Fran Berman SaddleBrooke Freethinkers held its first ever Thirdsty Thursday at the Roadrunner Grill on June 18. Nineteen SaddleBrooke residents attended this informal gathering during the Roadrunner Grill’s happy hour (happy two hours) to get to know each other better in a casual environment. As this new monthly event is strictly for socializing there was…
Patti R. Albaugh SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club had plenty to celebrate at their June 25 breakfast meeting. Outgoing President Dick Kroese received a standing ovation for his initiative and hard work to start a morning Rotary club in SaddleBrooke. In less than a year, the newly chartered club received a Presidential Citation from Rotary International,…
Our winter friends may have flown away but that doesn’t stop the good times at the SBWGA for a minute! Thanks to the hard work of our Home and Home Chairs, Geri Sandilands and Nancy Huffman, we were treated to a fantastic morning of wonderful golf in perfect weather, a wide open course and a…
Bobbi Forsch Even though it’s summer and so many of our winter visitors have gone to cooler climates there are still exciting things going on at Knit Wits. After Jonelle and Velvet visited us in March from Southwest Trading Company in Phoenix, Velvet went home and created a shawl and named it the SaddleBrooke Shawl.…
Stephanie Parks I was right—it got hot. But not until the very end of May. Maybe climate change is causing Arizona, and specifically Tucson, to become better than before. Nice thought. There are no big tournaments coming up in July or August, so everybody come to our game and keep your wits sharp. We had…
Shawne Cryderman The following is a letter – shared with me as President of the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association – from a woman whom I admire and have the privilege to actually play the game of Pickleball with. I believe the thoughts and feelings expressed in her letter are shared by many of us who have…
The Gardeners Exchange at SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Dr. Anthony Knight, former professor of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, and Pima County Master Gardener, speaking Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 1:00 pm, in the La Hacienda Club on Common Insects of Southern Arizona Gardens. Gardeners in Arizona are confronted with numerous insects in their flower and…
Ruth Birkhead Some twenty years ago residents of SaddleBrooke met to form a group to play party Bridge. Every Friday afternoon the group met on the dance floor of SaddleBrooke Clubhouse. The game moved to the Activity Center when its renovations were complete. That game is still running today and there are a couple of…
MountainView Preserve Women’s Golf Association held its annual Member Guest Tournament with 92 ladies playing on April 27 and 28. The theme was Putting on the Ritz in the Old Pueblo with decorations and tee prizes in black and white. Lunch was served at MountainView Ballroom each day. First day play at The Preserve was…
Last month the SilverBelles joined forces with Gus D’Oldie and Miss Gina to bring a combination of dance and musical oldies from the 40s and 50s to Splendido residents. Interspersed with big band sounds and rock and roll, the Belles performed several routines to the delight of those in attendance. Hands clapped and photos were…