Ted Crowley What: New Beginning Guitar and Ukulele classes at SaddleBrooke. When: Every Friday morning from March 23 through May 25. Ukulele 9:30-10:25 a.m. Guitar 10:30-11:25 a.m. Ten classes total. Where: The Cactus room at the SaddleBrooke TWO Clubhouse 38735 S Mountainview Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85739 Who: The teacher is Ted Crowley, a professional musician with a B.A.…
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Clubs & Classes, March 2018
Hikers head to Brown Mountain
Karen Gray On a beautiful cool morning in late January, a group of hikers took off to hike in the Tucson Mountains. The destination was Brown Mountain – a hike with beautiful views in every direction. The trail goes up and down three times and is a nice aerobic workout in addition to the…
Clubs & Classes, March 2018
Jewish Friendship Group news
Marilyn Anthony The February Potluck and Trivia evening was a full house. The food was varied and delicious with briskets cooked in four different ways! The trivia was interesting if challenging with many Olympics related questions. Given the nature of Jewish scholarship and involvement in Nobel Prize winning science, world history, the arts and…
Clubs & Classes, March 2018
SaddleBrooke CycleMasters remember Lieutenant Colonel Dennis A. Peterson
Marty and Lynette Herbert The SaddleBrooke CycleMasters are proud to honor the memory of our dear friend Lieutenant Colonel Dennis A. Peterson with the placement of a Ghost Bike on the east side of Oracle Road just north of Rancho Vistoso Boulevard. Dennis was injured while riding his bicycle and died partially as a…
Clubs & Classes, March 2018
Partners Western Dance Classes and Spring Activities
Jane Gromelski, Partners Western Dance Club President. Partner Pattern dance classes will be on Thursdays and will continue through April. Beginner Partner Pattern dance classes will be offered at 6:00 p.m. Intermediate classes will start at 7:00 p.m. These Partner Pattern dances offer a change of pace for our Western dancers. Some are easy,…
Clubs & Classes, March 2018
SaddleBrooke Dems’ ‘Kick Off’ a rousing success
Tim Koch, Vice Chair, SB Democrat Club American patriot, hero, astronaut, and sensible gun-ownership activist Captain Mark Kelly was the featured speaker at the SaddleBrooke Democratic Club’s annual kick-off dinner. Captain Kelly’s speech met with rousing support from the 310 attendees in the MountainView Ballroom on January 28. His remarkable service to America includes…
Clubs & Classes, March 2018
Photography Club captures super moon, eclipse and blue moon
Linda Nagy On January 31, 2018 a phenomenon occurred that hasn’t happened in over 150 years, and won’t happen again until 2037. It was a super, blue, blood moon. In the morning some SaddleBrooke Photography Club members independently photographed the eclipse (blood moon) and blue moon, and in the evening a group met as…
Clubs & Classes, March 2018
Running with the Gourds
Pam Boedeker Members of the SaddleBrooke Nature Club had an Arizona-Perfect day to attend the Wuertz Farm Gourd Festival. It is held annually at the Pinal County Fair Grounds. In one building decorated gourds are set up in categories from kids to Grand Champion gourd artists. Blue, red and white ribbons are awarded in…
Clubs & Classes, March 2018
Update from the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke
Tim Morsani Game Warden Jimmy Simmons spoke at a recent Rotary luncheon about his role in Arizona’s Game and Fish Department. He feels he has the best job in the state. Half biologist half enforcement officer, Captain Simmons deals with a variety of issues. He helps move animals, wild sheep for example, from areas…
Clubs & Classes, March 2018
SaddleBrooke Paper Crafters get a busy start to 2018
Carol Thompson SaddleBrooke’s Paper Crafters started off the year with their 20th Anniversary celebration. Then, some of our members visited Mountain View Retirement Community on La Canada. In February, they delivered some of their card creations to the doors of 80+ assisted living residents. The SaddleBrooke Paper Crafters meet on the second Wednesday every month…