Category: Clubs & Classes

Birthdays are a piece of cake!

Line Dance Club members throw a birthday bash.

Dorothy Wood “Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.” These veritable words were brought to life by twenty-five members of the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club who threw themselves a party on April 13 to celebrate what we often try to forget—our birthdays! This wasn’t your boring cake and candle event, this was a bash…

MountainView Bridge Club

Stephanie Parks Spring has sprung and we have some big games coming up. First, on the first of May, is the Phoenix Silver Sun Sectional (May 1 to 3) in Glendale, Arizona; then on Sunday, May 17 is the Pro-Am game at Adobe at 12:30 p.m.(game starts at 1:00 p.m.). Sign up with your favorite…

Let’s Dance & SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Clubs

Steve Holdener What is a cockchafer and its relationship to a bodkin? According to Wikepedia a cockchafer is a European beetle and it’s also called a May bug, Mitchamador, Billy Witch or Spang Beetle. A bodkin has been described as a dagger, stiletto, ornamental hairpin shaped like a stiletto or a sharp slender instrument for…

AL Auxiliary poppy symbolizes nation’s sacrifice

Neil Macdonald Members of American Legion Auxiliary Oro Valley Unit 132 understand the sacrifice members of our Armed Forces have made to preserve the freedom enjoyed by all Americans. To honor our fallen heroes, auxiliary members will wear a red remembrance poppy as a sign of their appreciation on Memorial Day weekend. The American Legion…

Dance Expo highlights

Linda Rosenkrans, Walter Teike and Trudy Varga

SaddleBrooke resident members of Why Not Dance participated in a Dance Expo held recently at the MountainView Ballroom dance floor. Trudy Varga participated in International and American style ballroom dances with Miro Tomosiak. Linda Rosenkrans and Walt Teike partnered in American smooth and rhythm dances. The Expo was an all day program attended by ballroom…

SaddleBrooke Democratic Club news

Jim Vavra The April meeting of the SaddleBrooke Democratic Club was well held on Tuesday, April 14. Those in attendance were treated to a lively discussion by Tory Anderson and Amanda Morton representing the Secular Coalition of Arizona. Tory is the lobbyist for the organization and Amanda is a volunteer on the Coalition’s staff. They…

Part 20: Classic Argentine Tango Dance styles

Lidia and Hector Legrand If you are interested in learning more about Argentine Tango and Tango events in SaddleBrooke, please visit our website, http://tangoargentino.sharepoint.com, where you can also read Parts 1 through 19 of this series. Tango Canyengue is a style from the early 1900s, still popular today. It contains all elements of traditional Argentine…

DesertView Cinema Club: job opening

Bob Goodman After a wonderful 10 years of serving as the able Publicist for the DesertView Cinema Club, Dick Fleming has decided to retire. Many thanks to Dick for his fine work. As a result, we need a new volunteer for this position. What does the Publicist do? He/she puts together notices for the SaddleBrooke…