Richard Martin All we can say is wow, yippie, cheers, sensational, nice, stupendous, astonishing, awesome, fantastic, marvelous, huge, electrifying, and wonderful! Why are we longtime SaddleBrooke square dancers so excited? The reason is simple. On Dec. 12, we graduated 27 wonderful new students in our mainstream square dance class. Like other SaddleBrooke clubs, COVID shut…
Dick Kreutzen A lot has been written about Doug Springer’s contribution to the SaddleBrooke swim program. Since moving to SaddleBrooke in 2003, the former University of Maryland swimmer worked with the developer to ensure the then planned DesertView lap pool met standards for both recreational lap swimming and competitions. He helped organize the Swim Club…
Marilyn Anthony The lecture on Jewish India, “Then and Now,” by Barb and Jack Rosenthal was a total sellout, and given what wonderful presenters they are, the Jewish Friendship Group (JFG) is hoping that they will agree to give it a second time to allow many more of our members to attend. The JFG is…
Well, we figured we had it all arranged, but then another COVID variant emerged. So muster we did and asked our members their thoughts. Zoom it was! Shabbat service was held on Jan. 28 with Rabbi Harari officiating. Reminder: Institute for Judaic Services and Studies (IJSS) dues for the calendar year January through December are due…
Ann Kuperberg Alert: The MountainView Bridge Club games are now on Tuesday afternoons in the Catalina Room from 1 to 4 p.m. If you need a partner or further information, contact JoAnn Aiken at [email protected] or 520-256-2702. Our website is www.bridgewebs.com/mountainview. In early January, members of the club participated in the Tucson Sectional. Among the…
Judi Brauns Oro Valley author and historian Jan Cleere will be featured at the next Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries Author’s Luncheon to be held at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, March 14. Jan Cleere writes extensively about the Desert Southwest, particularly the people who first settled the territory. She is the author of nine books about…
Connie Kotke The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is a nonprofit organization that provides educational, skill-building, and social opportunities for guild members and SaddleBrooke residents alike. One popular activity is our quarterly Art & Wine Event, where friends and neighbors join in to paint a completed work of art while enjoying a sack supper and wine…
The Golden Goose Thrift Shop regrets to inform everyone that the Spring Awakening event planned for Monday, April 4 has been postponed indefinitely due to COVID-related issues. We look forward to rescheduling this event as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding!
David Zapatka USA Pickleball National Championships The USA National Pickleball Championships were held for the third time at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif., this past December. With 2,342 players competing in 3,944 matches in 172 brackets, it was the largest tournament in the history of pickleball. More than $70,000 in prize…
LT William Myers, USN Former The Catalina Mountain Satellite Chapter (CMSC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held its most recent meeting on Jan. 15 at the Catalina dining room of the Mesquite Grill in SaddleBrooke. Attending the meeting were two special guests, COL William Wojciechowski, USAF Retired, who is the president of the…