Category: May 2020

When Are Line Dance Lessons with Rebecca?

Mondays in January were a joy, line dancing and having fun with Rebecca. Oh, the way we were. We'll be back to dancing as soon as the dust settles.

Dr. Mark Magdanz Well, that’s a great, unanswerable question. The projection of Ariz. case numbers as of this writing say that we would peak the last week of June. If that comes true, and one follows current relaxation guidelines from Washington, we would have relaxation two weeks later. It’s scary to ponder another 80 days away from most…

Share Your Stimulus Money

Jerry Fay In just a few short weeks, so many people around us have lost work. In response, Congress passed S.3548 CARES Act that will provide many Americans with a check from the federal government. That’s great, but a lot of us don’t need that money and the check is a windfall. For too many…

MountainView Lady Putter Spotlight

MVLP’s Putter in the Spotlight, Sandy Strack

Kris Rudin Our Putter in the Spotlight this month is Sandy Strack. Sandy has been putting since 2001. Since the MountainView Lady Putters (MVLP) reorganized in 2004, Sandy has been a board member every year, but one. She served as treasurer and membership coordinator. Sandy and her husband moved here from Wisconsin in 2000. She has…

SaddleBrooke Public Affairs Commission Hosts Oro Valley Representatives

Front row (left to right): Oro Valley Council members Bill Rodman, Rhonda Pina; Back row: Commission members Jim Galligan, Bruce Hale, Sheila Clarkin, Jo Ann Ellison (chairwoman), Ann Adams, Joan Elder, Jim Hagedon, and David Bull (Photo by Bob Koblewski)

David R. Bull Council members Rhonda Pina and Bill Rodman, along with Jessica Hynd, constituent services coordinator from the Town Manager’s Office, were guests of the SaddleBrooke Public Affairs Commission on March 11, 2020. Besides commission members, SaddleBrooke One administration, several board members, and local residents attended. A number of current issues of interest were discussed,…

SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club

SBDC members enjoying a recent dance class (Photo by Diana Durham)

Free Dance Classes Diana Durham Dance is a social experience. In group dance classes, you’ll get to know new people who want to learn dance as much as you do. Sure, you might not know what you’re doing at first, but our dance classes are filled with supportive people who all share a love of dance and…

MPLN Gives Match Play a Try

Flight 1 first place winner Sue Wilson (17.5 points)

Eileen J. Snearly For four weeks in March, the MountainView Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) participated in a modified match play format. In order to finish with a possible score, players did not give putts or concede holes. The player with a lower net score than her opponent on a given hole earned one point for…

Overeaters Anonymous

Are you a compulsive eater? Is your eating out of control? Overeaters Anonymous can help. No dues, fees, or weigh-ins. We meet at SaddleBrooke HOA TWO’s MountainView arts and crafts center in the Agate room (first room on the right) on Fridays from 1 to 2 p.m. For more information, email [email protected].

MountainView Bridge Club

You can be creative in your spare time and even support the royal family.

Ann Kuperberg Congratulations again to Mike Levy for making the Barry Crane Top 500 list of players who achieved the most master points for the year. Some of us were so stir-crazy that we resorted to playing bridge online. The American Contract Bridge League suggested checking with online games for master points or casual games at BridgeBaseOnline/BBO. You…