Hazel Staloff The SaddleBrooke Republican Club featured four Republican candidates for positions on the Arizona Corporation Commission at its Feb. 12 meeting: Neil DeSanti, Kim Owens, Nick Myers, and Eric Sloan. Former State Treasurer Eileen Klein represented a current member of the Commission also up for election, Lea Márquez Peterson. The ACC has a wide…
Category: March 2020
Generals, March 2020
Arizona Choral Society Spring Concert April 5
Charles Meier The Arizona Choral Society (ACS), accompanied by a small group of instrumentalists, will present its spring concert entitled “Flight Song,” featuring inspiring musical selections of nature, refuge, and peace on Sunday, April 5 at 3:30 p.m. at the Catalina United Methodist Church, 2700 E. Speedway Blvd. in Tucson. Pre-concert tickets are $20; at the…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
Change Your Diet, Change Your Life
Sandy Rose “Plant Based Nutrition – What Our Medical Training Failed to Teach Us” will be presented by Dr. Ted Crawford in the MountainView Ballroom on Friday, April 3, 2020, 3-5 p.m. Dr. Crawford is a board-certified, family practice physician who promotes plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine. He will be retiring soon and plans to dedicate his…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
Francophiles Celebrate February with SAACA and Valentine’s Day
Pat Floyd The SaddleBrooke Francophiles celebrated February with two exciting and delicious events. On Feb. 8, we traveled to the Tucson Botanical Gardens to participate in the annual Southern Arizona Food and Wine Festival, sponsored by SAACA. Over 50 local wineries, breweries, distilleries, restaurant chefs, and food purveyors were located throughout the gardens. Art experiences,…
Sports, March 2020
Tucson Orthopaedic Institute Sponsors a Court!
Nancy Dowell Tucson Orthopaedic Institute confirmed a donation to the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA), earmarking the funds for the construction of the new pickleball complex. Their generous sponsorship will be acknowledged on one of the courts with a “Tucson Orthopaedic Institute” plaque. CEO Paula Register explains, “We are excited to see the surge in this fun…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
Hikers Explore a Desert Sanctuary
Elisabeth Wheeler Sixteen hikers from the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club strolled along 5.2 miles of well-developed trails in the Maeveen Behan Desert Sanctuary, a part of the Arthur Pack Regional Park west of Thornydale Road. Their efforts proved how much fun it is to discover and explore an easy hiking trail where one can view many…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
SaddleBrooke Photography Club Photographer of the Month
Barbara Wilder This month, Jan Cregan is our honored Photographer of the Month. She is an active member and, because of her friendly nature, we are glad to have her on the hospitality committee of the club. She is also why I am living in SaddleBrooke, because five years ago she said, “Why don’t you…
Sports, March 2020
Swim Club Hosts Its First Relay Meet in SaddleBrooke
Lynne Vieth and Terese Butler Saturday, Feb. 8 dawned sunny and windless to the relief of those members of the SaddleBrooke Masters Swim Team who were about to participate in the Southern Arizona Masters Relay Meet. If you were riding a stationary bike or jogging on the treadmill in the DesertView Fitness Center at noon,…
Generals, March 2020
Have Fun and Help Area Kids at the Fore for Kids Golf Tournament
Paul Herr Are you ready to have a lot of fun while you help raise money for area children and youth? The 22nd annual Fore for Kids Golf Tournament will be held on April 13, 2020, at the Oro Valley Country Club. This ever-popular tournament is sponsored by the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke to raise…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
The Sadie/Bubba Brouhaha
Ann Lange Each year, the MountainView/Preserve Women’s and Men’s Golf Associations (MPWGA and MPMGA) alternate hosting the Sadie/Bubba golf event. As Feb. 18 approached, the Sadies sharpened their spikes and set out to snag ‘n bag one of those fine Brooke Bubbas from our little village in Podunk Patch. Seein’ as how there aren’t actually any…