Cacti of the Desert Southwest presentation – May 21 SaddleBrooke Master Gardeners present Cacti of the Desert Southwest by Meg Quinn, Botanist and Environmental Educator on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom West. Discover the enormous variety of cacti that are found in our region and enjoy images of their…
Category: April 2015
Clubs & Classes, April 2015
French Chefs honored at Saddlebrooke Francophiles progressive dinner
Pat Smith Ooh, la, la! What delightful dishes were created by the SaddleBrooke Francophiles on March 19 to honor two great French chefs, Julia Child and Jacques Pepin. This annual affair brought together faithful Francophiles to indulge themselves in the fine cuisine of these world famous culinary artists; members were requested to use their authentic…
Generals, April 2015
Now available In-Home personal training
Gwen Lewis Do you not want to go to the gym to work out? Would you like the convenience and privacy of working out in your own home? Do you have a hard time getting out of the house or in and out the car, yet still want to live independently in your home? Are…
Clubs & Classes, April 2015
Music For Kids – latest service project for Sunrise Rotary Club
The members of the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary are glad to see an arts program being added at Oracle, but they also know that owning a musical instrument is out of reach for many of the school’s students. So that every student from grade five to eight has an opportunity to be in the school’s future…
Generals, April 2015
Volunteer opportunities available at upcoming Health Fair
Phyllis Ketring The SaddleBrooke Health Fair is scheduled for Saturday morning, October 17. This will be the eighteenth year for the popular event. The health fair brings SaddleBrooke residents together with medical and health providers in the area. Often residents discover issues that need attention during diagnostic tests or while meeting with providers to discuss…
Generals, April 2015
Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries – April 2015
And the winner is… You! Did you know that essentially 100% of the donations by Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries members are used to buy books and movies for our three libraries? In 2014, thanks to the generosity of 690 members and other supporters, we were able to give $27,821 in grants to help purchase 1,336…
Generals, April 2015
Major makeover scheduled for MountainView greens!
Linda DeWitt Since the MountainView Course opened over 20 years ago, it has hosted tens of thousands of rounds, extremes in weather and the encroachment of various competing grasses which have marred the putting greens. This spring RCI will fund a major project to revitalize and improve the course by replacing the greens with completely…
Clubs & Classes, April 2015
Catalina Timewalkers walks back through time
Gerry Burnside The Quester chapter of the Catalina Timewalkers has had an interesting, informative and varied year. Our year began with an October meeting when Nancy Harling, presenter and member, gave us the historic background of the Orphan Trains which began in the 1850s and ended in 1929. The children were sent from New York…
Clubs & Classes, April 2015
Let’s Dance and SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Clubs: Quickstep – a very “quick” trip around the dance floor
Steve Holdener Quickstep has been described as “a light-hearted member of the standard ballroom dances.” It’s fast and powerful, but contains subtle syncopations. The first time I saw a couple dancing a Quickstep I thought it was a very fast foxtrot and I was able to dance somewhat of a quickstep foxtrot even though it…
Clubs & Classes, April 2015
The British Club pub night in SaddleBrooke
Twink Gates-Zimdar On Friday, March 20 members and friends of the British Club (fifty five in total), celebrated a Pub Night at SaddleBrooke Activities Center. They were entertained by Bernie and Red, one of the most popular comedy and music acts performing today. In previous years Bernie and Red had entertained on cruise ships worldwide;…