In February the SaddleBrooke Adventure Club made an excursion to Rocks and Ropes, a first class indoor rock climbing facility in downtown Tucson. This facility is a converted warehouse which has multiple climbing walls of various degrees of difficulty. The first order of business was to get the proper gear for the 10 participants –…
Category: April 2015
Clubs & Classes, April 2015
AL Post 132 seeking sons and grandsons of veterans to fill its ranks
Oro Valley Post 132, an award winning recognized community force in the Oro Valley region now is forming a Sons of the American Legion (SAL) squadron. Membership in the SAL is for males of all ages whose parent or grandparent served in the U.S. armed forces. This affords non-veterans an opportunity to join an organization…
Religion, April 2015
Community Church of SaddleBrooke holds 2nd annual Men’s Rally
Kerry Blount On a beautiful sunny Tuesday, March 10, 61 men from the Community Church in SaddleBrooke got together for the second annual Men’s Rally. The rally was held at the Wycliffe Center in Catalina which provided the perfect venue for the event. The Wycliffe Center hosts people from all around the world and they…
Religion, April 2015
Prayer Shawl Ministry is an outreach of love
Connie Saiz The Prayer Shawl Ministry at Community Church at SaddleBrooke meets the third Monday of February, April and October at the Parish House at 1:00 p.m. They welcome members that have knitting experience. They are fortunate to have a budget that is provided by the church that enables them to purchase yarn for their…
Religion, April 2015
News from the Institute
The next Shabbat service of the Institute for Judaic Services and Studies will take place on Friday, April 24, 2015, in Ballroom West of the MountainView Country Club. Services begin at 7:00 p.m., led by Rabbi Seltzer and Cantorial Soloist Sarah Bollt, accompanied by Carolyn Cochran. An optional dinner at 5:00 p.m. in the MountainView…
Clubs & Classes, April 2015
Democratic Club news
Jim Vavra The March meeting of the SaddleBrooke Democratic Club was well attended, with the members interacting with Joel Feinberg, chairperson of the Board of Planned Parenthood of Arizona. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 14 at 3:30 p.m. The guest speaker for the April meeting will be Tory Anderson, the legislative liaison…
Clubs & Classes, April 2015
SaddleBrooke Republication Club meeting highlights
Neil Macdonald Sandra S. “Sandy” Froman is an attorney in Tucson, Arizona, whose practice includes business, contract and employment litigation as well as mediation and arbitration. She is recognized in the national publication Best Lawyers in America and was voted Best Lawyer of the Year for Employment Law – Management in Tucson, Arizona. Froman received her…
Clubs & Classes, April 2015
Shih Tzu Club news
Dolores Robu SaddleBrooke Shih Tzus have had a very busy spring season. On February 21, 2015, about 20 Shih Tzus and their humans hosted Dr. Dimitri Brown, DVM, from Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson. Interesting topics that Dr. Brown shared with us were the usual reasons that people bring their pets to the emergency/specialty center,…
Clubs & Classes, April 2015
SaddleBrooke Adventure Club experiences skydiving
On March 5, the SaddleBrooke Adventure Club traveled to Eloy, Arizona, to sample the world class skydiving facilities at Skydive Arizona. It was a beautiful, sunny day with clear skies and just a light breeze; a perfect day for skydiving and the sky was filled with multicolored parachutes gracefully tracking toward the ground. One day…
Clubs & Classes, April 2015
Tex Mex gourmet extravaganza
Sandy Brooks On March 25, forty seven members and guests of the Spanish Culture Club were treated to a fabulous gourmet Tex Mex meal prepared by Lilia and Victor Sosa. Born and raised in El Paso, Texas, the Sosas came to SaddleBrooke by way of San Jose, California. Having lived in multicultural communities for many…