LaVerne Kyriss While Anne Romeo studied art history in college, she never seriously considered trying art as a pastime during her adult life. She and her husband appreciated art and collected a few pieces during their lives, but that all changed in 2021. The Romeos moved to SaddleBrooke in 2015, and both got involved in…
The annual meeting of the Institute for Judaic Services and Studies (IJSS) was held on Dec. 16 with the election of officers. It also means the parting of two officers who have served with dedication to IJSS. Our thanks to Sandy McNabb and Linda Merritt for their years of commitment, teamwork, and knowledge. December services were officiated…
Maureen Benigno, Coordinator of Texas Hold’em Below are the winners of our prestigious 12-week tournament from Oct. 17, 2022, through Jan. 2, 2023: 1st place: Sam Alkhoury 2nd place: Jim Grant 3rd place: Bill Myers 4th place: Angela Stein 5th place (tie): Riley Jackson and Maureen Benigno Following are the first-place winners at the Final…
Hollace Lyon The new Arizona Legislature has opened and proposed bills are already going through committees. As always, education is the subject of several and the No. 1 issue for Arizona’s new governor, Katie Hobbs. It was also the subject of the January meeting of the SaddleBrooke Democratic Club (SBDC) on Jan. 10. Linda Lyon highlighted…
Connie Kotke, Publicity Chair The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild hosts a variety of art classes in the Topaz Room (conveniently located at the Arts and Crafts Center adjacent to the MountainView Country Club). Join your neighbors and guests for a fun, comfortable way to acquire or fine-tune your artistic skills. Visit the Guild’s website saddlebrookefinearts.org…
Please join Arizona Pathfinders on Thursday, March 2, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Hungry Fox located at 4637 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85711, to hear Alan Kruse tell us about “Iconic Objects, Sites, and People in Tucson,” along with lunch. The cost is $25. We will take a look at a number of objects,…
We’re looking forward to seeing many of you at our next meeting on Saturday, March 11. We will be at the SaddleBrooke One Arts & Crafts building, Room 4, from 10 a.m. until noon. We’re hoping that this time will give our caregivers ample time to arrange for someone to watch their loved ones, come…
Jay Rosenlof We are a new club in SaddleBrooke and are focused on connecting woodworkers, cabinet builders, wood turners, and wood hobbyists. We also want to provide woodworking help to our community when folks need to have projects repaired or built. I would like to introduce you to another longtime and enthusiastic woodworker, John Hardin.…
Jane Gromelski SaddleBrooke Partners Western Dance Club has a lot of dancing opportunities during the winter months. We will have a monthly dance with Wild Ride band playing for us, and we will have classes in Texas 2 Step, Arizona 2 Step, Western Waltz, and East Coast Swing. We have a great group of dancers…
Lynda Green A few days before a scheduled hike to Brown Mountain, down in the Tucson Mountain range, SaddleBrooke hiking guide Kathryn Madore checked the weather forecast for Jan. 23. Leery of the warnings, she decided to alert her hiking group that rain might cancel their venture. As the hours progressed, the prospects for a…