide assortment of tools and supplies, books and patterns. Come and join us. We meet weekly, Monday afternoons and all day Tuesdays in the Turquoise Room at MountainView Craft Center. Beginner classes…

Independent Politics topic of next Freethinkers meeting

Rolly Prager Dr. Klar will be the guest speaker on Sunday, January 20 at the next meeting of SaddleBrooke Freethinkers. The presentation will start at 10:00 a.m. in the MountainView Ballroom. Her talk will include a discussion of her research regarding how individuals’ personal identities and social surroundings influence their political attitudes and behavior. Dr.…

STC’s Jim ‘Noah’ McPeak a startup guy

  Jay Clayton Wilson “Noah,” as his friends call him, is one of the most fascinating new members we are honored to have at STC. You are going to love playing tennis with him and hearing the myriad of stories he has to tell about a very successful life. A reasonable question to ask is,…

The Gem Show is coming

Pam Boedeker SaddleBrooke Nature Club’s speaker for the December meeting was Gloria Quigg. Her topic for the evening was Insiders Guide for Beginners Attending the World Class Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase. Gloria chairs the publicity for the gem show which is held at the Tucson Convention Center. She is knowledgeable about the show…