Diane Aaron Ole! It’s a special Cinco de Fido, sponsored by The SaddleBrooke Dog Park. The whole community is invited to celebrate at the Park’s spring “Fun”-raiser Wednesday, May 2 in the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center. The Fiesta will go from 5:00-8:00 p.m. and will include lots of food, fun and surprises. All proceeds…
Category: April 2018
Generals, April 2018
Broadway came to SaddleBrooke
Steph Mattie Wow! What a whirlwind time for the SaddleBrooke Singers, as we have just finished the season with our April 6 and 8 concerts. We were delighted to raise the curtain on our presentation of Everything’s Coming Up Broadway. Not only did the audience hear some of their favorite medleys performed by the…
Clubs & Classes, April 2018
American Legion Oratorical Scholarship contest
Ed Davis The 81st annual American Legion High School U.S. Constitution Oratorical Scholarship contest March 3: Two American Legion Oro Valley Post 132 sponsored high school students, both freshmen at BASIS of Oro Valley, competed in the Department of Arizona competition. Cassandra Lawson and Mallorie Cohen finished third and fourth respectively. They both had…
Generals, April 2018
Institute for Judaic Services and Studies calendar
Yvette Sabulsky Join us at our next Shabbat service on April 27, 7:00 p.m. in the MVCC West Ballroom. Services are led by Rabbi Sandy Seltzer and Cantorial Soloist Sarah Bollt, accompanied by Chris Tackett. Sharing Shabbat is a wonderful way to welcome the peace of Shabbat as a community. An optional dinner is…
Clubs & Classes, April 2018
Walk Pow Wow provided plenty of color for the Photography Club
Linda Nagy On Saturday, March 17, 2018, twelve members of the SaddleBrooke Photography Club traveled south of Tucson to witness the 36th annual Walk Pow Wow sponsored by the San Xavier District of the Tohono O’odham (desert people) tribe. The Tohono O’odham tribe inhabits 2.8 million acres of desert landscape with 28,000 enrolled members…
Sports, April 2018
Douglas Wolf – STC dynamo
Jay Clayton Wilson Douglas Wolf is a firework of explosive enthusiasm. His friendly, gregarious personality pounds its way into your heart and immediately enriches your day. No one will ever have to search for him. Just listen. You’ll know where he is when you hear his laughter ring out in our desert community. He…
Features, April 2018
Catalina State Park Ranger gives tour to SaddleBrooke hikers
Karen Gray February 22 was a very cold morning when thirteen SaddleBrooke hikers left to go to Catalina State Park for a tour around Romero Ruins with a ranger, followed by a hike around Alamo Canyon. Jack, the ranger, met us at the Ramada at Romero Ruins parking area and gave us a brief…
Sports, April 2018
St. Patrick smiles on SaddleBrooke Softball Tournament
Mark Hojnacki Sunny skies and light winds made it a perfect day for softball for our annual St. Patrick’s Day Tournament. Game one pitted the visiting Home Team Pest Defense against Lexus of Tucson in a Community/Coyote League clash. Both teams matched each other the first two innings 8 to 8, but Lexus scored…
Generals, April 2018
Sacramento Mountain area tour, New Mexico
Bob Stuart Arizona Pathfinders, a nonprofit volunteer group of the Arizona Historical Society, is conducting a five-day tour (Tuesday–Saturday) on September 25-29, 2018 to the Sacramento Mountain area, New Mexico. Join us for an adventuresome tour to this region in south central Mew Mexico, east of the White Sands Missile Range. Sierra Blanca Peak,…
Sports, April 2018
Have clubs, will travel
Eileen J Snearly The MountainView Preserve Lady Niners took to the road in March. Invitational golf events are well attended and have proven to be a time to experience new golf courses and make new friends. These golfers traveled to The Highlands at Dove Mountain, with a Safari theme, and The Views Golf Club…