Category: Clubs & Classes

Spanish Culture Club News

Gail Blizard Word of the Month: bailar (to dance) The days are still cool now, but get ready to enjoy the changes as spring starts to arrive soon. In our January meeting, we were fortunate to have the Los Guerreros dance ensemble from Pueblo High School perform traditional Folklórico dance and music. Folklórico dances are unique to…

SaddleBrooke Skygazers: March Skygazers Meeting

Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club is pleased to host Father Christopher Corbally, an astronomer with Tucson’s Vatican Observatory Research Group, on Sunday, March 8th at the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center at 7 p.m. Father Corbally will describe the church’s participation and contributions to the science of astronomy and his interest in stellar spectroscopy. Christopher…

January Meeting Kicks Off MOAA’s New Year

George F. Bone, LTC, USAR, Retired The Catalina chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held their regular monthly meeting Saturday, Jan. 18th at the MountainView Clubhouse. Col. Bill Nagy presided over the meeting. For the 32 members and guests, Sgt, Bill Doran spoke of his military career from 1969-1971. He did his…

Stupid Crossword Puzzle

Stuart Watkins Listen; have you ever heard of a farmer furrowing his field? Of course not. They plow, seed, till the soil… Furrow. Grr. She taught 6th grade. No wonder she beat me again. Me? I quit school as quick as I could. Tried to join the Air Force, something about my eyes And blood…

Learn to Line Dance for a “Song”

Anne Romeo When I first came to SaddleBrooke a few years ago, I was looking for an activity that would provide good exercise, challenge my brain, expand my circle of friends, and be lots of fun. I joined the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club and was hooked. Not only were all of my criteria met, the club…

LHBH Says Thank You to SaddleBrooke

Sue Robisch 2019 was a busy year for Little Hooves & Big Hearts, and SaddleBrooke volunteers and residents played a big part in our success. Thank you! Here is a partial summary of what we accomplished. * We hired a third equine-assistance facilitator. Peggy Holt is a licensed professional counselor who has more than 25 years of clinical experience…

Women On Our Own (WOOO)

Liz Boyd WOOO is for single women living in SaddleBrooke who want to make friends and have fun. The following activities take place once a month. Dining Out: We enjoy Tucson’s many good restaurants. Ethnic Dining: Adventurous diners go to one of the many ethnic restaurants. Potlucks: Potluck dinner at a member’s home. Movie Night: Dinner and a movie.…

Save the Queen

Pam Boedeker A speaker who loves her job brings energy and enthusiasm to her presentation. That was certainly the case with Jessie Byrd, manager of the Pima County Native Plant Nursery. Jessie shared photos and information about her beloved Queen of the Night with SaddleBrooke Nature Club. Jessie is devoted to rescuing the Peniocereus greggii…