Category: March 2015

Spring Dance Expo – March 15

Tucson’s Studio West School of Dance is hosting the second Spring Dance Expo at MountainView HOA 2 on Sunday, March 15. The Spring Dance Expo (modeled after the successful 10 year running Summer Dance Expo held in August) features professional ballroom dancers exhibiting their trade with dance amateurs for a day long dance gala. The…

Volunteer appreciation

Nan Nasser Come and celebrate another wonderful year with SaddleBrooke Community Outreach, acknowledging programs like Kids’ Closet, Teen Closet, educational opportunities and support of local food programs. On Monday, April 13 SBCO will celebrate its annual volunteer appreciation meeting, acknowledging individuals and corporations who have given special time and talents to our kids in communities…

British Club Coffee Morning

British Club members met at the home of Pauline Taylor in February.

Twink Gates-Zimdar At the home of Pauline Taylor on Saturday, February 21 sixteen members of the British Club enjoyed a coffee morning where they welcomed surprise guests, the Buddings, from the UK. Pauline served Mimosas as well as the Coffee and Tea with a selection of delicious cookies and banana bread. As it was a…

In Passing – March 2015

Preston Gnagey

William Martin Baird Bill was born August 21, 1941, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and returned to the mainland as a baby on the S.S. Lurline Liner following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He grew up in San Diego, California. In 2007, he and his wife Katie moved to SaddleBrooke from Glenwood Springs, Colorado. They enjoyed the…

SASO Season Concert IV

Punch Howarth Program Four of the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra season will present a divergent group of selections. Included will be a viola concerto, a new work premier, incidental music to a play and a concerto movement performed by the winner of the SASO young artist competition. Conductor Linus Lerner also leads the Rio Grande…

Donations needed

Maxine Wilverding Sr. Jose Women’s Shelter located in the homeless corridor in Tucson has a need for the following: adult clothes, twin sheets, blankets (any size), towels and personal care items such as shampoo, shower gel, lotions (regular or travel size) and feminine products. Men’s clothing will also be accepted and donated where needed. The…

What’s bugging you?

Pima County Urban Horticulture Agent Peter Warren

Pam Boedeker Peter Warren, Urban Horticulture Agent for the Pima County Cooperative Extension at the University of Arizona was the speaker at SaddleBrooke Nature Club’s February meeting. Peter’s fascination with bugs began with grandparents who made learning fun! Peter studied, collected and grew up to find a job doing what he loved! Remember the drawings…

Busy times for SBWGA-18

Martha Young, Maureen Breheim and Gayle Heaton

Ret Convey On February 6, SBWGA enjoyed a delicious beef brisket lunch after a beautiful morning of golf. Deb Finn kicked off the meeting by reading some quotes from Wisdom of Golf and then got down to business. AWGA Information and Outreach Programs Manager Kelly Hollister came from Phoenix to present the GemAward. We gave…