Pat Cox The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) was founded on February 16, 1868. Local Elks Lodges throughout the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Panama Canal will be celebrating 147 years of community service on February 16, 2015. BPOE is one of the premier patriotic and charitable organizations in the United…
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Clubs & Classes, February 2015
Part 18-2, continued: Argentine Tango and Jazz commonalities
Lidia and Hector Legrand So far we’ve reviewed the similarities between Argentine Tango and Jazz from their beginnings in the late 19th Century to the 1940s. To read the start of Part 18 published last month and Parts 1 through 17 of these series, please visit our website http://tangoargentino.sharepoint.com. You can also visit this website…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
SaddleBrooke Freethinkers discuss K-12 student achievements in math
Harry Huizinga At 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, February 22 in the HOA2 MountainView Ballroom, Dr. John Dossey will discuss the history of achievement standards in school mathematics, their relationship to assessments and the national controversy over Common Core State Standards for mathematics. He plans to leave ample time for Q and A and discussion in…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
Mysteries of the Aging Life with youthfulness and intuition
Glenda Anderson The choices we encounter and decisions made, create our journeys throughout our lives. As we age many of us are more open to their knowing and intuition and creating joy in their golden years. Your energy of youthfulness is natural and innate and can be expanded irrespective of your physical birthdate. Your mind…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
Computer Club updates – February 2015
Our monthly free public presentation will come earlier than our accustomed third Monday of the month in March and April. Our presentations are open to all SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch residents and their guests. Meetings often include question and answer sessions with PC and/or Apple instructors. A door prize drawing is held at the end…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
Hiking Club’s February program to feature archaeology
Karen Schickedanz Allen Dart, executive director of the Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, will be the featured speaker at the Wednesday, February 18 program of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club. Members and guests will have the opportunity to learn about archaeological sites in Arizona, many of which are considered some of the most important in the U.S.…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild and U of A Museum of Art lecture – March 3
Vicki Cunningham At Mesquite Grill Tuesday, March 3, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. the third lecture in the series will be presented by docents Fleurette and Marc Wallach. They will explore the importance of art to our personal and emotional lives and respond to questions like: “Does art exist only for art’s sake?” “Why should…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
Rotary Club holiday highlights
Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke thanks its members for joining in the fun at our 2014 Holiday Party held in the Vistas Dining Room. We invite everyone who is looking for a way to give back to their community to join us for a complimentary lunch at Agave Lounge in the SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse. Meetings and…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
Stock your shelves with desert plants
Pam Boedeker The December meeting of SaddleBrooke Nature Club began with Jim Cloer telling the group about volunteer opportunities with the Catalina State Park Nature Program. Possibilities are endless from photography to geology and plant study. The speaker at the meeting was Jean Groen from Apache Junction. Jean has a lifelong love of cooking and…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
A new local chapter being formed
Mitch Steinberg The Tucson Chapter of MOAA held a meeting on February 14 in SaddleBrooke and local members moved forward to establish their own MOAA satellite chapter. The new satellite will be named Catalina Mountains. This Chapter will encompass Northwest Tucson to include Catalina, Oracle, parts of Oro Valley and Marana, SaddleBrooke and Sun City.…