Category: Clubs & Classes

Gardeners Exchange news

The Gardeners Exchange welcomes Amy Belk, Tuesday, April 28, at 1:00 p.m. to the SaddleBrooke Ranch La Hacienda Club. Amy writes a garden column introducing unfamiliar plants to readers of Tucson Happenings Magazine. For The Gardeners Exchange, she will discuss what makes a perennial and talk about some of the very best cold hardy perennials for…

SBCO collects labels and box tops for education

Emilie Siarkiewicz at work with the box tops and labels.

Nan Nasser Emilie Siarkiewicz has reorganized this collection to benefit schools in our service area based on goals, wish lists and their own efforts to collect the labels and box tops. Labels for Education has been in place for 41 years and has provided $114 million in merchandise to participating schools. This began with Campbell…

Partners Western Dance

Really having fun with the Ten Step.

Jane Gromelski Our dancers are very enthusiastic about learning and practicing their Western dance moves. I offer a case in point. During the massive blackout that occurred on March 9 stretching from Catalina to Oracle, Stan and I were delayed getting to SaddleBrooke to start our Coached Practice. We called our trusty sidekicks, Ned and…

What’s new at SaddleBrooke Computer Club

Richard Beaty At SaddleBrooke Computer Club we are always trying to improve our services and classes for the SaddleBrooke community. To that end, we’ve added a new function to our website to allow our members to give us feedback on the classes they are taking. Your input will be reviewed by our Board of Directors…

Jewish Friendship Group news

Marilyn Anthony We are looking forward to a wonderful Mother’s Day Brunch on May 7 at 10:30 a.m. at the Mesquite Grill. We will be able to enjoy the out of doors (shaded) and the wonderful food of HOA2. The menu includes an omelet station, lox and bagels, tomato, onion, chive cream cheese, yogurt, fresh…

Rotarians learn about Western National Parks Association

The WNPA store in Oro Valley.

Patti R. Albaugh Amy Reichgott of the Western National Parks Association (WNPA) spoke to the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary on February 19 at their weekly breakfast meeting. Ms. Reichgott explained how the WNPA, a nonprofit education partner of the National Park Service, supports sixty-seven parks in twelve western states. Since 1938, WNPA has worked to connect…

Part 19 – The Essence of Argentine Tango

Lidia and Hector Legrand If you are interested in learning more about Argentine Tango and Argentine Tango events in SaddleBrooke, please visit our website http://tangoargentino.sharepoint.com, where you can also read Parts 1 through 18 of this series. What are the characteristics of Argentine Tango? For us here in the U.S., the characteristics of dance identified…