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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
On April 21 the Catalina Timewalkers, a chapter of Questers, visited the Tucson Botanical Gardens. The garden features the blockbuster exhibit: Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life which is on tour. This exhibit examines Kahlo’s work, life and influence through the lens of the plants and nature that surrounded her. Tucson Botanical Gardens was selected as the…
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…
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…
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…