Join your SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners for a Demonstration (Demo) Day fair. Residents from both communities are welcome to attend all events. Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions and guide you to resources that will assist you in creating and maintaining thriving and bountiful gardens. Demo Day and Mini Plant Sale at SaddleBrooke…
James J. Beregi Around 30 hardworking Elks created 700 bags for the local food bank, IMPACT of Southern Arizona. We picked up the load at Fry’s, loaded it into our multiple trucks and trailers, and delivered it to the lodge. We unloaded, staged, and created the bags. They included cereal, soups, beans, and corn. We…
Barbara Barr and Teresa Schlage On Friday, April 7, at 1 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom, the Wellness Integrated Network proudly presents Teresa Schlage speaking on “Take Charge of Your Hearing Health.” In this presentation, we will explore the auditory system by explaining how we hear. We will also discuss how hearing changes over time…
Jim Grosjean The Mountainview-Preserve Men’s Golf Association (MPMGA) completed two special events in February: the Member-Member Match Play and the Stampede. Eighty-six players entered the grueling three-day Member-Member Tournament. Only six teams survived undefeated: Lee Leksell and Matt Kambic, Don Plapinger and Dan Schroeder, Mark Gingerich and John Cahill, Robert Johnson and Dave Smith, Dave…
EJ Snearly The annual registration for the MVLadyPutters (MVLP) was held Jan. 13 in the MountainView ballroom. This meeting is held for new and returning members of the MVLP. During this time, the new members are welcomed and orientated by the 2023 president Patty Stark. The new and returning members are encouraged to sign up…
Scott Baker The SaddleBrooke Men’s Putters held its Fourth Quarterly Awards Breakfast for 2022 at the Agave Lounge on Feb. 2. More than 50 members showed up for the breakfast and awards presentations. The following awards were presented: Fourth quarter winners: Best Average Gross Scores: 1st Tom Virant, 2nd Bobby Carbone, 3rd Craig Griffin Low…
Joseph F. Giammarino The 2023 Tucson Senior Olympics Festival billiards venue was at Pockets Billiards in Tucson on Jan. 24. Your very own Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) Billiards Club had five skillful entrants who ventured down to Pockets for some age-bracketed competition. Dominic “The Doctor” Borland, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, Dave Parker, Phelps…
In 2013 four SaddleBrooke gals realized there was a need to dispose of unused pills legally and locally. Esta Goldstein, Danna Koelling, Merna Oakley, and Peggy Ogier eventually convinced the county to do something about it. It’s been nearly 10 years that the service is here in SaddleBrooke. Twice a month you can drop off…
Dee Berisha Women On Our Own (WOOO) believes that the support of local businesses is not only essential for growth of our community, but a whole bunch of fun, too! One such event found our 2nd Saturday Dine Around at Catalina Craft Pizza in Catalina. We were lucky to have reservations, and soon after we…
Leigh Beaty Think about all the technological changes that have happened in our lifetime! If you are among the many individuals who have not yet become fully comfortable in the digital world, consider stepping out of your comfort zone and taking advantage of some of the many ways that technology can improve your life. In…