The Adult Loss of Hearing Association (ALOHA) Oro Valley Support Group monthly meeting will be held Thursday, February 11, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. in the Cholla and Ocotillo meeting rooms at Santa Catalina Catholic Church, 14380 N. Oracle Road. Our speaker is Dr. Janis Wolfe Gasch, Founding Director of Arizona Hearing Specialists. Janis received her…
Category: February 2016
Front Page, February 2016
SaddleBrooke Singers Salute America
Sally Sample The SaddleBrooke Singers will present their spring concert, April 1 and 3, 2016, in a dynamic celebration of our Nation and our Heroes. Under the baton of our new director Tanya Elias-Graf, the Singers are excited to present a patriotic concert of new and familiar music. Director Tanya has selected music for the…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Keeping our landscape healthy
Pam Boedeker Newly elected President Ron Andrea called the January meeting of the SaddleBrooke Nature Club to order. After a short discussion of membership and upcoming events, Carole Chase introduced the speaker. Richard Gibson is Pinal County Extension Director and Statewide Area Agent, Sustainable Agriculture. He works with producers of both large and small farm…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Hiking Club returns to Supai in November
Randy Park In November the tour guides from Northern Arizona University led 18 members of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club on four days of hikes on the Hualipai and Havasupai Indian Reservations. The highlight of the trip was the hikes to, around and from the small village of Supai. At the club’s November presentation, participants gave…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Dance those extra calories away
Enid Fowler With all that wonderful food over the holidays, those extra calories can certainly add on the unwanted pounds! A fun way to burn off those extra calories is English Country Dancing. It’s easy and there’s lots of camaraderie. We meet every Thursday from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. at the Vermilion Room, SaddleBrooke One,…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Democratic Club news
Jim Vavra The speaker at our January 12 meeting was Shelia Healy, our new Executive Director of the Arizona Democratic Party. Shelia addressed plans to improve the overall election process for the Democratic Party of Arizona. She specifically addressed party organization efforts to support voter registration, voter education and GOTV (get out the vote) efforts…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Softball announces Fall Champs
Carol Chiarello Fall season for SaddleBrooke softball ran from October 8 through December 11, 2015. Let’s see how the players and their teams fared: Monday Recreation League: Stifel, managed by Dale Norgard, took the championship with five wins and three losses. Stone Canyon Painting, led by Charles Hendryx, took second place with three wins and…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Golf Tournament benefitting our military, vets and families March 12
Diane Mazzarella Don’t miss SaddleBrooke Troop Support’s annual golf tournament on Saturday, March 12, 2016. This year’s event will take place at private SaddleBrooke HOA 1’s SaddleBrooke and Tucson courses followed by lunch in the Vistas Restaurant. The best ball scramble format will have a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. No handicaps are needed and…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
SPA helps new Pickleball players
Andrea Molberg and Don Guillette Just as the sport of Pickleball has taken off across the country, our SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) has rapidly grown to more than 700 members. Over six years ago, when the club’s membership was around 200, Membership Chair Judy Cummings and Don Guillette created Demo Day, Introductory Lessons and the…
Clubs & Classes, February 2016
Hiking Club’s February presentation: Diverse Sabino Canyon
Pam Wakefield February 17, 2016, 3:00 PM SaddleBrooke HOA 1 Activity Center Sabino Canyon, one of the most unique Southwest desert canyons, is close enough to SaddleBrooke to be explored and enjoyed on a regular basis by hikers, photographers, bird and plant watchers and non-hikers. If you need a location to entertain guests this winter,…