Nancy Macdonald The Let’s Dance Club would like to welcome you to join us for fun and frivolity on the dance floor. No kidding, these folks know how to have a good time, a lot of good laughs and the real bonus—you’ll learn to enjoy ballroom dancing. The music you grew up with is at…
Twink Gates-Zimdar On Saturday, April 19 members of the British Club enjoyed their Hawaiian evening at the SaddleBrooke Activity Center with the Glenda Frederick’s Hawaiian Dancers as entertainment. All enjoyed the evening’s entertainment enormously and feasted on the large delicious selection of Hawaiian dishes to choose from. Thank you, Ethel Willmot, for organizing this fun…
Pat Cox Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge #2815 used $2,000 of an Elks National Foundation Beacon Grant to purchase food for distribution by Impact of Southern Arizona which operates as a food and clothing bank for families in need in northwest Tucson, SaddleBrooke, Oro Valley and Catalina. Lodge Community Activities Coordinator Jan Trudeau, with the help…
Jo Ann Waddell On Monday, April 14 The SaddleBrooke Nature Club heard a presentation by Dave Gann, Director of Arizona Rivers Programs for The Nature Conservancy (TNC). 52 club members and some guests learned about the mission of the TNC, an international organization founded in 1951 whose mission and vision are to conserve the lands…
Jo Ann Ellison On March 29, 2014 GLAAS (Gays, Lesbians and Allies at SaddleBrooke) hosted a Community Brunch and invited representatives from the Tucson Chapter of PFLAG (Parents, Friends of Lesbians and Gays) to attend. This was a special event sponsored by GLAAS to provide a forum for residents of SaddleBrooke who have friends and…
Here we are! Made it at last! Five members of the British Club joined the enormous throng of young families with their children, babes in arms, toddlers and teenagers for the Renaissance Festival on Sunday, March 16. In our group of five not one had actually been to this event before! A fun time was…
John Lauder Astrophotography is a specialized type of photography that entails recording images of astronomical objects and large areas of the night sky. The first photograph of an astronomical object (the Moon) was taken in 1840, but it was not until the late 19th century that advances in technology allowed for detailed stellar photography. Besides…
Jerry Lujan The Tucson International Airport (TUS) provides a positive first and last impression of Tucson for air travelers. What many people do not know is that it also provides a wonderful service to traveling military personnel, their families and veterans. This service is provided at the Military Liaison Office (MLO) visited by 5,000 people…
Carol Emerson Summer can be a pretty lazy time here in the Brooke. Good thing Tai Chi is a relaxed yet effective way to stay active. Classes tend to be a little smaller as well, so it’s almost like getting private lessons. Here are the top 10 reasons to practice in the summer. #10 There’s…
Donna Martin Some of our scheduled dances have changed. Our regular plus dances are continuing on Thursdays in the MountainView Ballroom. Dancing starts at 7:00 p.m. with both lively plus and plus dancing. Our plus workshop is scheduled for Sunday at 7:00 p.m. at the MountainView Fitness Center. Square dancing is much more fun than…