Category: April 2024

Congratulations, Chris Hubbard, PGA!

Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Chris Hubbard, PGA Golf Administrator for Girls Golf of Tucson, was recently given the distinguished Southwest PGA Youth Player Development Award. The award ceremony, held on Feb. 27 at the Phoenix Country Club, recognized Hubbard for his many contributions toward youth golfer development. This was Hubbard’s first award as a member…

May FSL Lecture to Feature ‘The Mariachi Miracle’

Nancy McCluskey-Moore On Thursday, May 16, at 4 p.m. in the DesertView Theater, the Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) lecture will feature producer/director/author Daniel Buckley. Buckley will discuss The Mariachi Miracle, his 10-year-plus film, book, and archive project documenting the transformative power of Tucson’s youth mariachi and folklórico dance programs within the broader community. Music…

It’s Never Too Late

EJ Snearly It was in December 2023 when the MountainView Preserve Lady Niners held a Holly Jolly Mistle Mischief event. The charity chosen to receive the monies collected was Senior Village, Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Senior Village provides non-medical help to residents of SaddleBrooke. Consider joining this wonderful organization. For more information, call 620-314-1042. This event…

New Preserve Residents Attended a Welcoming Brunch

Raymond H. Goettsch Every year, The Preserve community hosts a brunch for the residents who have moved into the neighborhood in the last year. On Feb. 18, 30 new residents attended a brunch at the home of Bonnie and Fred Barazani and were welcomed to the neighborhood. The guests were offered mimosas, and they met…

The British Club Plays Bocce Ball

Mary (Twink) Gates With an unusually cold front and showers on March 24, it did not deter some members and friends of the British Club from playing bocce ball. With 25 members and eight guests, following the games everyone headed to the home of Bob Zimdar and Twink Gates, who were hosting a potluck picnic,…