Ann Kuperberg John Wolf, a regular Duplicate Bridge player and long-time Tucson resident who passed away, will be remembered by the SaddleBrooke Bridge community with a commemorative brick on the patio outside the Activity Center. He was jokingly called “Mr. No-Trump.” Weekly duplicate games at DesertView are held on Tuesday and Friday afternoon and everyone…
Category: March 2017
Clubs & Classes, March 2017
Skygazers Astronomy Club wants to razzle dazzle the grandkids
Rita Fletcher Consider a field trip, as an activity suited to grandchildren, to the University of Arizona Science SkyCenter up in Mt. Lemmon, a scenic and educational trip making the two hours from SaddleBrooke speed by as you drive up to the 9,200-foot sky island passing through six ecosystems. Did you know that the U.A.…
Clubs & Classes, March 2017
Square Dance progress
Bob White January and February sure are busy months for the SaddleBrooke Squares Dance Club. First of all the dance lessons for new students are moving right along. As I write this article near the end of February, the class of 2017 has finished up with their first round of lessons called main stream. This…
Religion, March 2017
Wanting to explore and understand Bible scripture?
Paul Vincent Volpe If so, join our group, the Men’s Bible Study (MBS), here in SaddleBrooke. Our MBS commenced on Friday, October 7, 2016, and continues every Friday, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. through June. Our practice is to meet at 8:00 a.m. in the HOA 2 MountainView Dining Room for breakfast/coffee and fellowship. Then,…
Generals, March 2017
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach – “It’s All About the Kids!”
We need your help! Pat Andrea If you are looking for a local opportunity to volunteer, with flexible hours and a chance to meet new people, this may be the right choice for you. The SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) office at the SaddleBrooke Minit Mart Plaza (located in Suite L next to the dentist) is…
Clubs & Classes, March 2017
Arizona Trail volunteers brave cold and wind on trail work event
Elisabeth Wheeler Volunteers from SaddleBrooke Hiking Club are hearty. Twenty-one hikers joined forces with Zach McDonald and Shawn Redfield of the Arizona Trail Association and Gary Faulkenberry of Oracle State Park to improve almost two miles of the Arizona Trail north of American Flag Ranch TH. It took determined effort to hack out catclaw and…
Clubs & Classes, March 2017
Israel’s water innovations leave audience thirsty for more
The SaddleBrooke Israel Friendship Club (SIFC) held its last meeting of this winter season on March 6. Professor Sharon Megdal, Director of the University Arizona Water Resource Research Center (WRRC), discussed Arizona’s water shortage and its connection to innovations in Israel. Dr. Megdal made a major contribution to the PBS film Beyond the Mirage, which reveals…
Sports, March 2017
SPA celebrates its tenth year
Andrea Molberg Pickleball in SaddleBrooke is 10 years old! SPA (SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association) was conceived and the initial charter signed on February 26, 2007. The first court was outlined with masking tape in the MountainView parking lot and play was limited to weekends only because of traffic. The tape would rub off and need to…
Clubs & Classes, March 2017
Learn to be safe with firearms
A handgun safety and proper use class is being offered by NRA instructor and Training Counselor Ron Finelli. This class is open to anyone who wishes to be safer with his or her own gun, to know more about firearms, or anyone who wants to shoot better. Topics include: How to follow three rules which…
Generals, March 2017
SASO performs Faure’s Requiem
Punch Howarth Many in the community and SASO were saddened by the death of Samuel (Sam) Kreiling in December. Sam had many talents as a professional pilot, musician, golfer and friend. My association with Sam started when we both joined the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra in the same year. He had recruited me as he…