Category: March 2018

Playing Pickleball indoors – a good neighbor compromise

  Andrea Molberg SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) is raising funds for indoor courts, so that all residents of both SaddleBrooke homeowners’ associations have more opportunities to play this extremely popular sport. Indoor courts will allow play during every kind of weather, contain noise and attract new buyers and renters. Many pickleball players moved to AZ…

Fourth Tuesday Book Club

  Jan Stebbins We are an evening book club that meets once a month to discuss books that we, as a group, have chosen. Group members take turns leading discussions and researching the author. Sharing ideas, hearing different points of view, and understanding a variety of books can be very interesting and rewarding. Some of…

Take yourself out to the ballgame

Carol Chiarello Spend St Patrick’s Day, Saturday March 17, cheering on your neighbors, enjoying the games and having an outdoor meal. SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association’s (SSSA) St Patrick’s Day Tournament has it all for you! This year’s event is sponsored by Patrick Shaffer, DDS. Three exciting and hopefully well-played softball games with players matched by…

CCSB holds baby shower for Family First

  Carol Thompson Once again, the women of Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) have generously brought baby gifts for Claire Grochocki’s Family First Ministry. Claire gave a beautiful presentation about the center’s involvement with the Copper Corridor community. Dorothy Nelson gave an oral history of the layette giving. Back in 2001 Faye Maxwell started having…

It’s show time for the SaddleBrooke Singers

  Steph Mattie Spring is here, and the SaddleBrooke Singers have been rehearsing since early January to prepare for our upcoming concert. The April 6 and 8 presentations of Everything’s Coming Up Broadway will be a spectacular trip down memory lane with many beloved Broadway selections. Not only will some of your favorite medleys be performed…

SaddleBrooke Stroke/Neuro Support Group news

  Myra Knapp Are you caring for a loved one who has stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, or another neurological condition or movement disorder? Or are you your own caregiver? Members of the Stroke/Neuro Support Group understand that caregivers may need an outlet and an opportunity to share concerns and solutions in a supportive atmosphere. Monthly…

Easter Egg Hunt for grandkids

  Karin Bivens The SaddleBrooke Swim Club will once again be sponsoring the popular Easter Egg Hunt. The event will be held on Saturday, March 31 at the MountainView Clubhouse lawn area. Children will be divided into two groups with each group meeting in the Sonoran Room as a holding area prior to the hunt.…

What’s more fun than dancing? Square dancing!

  Tim Morsani Don’t believe me? Some Thursday evening, carry your glass of wine or beer from the MountainView Bistro into the ballroom and watch for a while. For over twenty years we’ve been there from 7:00 to 8:30 every Thursday night dancing to caller Larry Kraber. If you’ve square danced in the past, Larry…

Women’s retreat scheduled for April 9

  Terry Barringer The Women’s Ministry of Community Church at SaddleBrooke invites you to join us for our spring retreat to be held at the Westward Look Resort, 245 Ina Road, Tucson on Monday, April 9, 2018. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The event will conclude at 4:30 p.m. Because of the enthusiastic response she…