Neil Macdonald On February 4 we had what could only be described as a large crowd at the MountainView Ballroom. The SaddleBrooke Republican Club quite literally ran out of room for all of the guests who wanted to come hear our featured speaker, Colonel Jon Gold. None were disappointed and there were standing ovations of…
Karen Schickedanz Eighteen lucky members of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club will be heading to a very special place this coming fall-—a place deep in the Grand Canyon with spectacular scenery. Not accessible by automobile, truck, or bus, Supai is a small Havasupai Indian village with access to some of the most beautiful waterfalls in the…
Jacqueline Cohen SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild (SBFAG) artists continue to shine inside and outside our SaddleBrooke community. Presently Mary Bubla, Gretchen Bierbaum, Renee Pearson, Robbie Summers, Wayne Ufford and Joanna Voisine are among SBFAG’s remarkable artists who are presenting exceptional creations in countless venues around town. To begin, Wayne Ufford’s breathtaking one man watercolor exhibit,…
Members of SaddleBrooke Knit Wits and Friday Quilters clubs recently hosted baby showers for military families based in the Tucson area. The value of the gifts of each baby shower was well over $2,000 in items alone and club members added financial contributions as well. The lovingly handmade clothing and bedding as well other necessities…
Marylee Pangman Join The Gardeners Exchange on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. in the La Mesa Room at La Hacienda Club in SaddleBrooke Ranch for a rare opportunity to hear Marylee Pangman, former owner and founder of The Contained Gardener, speak on The Shoulder Seasons. Marylee is a frequent speaker at the Tucson…
Ted Belanger What could be better than starting out your Valentine’s Day with a bicycle ride? Maybe winning the top prize for choosing the lucky valentine? Out of the 36 riders we had for that special ride that day, Ed Haugland did! He won the nice gift card from Panera Bread for choosing the lucky…
Richard Beaty Online Classes Possibly the most exciting new thing to come to SBCC in a while is the decision to make some classes available online. The biggest advantage of online classes is convenience. Computer club members will be able to take online classes whenever they want – any time – anywhere. And they will…
MountainView Bridge Club Stephanie Parks Hello, bridge players! Our game is growing — we had nine days of play in January and averaged just a bit more than 13 tables per game almost filling the room a couple times. We may have to set Ann up on top of the counter pretty soon. I have…
Closing the two day Super Seniors Tournament with a score of 77, Art Wieda shot a combined two day total of 152 for a five stroke win over second place gross score finisher Warren Stephens. Art was recognized for his excellent play at the tournament Awards Dinner on February 4 and will have his name…
Rett Benedict The Tucson Chapter of MOAA held a meeting recently in SaddleBrooke and local members moved forward to establish their own MOAA satellite chapter – the Catalina Mountains Satellite. The Satellite held its first meeting on February 14 and the highlight was a talk by Lieutenant Colonel John Lytle, U.S. Army Air Force (USAA),…