Anne Sandvig The Casas Adobes Branch of the American Association of University Women will meet Saturday, February 14, 2015, in the Hohokam Meeting Room at the Sun City Oro Valley Activity Center, 1495 E. Rancho Vistoso Boulevard. A continental breakfast at 9:30 a.m. will be followed by the program at 10:00 a.m. The attendance fee…
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Clubs & Classes, February 2015
Paintball action
Twenty three members of the SaddleBrooke Adventure Club took an afternoon trip to the local Tucson area paintball field known as Disruptive Paintball. This is the club’s third annual outing to the field and has proven to be one of the club’s most popular Adventures. Disruptive Paintball is an expansive area with six different fields…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
The sweet smell of helping women achieve their goals
Patti R. Albaugh What does the sweet smell of simmering apple butter and prickly pear jelly have to do with helping women return to school? Pat Alley, a member of Chapter EY, P.E.O. (a Philanthropic Educational Organization), knows too well the stories of women caught up in the net of financial worries and who strive…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
Let’s Dance and SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Clubs – February 2015
Steve Holdener Rumba is not to be confused with a famous alcoholic beverage mixed with Coca Cola! My wife Rita and I were first exposed to Rumba on a sea cruise in 1988 where we learned the basics of a box step. We said to ourselves at that time that we should learn these dances…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
Informative discussion on DNA Results in Genealogy at last meeting
Nora Graff On Thursday, December 4, 2014, Paul Duffey gave a very informative presentation on DNA Results in Genealogy. Paul detailed results of how various people have found ancestors who were polygamists, environmental destroyers, non-biologic fathers and more. Paul Duffey has been conducting genealogy research for 15 years and has traced many family lines overseas;…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
SaddleBrooke’s Nature Club hears from local Arizona Rancher
Pam Boedeker SaddleBrooke Nature Club’s first speaker of the year was Sonia Gasho, owner of the L Lazy E Ranch in Pearce, Arizona. Mother of three and wife of a Homeland Security employee, Sonia was not what we would call a stereotypical rancher! With no additional employees, this family of five raises Balancer cattle on…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
The SilverSneakers fitness program
Ann Hamm The SilverSneakers program is a great way to add to your workout program. Did you know that there are about 3,000 SilverSneakers participants here in SaddleBrooke? You could have these wonderful benefits and not even know it. SilverSneakers is adding another strength 45 class. This class is a 45 minute muscle only, body…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
Francophiles ring in the new year with the Feast of Kings
Pat Smith What better way to ring in the New Year than with a fabulous party featuring exquisite cuisine, fine wines, bubbling champagne, beautifully decorated King Kakes and the crowning of our royalty! Frank and Kathy Hartley hosted the Feast of Kings at their lovely home on January 3 and every Francophile there had a…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
Horseshoers of SaddleBrooke
Jim Ryan You are invited to try something that some of you may not have tried in fifty years; horseshoes! The courts are in perfect condition and are located adjacent to the softball field. You can play during the daylight hours seven days a week. Come on down to the horseshoe courts and give it…
Clubs & Classes, February 2015
SaddleBrooke Skygazers – February 2015
John Lauder Betelgeuse is the ninth-brightest star in the night sky and second-brightest in the constellation of Orion. Betelgeuse is easy to spot with the naked eye owing to its distinctive orange-red color. In the Northern Hemisphere, beginning in January of each year, it can be seen rising in the east just after sunset. Distinctly…