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…
Help Stop Hunger with 24th SBCO Annual Food Drive ancy McCluskey-Moore Between Feb. 19 and March 19, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) will hold its annual food drive to benefit the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) based in Mammoth. TCFB serves needy families living in Mammoth, San Manuel, Oracle, and the Dudleyville/Aravaipa area. Many in these communities…
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…
Alan Doan The Tournament of Champions, held this year on Jan. 13 at the Preserve, is an annual event for qualifying members of the MountainView-Preserve Men’s Golf Association (MPMGA). Participants are selected based on the number of points accumulated in MPMGA events throughout the previous year. Winning your flight in an individual event earns four…
Shaun Herndon The SaddleBrooke SilverBelles performance dance team is an eclectic group of dancers of all ages, scanning four different decades, bringing in a wide array of talent. Our ages really don’t matter because we’re all young at heart, and we share a love of dance. Meet our 80-, 70-, 60-, and 50-somethings: 80-Somethings: After…
Andrea Molberg Getting tickets for Community Circle Players’ March dinner and theater production of The Curious Savage can mean no lines and no waiting, thanks to the online ticket sales process. Let your computer mouse do the work. Online ticket sales for this acclaimed comedy begin Feb. 1. Or if you prefer, in-person sales start a…
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…
Stuart Watkins Okay, you keep the house, and I’ll take the Ford 150. Little did she know, the house was mortgaged up to the hilt. Only had $50 in my pocket and a Visa credit card, but in Nashville I met an online gal that looked swell. Had to stop in Bristol, Va., to gas…
What is drop-in tennis? Simple—it is where a group of people (men and women) get together to play tennis and enjoy each other’s company. You are an ideal prospect if: 1. You don’t want to be committed to a set schedule. 2. You don’t feel comfortable with the pressure of winning and losing. 3. You’re…
Alan Doan The men’s golf clubs of both SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO just competed in the annual Javelina Cup that pits members of both 18-hole golf clubs in a two-day match play tournament played at the courses of both the MountainView Preserve Men’s Golf Association (MPMGA) and the SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SMGA). The Javelina Cup was played…