Twink Gates, British Club Publicity It was Sunday, April 24, and another glorious day in SaddleBrooke when 24 members of the British Club gathered at the bocce ball courts in SaddleBrooke One for the fun of playing bocce ball. Following the games, everyone headed to the home of Bob Zimdar and Twink Gates who were…
Can you imagine having to flee your home without a moment’s notice because you were in imminent danger? Can you imagine traveling a long way to a new country where everything is so different and you don’t speak the language? How wonderful it would be to find out that people who don’t even know you…
Starting Sunday, May 1, through Tuesday, May 31, Madaras Gallery presents the Masters Series. The Masters Series is a collection of saguaros painted in the style of master artists. Join us for this special month-long event and see the Southwest interpreted by Diana Madaras in the styles of Jackson Pollock, Frida Kahlo, Van Gogh, and…
Phyllis Ketring Our own Golder Ranch Fire Department (GRFD) is an integral part of the SaddleBrooke community. They fight fires and provide emergency ambulance transportation, change smoke detector batteries, administer the lockbox program, remove snakes, and more. Health Night Out, on Monday, May 23, at 7 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom, features members of the…
Eileen J. Snearly Outside golf invitationals are competitions open to all those invited by other golf clubs. The MountainView Preserve Lady Niners were invited to compete in five different outside invitationals. Thank you to Mary Cummins, the outside invitational chair, for passing these opportunities to the MPLN membership. Four outside invitationals have concluded, with 40…
Ross Dunfee World War I concluded with about 10 million military personnel killed, and a like number of civilians. One particularly bloody battle during WWI was at the Second Battle of Ypres (Belgium) where, on April 22, 1915, Germany fired 150 tons of lethal chlorine gas against two French and Algerian Divisions and two days…
LT William Myers, CEC USN Former On March 26 a chartered Honor Flight left Tucson International Airport for Washington, D.C., carrying 68 military veterans, including two World War II veterans and eight Korean War veterans. The trip was organized and provided by Honor Flight Southern Arizona, which is a non-governmental, nonprofit organization providing three-day trips…
I’m Gonna Put on My My My My My Boogie Shoes … and So Can You! Diana Wille Please join us for an enjoyable evening. A fun dinner/dance opportunity takes place at the First Friday Dinner Dance, held on the first Friday of almost every month, with dinner at 4:30 p.m. in the SaddleBrooke TWO…
Jon J. Broers Jon J. Broers, age 76, of Tucson, Ariz., passed away suddenly at his home on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. Jon was born July 1, 1945. Jon grew up on a farm north of Mason City, Iowa. He graduated from Mason City Junior College and the University of Iowa where he studied business.…
Oh, What a Night: The Oracle Schools Foundation Benefit Concert Ann Vernon On April 3 the Tributaries rocked DesertView Theater, playing to a sold-out auditorium for two and a half hours! This extremely talented group played selections from their nine shows: Good Morning Vietnam, The Eagles, Return to Woodstock, Linda Ronstadt: “Just One Look,” Simon…