James Wetegrove This is the first SaddleBrooke Men’s Niners Club Championship tournament after more than 12 years of the club’s existence. The event was very well attended, with more members participating most days than an 18-hole group put on the SaddleBrooke courses! This will be an annual event going forward, joining our other planned activities. The…
Register Now for April Art Classes Connie Kotke, Publicity Chair Research from the National Institutes of Health shows that participating in the arts may improve the health, wellbeing, and independence of older adults. Do your part by registering now for one or more art classes sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild! All classes are…
Judy Saks If you have never line danced before, the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club will begin a new quarterly Novice Workshop session beginning on Wednesday, April 6. Sessions are held in the Vermilion Room at SaddleBrooke One from 8 to 9:30 a.m. The workshop will run for three months (April through June). We will progress…
Vicki Ray Quail Creek hosted more than 70 residents from Robson communities across Arizona on Feb. 11 for the 11th annual Robson Trap Trials which, incidentally, began in 2011. Trap shooters enjoyed three rounds of trap singles at Casa Grande Trap & Skeet Club, followed by lunch and awards at Robson Ranch in nearby Eloy.…
Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club is pleased to host Dr. Kevin Hainline from the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory on Sunday, March 13 at 7 p.m. at the DesertView Theater, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive. Dr. Hainline will speak on the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), its mission, capabilities, and research potential.…
Carolyn McLean The SaddleBrooke Paper Crafters recently held a Valentine’s Fun Shop, coordinated by Marlene D’Ambrosio. A Fun Shop is a dedicated workshop, usually held once a month, apart from our monthly meetings, to learn new or unusual techniques with a limited number of participants. The instructors, Ann LaPerre and Roberta Hafvenstein, guided the club…
The SaddleBrooke Public Affairs Commission is pleased to announce Arizona Corporation Commission Chairperson Lea Marquez Peterson will be the speaker at the SaddleBrooke Commission’s meeting on March 30. The meeting will be held at 3 p.m. in the Coyote Room on the lower level of the SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse and is open to all SaddleBrooke…
Academic Scholarships Available from The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke John Howard, Linda Howard, and Barbara Barr The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke is pleased to announce that it is offering up to six $2,000 academic scholarships to high school seniors who will be graduating in 2022. The eligibility criteria are as follows: A high school senior…
Barbara Starrett SaddleBrooke Freethinkers is proud to have Brian Mayer, PhD, speak on “Poverty in Tucson” on Sunday, April 3, at 10 a.m. at the MountainView Ballroom, with a coffee social at 9:30 a.m. Tucson has one of the highest poverty rates in the country for a city of our size. Professor Brian Mayer, working with…
Reminder: IJSS dues for the calendar year, January through December, were due in January 2022. Note that there has been no increase in the dues amount of $135 per person. Payments can be sent to Seth Eisner, IJSS treasurer. Purim Celebration with IJSS and JFG (Jewish Friendship Group) In the spirit of Jewish unity, IJSS and…