Dancing in the Park Lynne Kumza What a delightful way to celebrate a sunny and joy filled Tucson morning with friends by dancing in the park; a little bit of dancing and a little bit of dining. The SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club thoroughly enjoyed our time together in Tohono Chul. This is truly a hidden…
Barbara Wilder Open studio days are proving to be very popular with members of the new photo club in SaddleBrooke. On Wednesday and Friday mornings in the Agate Room at MountainView HOA2’s Arts Complex, members can drop in and get help with all of their photography questions. They can learn about their camera settings, show…
Pam Boedeker SaddleBrooke Nature Club was pleased to present our own beloved resident naturalist, Jim Cloer, for the last meeting of the season. Jim’s credentials would fill a page of this newspaper; however, on this particular evening it was his post-graduate work studying turtles that had our attention. There are some 300 species of turtles…
Marilyn Mitchell, Barbara Sullivan, Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg and Tina Wrbanek What do a former operating room nurse, a former critical care nurse, a former corporate manager and a former administrator at a medical school have in common? They are the Desert Stars, a tap/clog group located in SaddleBrooke. The Desert Stars practice two times…
Twink Gates-Zimdar It was Sunday, May 28, Memorial Day weekend and 95 degrees – degrees Fahrenheit, but the Brits carried on regardless with their Bocce Ball games. At 4:00 p.m. 22 members of the British Club braved the weather and gathered at the Bocce Ball Courts here in SaddleBrooke One for the fun of playing…
Carol Chiarello So there are two prevalent methods of knitting. The yarn is held differently but they accomplish the same thing. One is called English, which is the right-handed method. The other is called Continental and the yarn is held in the left hand. Most of us learn one way and stick with it. Now…
Jo Ann Ellison GLAAS (Gays Lesbians and Allies at SaddleBrooke) held an end of season cocktail party at the home of Joseph Panessidi and Orville Bell. There was a lot to celebrate as our organization has now exceeded 100 members! GLAAS is a club open to all SaddleBrooke residents, which offers support and visibility to…
Patti R. Albaugh and Dick Kroese The SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club recently honored Monique Morquez (“Mo”), waitress at MountainView Country Club, for her outstanding attention to the needs of her customers. We are not always an easy group to serve. She might hear “Iced-tea, please” while she is scurrying to hand 20 people their breakfasts,…
Paul Shalita This clinic is a practice and critique session designed for players at intermediate and advanced levels who desire to improve their Bridge. No partner is necessary. No time commitment; come late, leave early. Meet potential new partners. Sessions run from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday mornings at 37901 S. Arroyo Way in…
Jane Gromelski Partners Western Dance Club will continue dancing in the summer months in the Mesquite Fitness Room on Mondays at 6:00 p.m. These are not classes, but informal practices. Harry and Dottie Adams have volunteered to provide music and will organize the practices so we don’t forget all the dances we have learned. As…