Category: May 2015

Ranching in southern Arizona in memory of Joe Goff part 3

Bob Simpson Joe’s obituary provides an account of how he went on from his first lease from George Pusch to finally acquiring ranches from Redington to Winkleman, Willow Springs to Mammoth and a series of ranches near his father’s home place along the Florence Highway — today Route 79. [http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tucson/obituary.aspx?pid=173809856] Bill Montgomery, his long-time friend,…

Victory for SaddleBrooke 2015 Ryder Cup Team

SaddleBrooke Ryder Cup Team from left, back row: Lee Anne McClelland, Maire Ryan, Kay Kunze, Brenda Brown, Judy Melo, Becky Hubbard and Pro Bernie Eaton; front row: Reenie Romey, Phyllis Sarrels, Molly Fullerton, Deb Finn, Jean Molitor, Kerry Crowell and Sandra Murray; foreground: Team Captains Charley Johnson and Takeyo Eakin

We congratulate the SBWGA 2015 Ryder Cup team for its victory this year, winning the cup with a score of 19 to 13 MVP. Our team members, under the guidance of Charley Johnson and Takeyo Eakin, are LeeAnne McClellan, Maire Ryan,Kay Kunze, Brenda Brown, Judy Melo, Becky Hubbard, Reenie Romey, Phyllis Sarrels, Molly Fullerton, Deb…

Stay in touch this summer

This summer stay in touch with your friends and neighbors in SaddleBrooke by reading the Progress online at www.saddlebrookeprogress.com. Email us your vacation photos with a small note and we will post them for your friends to see. Email them to Chelsea Johnson at [email protected]. Be sure to have the subject line read “SaddleBrooke Online.”…

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…

Summer in the Word

Terry Barringer Are you looking for a little spiritual pick me up? The Women’s Ministry at the Community Church at SaddleBrooke has just the offering for you. Summer in the Word is a six week series that will introduce you to some thought provoking subjects. Six women will share their message on a wide variety…

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…

University of Arizona Theater expert visits SaddleBrooke

Bill Trapp On Tuesday, March 10 the SaddleBrooke Theater Guild sponsored a workshop on theater sound presentation for residents and HOA2 staff members. Matt Marcus, Theater Sound Designer at the University of Arizona, graciously volunteered his services and presented a variety of methods to improve sound quality for theater and musical productions. The morning session…

Silver Belles entertain former Silver Belle

The Silver Belles joined by the Silver Beaus

With performances at Friendship Villas, Country Club of La Cholla, Catalina Springs Memory Care and the MountainView Retirement Villas, as well as performing during the breaks at the Spring Dance Expo held at the MountainView Clubhouse and sponsored by Studio West, spring has been a very busy time for the Silver Belles. A particular memorable…

Fore for Kids Rotary Golf Tournament 2015 wrap up

Oracle Ford sponsored a hole with their sexy Shelby Cobra custom golf cart.

Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke is pleased to announce that this year’s tournament raised over $20,000 for at risk kids in Pinal and Pima Counties. A special thank you goes out to Emerson Knowles of Merrill Lynch for being our lead sponsor. This year’s Fore for Kids Golf Tournament was held at the beautiful MountainView Golf…