Category: June 2016

More room for more bargains at the Goose

Ron Andrea Some things just keep getting better. Permits have been issued and the Goose has hired a contractor to begin construction on a new building addition. Construction should begin shortly and be completed by the end of the year. The addition will add approximately 4000 square feet to the north end of the building.…

From your SaddleBrooke One Events Committee

Monday – July 4th Car Show! It is that time of year again! Get ready for the annual Car Show on Monday, July 4 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse parking lot. If you have a car you would like to show registration is $10 per car, which includes a…

A Celebration Concert – you’re invited

Donna Langwig The St. Andrew’s Bach Society invites the community to celebrate Southern Arizona’s greatest arts patron, Dorothy Dyer Vanek, on the occasion of her 90th birthday. This is a special event presented in partnership with the Grammy-nominated True Concord Voices and Orchestra under the direction of Eric Holtan. The date is Sunday, June 26…

HOA2 Golf Task Force

The HOA2 Board is pleased to announce that the Golf Task Force (GTF) is now up and running. The Board received numerous applications from interested homeowners and selected nine people for the committee based on their individual professional expertise and volunteer experiences. The group includes Jon Michels – chair, Mike Brenny – vice chair, Tim…

B-25 pilot Fred Klein realizes a dream

Fred Klein (right) checks flying a P-51 Mustang off his bucket list (shown with his co-pilot).

Phil Simpson Having recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of his birth, there is little that SaddleBrooke resident Fred Klein hasn’t seen or experienced. Fred enjoyed a highly successful career in manufacturing and as an entrepreneur, along the way dedicating three years to the service of his country in World War II. Fred and his wife…

Mountain Vista School unveils new mural

Michael, Kalyn and Hayden Hawkins. Michael did the grouting work; photo courtesy of the San Manuel Miner.

John Hernandez, San Manuel Miner On Thursday, May 12, 2016, a number of people gathered at Mt. Vista School in Oracle for the unveiling of the new mural which is located at the entrance of the school. The mural, a desert scene incorporating the desert flora and fauna as well as the topography of the…

SASO: Past, Present and Future

Punch Howarth The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra season ended on May 7 and 8 with one of their most ambitious programs that included Brahms, Samuel Barber and Berlioz. Each of these works has intrinsic difficulties that gave the orchestra no small challenge. Also with these concerts this writer of SASO articles retired as principal timpanist…

Health Night Out – June 27 at 7:00pm

Dr. Kenneth Belkoff, DO

Don Jensen On Monday, June 27, the Health Night Out team will welcome Dr. Kenneth Belkoff, Urologist, and the President of Arizona Institute of Urology, to SaddleBrooke. The title of his presentation tonight is Urinary Incontinence: Staying Dry in the Desert and Other Urological Pearls. Incontinence affects 13 million Americans with 85% being women. With…