What’s This? A New Name and a Logo, Too? Melanie Einbund Introducing our new name: Congregation B’nai Midbar at SaddleBrooke (transliterated: B’nay Meedbar, meaning “The People of the Desert”). Wow! What a ride it has been! You’d think that changing a name would be easy. Well, it wasn’t. But thanks to many, we did it!…
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May 2024, Clubs & Classes
SaddleBrooke Photographers Capture the April Solar Eclipse
Robert W. Shea Several members of the SaddleBrooke Photography Club aimed their cameras skyward on the morning of April 8 in an attempt to record the celestial event on their digital devices. A dark solar filter was required to lessen the luminance of the sun and prevent damage to the camera’s image sensor. Some members…
May 2024, Clubs & Classes
EZ Riders Bike Maintenance Day
Karen Dewey We would like to thank our members who volunteered to help with the maintenance of our stationary bikes in the Rincon Room at MountainView. This is a twice-yearly activity where the bikes are cleaned, lubricated, balanced, and mechanically and mileage checked. We have these volunteers to thank for the excellent condition of our…
May 2024, Clubs & Classes
MOAA News
Former Lt. William Myers, CEC, USN The Catalina Mountain Chapter (CMC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held its most recent luncheon meeting on April 20 at SaddleBrooke Ranch. The meeting began with a business session presided over by retired Capt. Chuck Vaughan, U.S. Navy, President, during which members were updated on the…
May 2024, Clubs & Classes
British Club Dines at Cadillac Chaparral Steakhouse
John Wayne, the Lone Ranger, Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, Tom Mix, et al., deck the halls with their pictures, along with other western memorabilia, at the Cadillac Chaparral Steakhouse just outside Tucson on the Florence Highway, just a 20-minute drive from SaddleBrooke. It was here on April 11 that 19 members of the British Club…
May 2024, Clubs & Classes
SaddleBrooke Writers Group Coffee House a Smash Hit!
Diana Sigler On the evening of March 28 in the SaddleBrooke TWO ballroom, 139 people enjoyed the SaddleBrooke Writers Group Coffee House program. Twenty-five writers presented their short stories and poems to an appreciative audience who responded with much applause, lots of laughter, and sometimes a tear or two. The ballroom was beautifully decorated with…
May 2024, Clubs & Classes
You Can Do It!
Diana Wille Would you like to engage in a fun activity that will help you make new friends, increase your number of steps per day, and is the number-one activity to reduce dementia risk? Good news! We can help! Partner dancing is a wonderful way to accomplish those three things. If you tap your foot…
May 2024, Clubs & Classes
Second Annual Candidate Breakfast June 29
Join SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch GOP and meet the candidates! The SaddleBrooke Republican Club will join with the SaddleBrooke Ranch GOP and present a Candidate Breakfast on June 29. Our featured speakers are Sheriff Mark Lamb, running for U.S. Senate; Congressman Juan Ciscomani, running to maintain his Congressional District 6 seat; and Kathleen Winn, opposing…
May 2024, Clubs & Classes
SaddleBrooke SilverBelles Are Alive, Well, and Dancing
Claudia Booth If you’ve ever wanted to tap into your “Rockettes inner self,” now is the time to fulfill that dream and join the SilverBelles Dance Team. We are a group of non-professional dancers who just love to dance. We get to wear jazzy, sequin costumes for our performances. Who wouldn’t love that? We practice…