On February 14 SaddleBrooke Hiking Club members did a key exchange hike in the Superstition Mountains. One group started at the First Water Trailhead and the other group started at the Peralta Trailhead. The hike offers fabulous views of Weaver’s Needle. The Peralta Trail intersects with the Dutchman’s Trail to the First Water Trailhead.
Bob Rubenstein Once again, the SaddleBrooke Table Tennis Club flexed its ping pong pectoral muscles at this year’s Tucson Senior Olympics by taking home an array of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. The perennial men’s doubles powerhouse duo of Greg Hlushko and Tom Sacra pulled off a Patriots-like comeback by winning Gold after being two…
The speaker for the February 18 meeting of the Catalina Mountain Satellite was Golder Ranch Fire District Fire Chief Randy Karrer. He has been the Chief since 2010 and is the Chairman of the State Fire Safety Committee and the Vice Chairman of the Pima County Fire Chiefs Association. In 2013 Chief Karrer was awarded…
Still time to ballroom dance The Let’s Dance Club is completing its ambitious 2016/2017 schedule of dance instruction. Spaces are still available for beginning and intermediate Cha Cha lessons taught by the award winning professional dance team of Leslie Eisele and Alan Daughenbaugh. These lessons will be taught on three consecutive Sunday afternoons beginning March…
Children are our future. We all know that and not just here in the United States but around the world. It’s difficult, if not impossible, to focus on education and what the future holds for anyone who is hungry. When you don’t know where your next meal is coming from, all energy is directed to…
Villas 2 Valentine Brunch Susan Fusco The HOA 1 Activity Center was the location of a Valentine Brunch on Saturday, February 11, hosted by the Villas 2 Social Committee. As residents of the Villas arrived they were treated to mimosas by the Social Committee. The room was festive with hearts, table decorations and flowers and…
Beth Bradford The residents of SaddleBrooke are generous with their time, talents and donations. SaddleBrooke Troop Support has been a beneficiary of their generosity and this has helped our troops and their families. Saturday, February 11, the Villas 2 of SaddleBrooke held a baby shower along with a Valentine Brunch and collected many baby outfits,…
Florence Messer and Pat Tiefenbach The Coyote Country Cloggers will once again be dancing at the SaddleBrooke Showcase of Talent on Monday, March 27, 2017. Other performers include pianist and singer Linda Griffin, folk singer Susan Kravitz and country singer Bob Stiens. The show is produced and directed by Walter Fritz, with the assistance of Carol…
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…
Barb Nicholson Master Gardeners are your neighbors and friends who have taken it upon themselves to complete the requirements for Master Gardener certification. If you are interested in becoming a Master Gardener volunteer, then you are invited to enroll in the Master Gardener Training Course for the fall of 2017. This is an intensive 15-week…