Category: May 2017

STC Tournament Turns Social

Jay Clayton Wilson For a couple of decades the premier event at SaddleBrooke Tennis Club has been the annual Club Championships. Individuals who knew each other well played each other in doubles and singles to determine the winners for that year. It was fun. Since fun entertainment and healthy, physical activity are the essence of…

April Bridge Club news

Ann Kuperberg April showers might bring May flowers but for the MountainView Bridge Club April brought more players gaining master points. Frequent winners included Jack and Arlene Mayfield, Peter Godfrey and Steve Sahl, Bonnie and Bob Hertzog, Michelle Werley with Marie Heald and Joy Rieckers, Sue Hagerty with Dean Frost and Jim Coe, Vicki Hanson…

Oracle School District

Elena Hendrix with her project board and all her awards

Linda Lyon The Oracle School District (OSD) is achieving wonderfully on many fronts. This year the Mt. Vista Elementary School had more participants than ever in the Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Foundation (SARSEF) regional science fair. Held annually at the Tucson Convention Center, the 2017 fair involved over 2,000 K-12 projects and 5,000…

SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network

Help pets like Dexter, a five-year-old Shih Tzu waiting for his forever family. Call Leslie at 724-689-9843.

The annual Fashion Show and Luncheon featuring Nadine’s Desert Fashions will be held Wednesday, June 7 at 11:30 a.m. at the SaddleBrooke Clubhouse, 64500 E. SaddleBrooke Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85739. The $25 tickets are available at SaddleBrooke HOA 1 Administration Office. Doors open at 10:45 a.m. Luncheon includes a broccoli/cheddar quiche, side salad and ice…

Refugee Ministry of Santa Catalina welcomes Congolese family

In February, members of Santa Catalina Catholic Church’s Refugee Ministry co-sponsored with Refugee Focus a family of 11 from the Democratic Republic of Congo. They had been in a camp in Uganda for 20 years. Grateful to be here, they are busy learning English and acculturating into the community. Refugee Focus is a resettlement agency…

Aloha from the Hula Group!

Glenda Fredricks Aloha! Recently the Naniloa Kupuna Hula Halau danced at The Highlands at Dove Mountain for over 200 Rotarians! The gals had three costume changes and danced 10 dances for this appreciative crowd. This SaddleBrooke Hula Group is ready to perform for you and your unit or organization. Just call Glenda at 818-9525 or…

Health Night Out – May 22

Medical Director Susan Bulen, M.D.

Phyllis Ketring HealthSouth will address the topic, The Amazing Brain: Latest Research on Brain Recovery after Stroke and Brain Injury on Monday, May 22 at Health Night Out. You will learn about your fascinating brain and its ability to recover after a stroke or other brain injury. HealthSouth Rehabilitation is one of the nation’s largest…

Sunrise Rotary saddles up for a social

Sharon and Garrett Ressing pose with the Lone Ranger, Tonto and John Wayne.

Patti R. Albaugh The fifth Thursday of any month is a social event for the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary. In March, members decided to experience a bit of the cowboy life at Cadillac Chaparral Steakhouse and Saloon. Twenty-eight members and guests gathered to take in baked beans, ribs, steak and drinks and, of course, to have…

Unit Happenings

David Newitter, Frank Strubel, Joe Lyon, and Ted Dorr discuss the rally.

Unit 3-S Brenda Newitter On Saturday, April 1, Unit 3-S neighbors participated in an adrenaline-charged Golf Cart Rally, identifying and counting objects in the yards of homes in Unit 2. First and second place winners were Sam and Laurie Page and Floyd and Lorraine Roman. Following the rally everyone enjoyed a yummy potluck dinner at…