Category: February 2016

Adult Loss of Hearing Association – Oro Valley

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…

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…

Keeping our landscape healthy

Richard Gibson

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…

Hiking Club returns to Supai in November

Havasu Falls by Randy Park

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…

Dance those extra calories away

Photo by Bob O’Grady

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,…

Democratic Club news

Club President Steve Groth and Shelia Healy

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…

Softball announces Fall Champs

Aleta Rosenthal tries to make the out in this close play with Janice Mihora; photo by Jim Smith.

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…

SPA helps new Pickleball players

SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association 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…