Stuart Watkins SaddleBrooke One offers water aerobics at 7 and 8 a.m. each morning. The only fee is a lifetime membership of $5. This covers the CDs and machines that have to be bought and replaced every now and then. Sometimes there are 25 to 30 members in the pool listening to the tapes, exercising (of course), and…
Howard Cohen, Co-President, SaddleBrooke Nature Club What can we do about the decreasing supply of water in our desert? Catlow Shipek spoke to the SaddleBrooke Nature Club about reversing the loss of water from an area that previously had adequate soil and water and vigorous native plant growth based on rainwater. Catlow Shipek is a…
David R. Bull, LTJG, USNR, FMR, Membership Chair, CMSC The Tucson Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held its Oct. 28 monthly membership meeting at Vivace Restaurant. Also attending were members of the SaddleBrooke-based Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter (CMSC). LTC John A. Devine Scholarship Fund award certificates were presented to two ROTC students (one…
Connie Kotke The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is pleased to announce its newly named Art Sampler class on Saturday, April 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Topaz Room in the Arts and Crafts Center at MountainView Country Club. The class time includes one hour for lunch on your own. This popular class was…
Linda Lyon “Where do you fly fish?” was the number one question asked at the SaddleBrooke Fly Fishers (SBFF) table at the recent Activities Fair. The answer is, “everywhere” because the truth is that you can fly fish anywhere you can fish with other methods. Although we often must travel some distance for good trout…
We’re on our way with our meetings and so happy to have more of you attending. There are many plans for various speakers to highlight each meeting, but communicating with national and local participants, our present health crisis is hindering obtaining speakers. This is not stopping us from pursuing further, taking whatever materials can be…
Thousands of Americans in Great Decisions Groups across the country kicked off the 2022 program in January. The Foreign Policy Association, throughout the years, seeks to engage with participants hoping to gain a more profound understanding of global challenges and to gather facts that underpin effective policies. The purpose is not to impose a particular…
Walt Shields In January, 20 SaddleBrooke Hiking Club guides participated in an all-day training program covering recognition and management of common injuries and medical conditions that our hikers face in the Tucson environment. The course consisted of a morning session, consisting of a PowerPoint presentation, followed by a guest speaker from a local search and…
Janette Volz Our quilt show will soon be here! This event will be held on Sunday, March 13, in the MountainView Ballroom from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition to over 100 quilts on display, three raffle quilts, along with various silent auction items, we will also feature our boutique and craft demonstrations. Admission…
Mike Nickerson Congressman Tom O’Halleran was the featured speaker at our monthly meeting on Jan. 11. The meeting was held over Zoom because of the recent Omicron spike. Because SaddleBrooke has been moved from Congressional District 1 to Congressional District 6 due to the redistricting commission, he will be our representative for only one more…