Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) Billiards Club wants to thank our generous tournament sponsor Red Lobster, 11695 N. Oracle Road, 520-544-7887. On April 27 the PPB Billiards Club hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament in SaddleBrooke One’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. The format was double elimination. Tournament director…
Greg Hlushko The SaddleBrooke Chess Club has players of various experience levels, and we play in a casual, friendly environment for fun. Chess can help keep your mind sharp and improve your concentration. The club has no dues. Come by and check it out. Contact Greg Hlushko at 520-825-9674 with any questions you may have…
Ann Kurtz SilverBelles are beaming with pride for our own Terri Mullin who recently returned from the People’s Choice DanceSport Competition in Scottsdale. Dancing with her professional instructor Oleksii Lytvyn of Monarch Ballroom Studio, Terri competed in American Rhythm (cha cha, rumba, East Coast swing, mambo, and bolero) and American Smooth (waltz, foxtrot, tango, and…
Connie Kotke, Publicity Chair The next popular Art and Wine Event sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is set for Tuesday, Aug. 15, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Activity Center (64518 E. Galveston in SaddleBrooke One). Join your friends and neighbors to complete a desert scene painting featuring a quail, while enjoying…
Twink Gates, British Club Publicity It was a fun-filled evening at the Wildfire Wing Company restaurant on June 14 at 5 p.m. when members and guests of the British Club gathered together (27 in all). They had reserved a section of the restaurant for an evening of Pub Trivia, and their normal menu was expanded…
On your next visit to the SaddleBrooke Retail Center, you may notice some exciting changes. Recent remodeling at SaddleBrooke Retail Center includes: * Updated lighting * Stucco/drywall repairs * Fresh exterior paint * New roofs * Repaved parking lots * Additional landscaping The SaddleBrooke Retail Center, located at SaddleBrooke Boulevard and Mountain Sage Drive, provides…
Marie Starjnski The Past Exalted Rulers Association gave $1,000 to the Quilts of Valor group for materials and supplies to help them keep making quilts for our veterans. The Quilts of Valor is a group of volunteer quilters who design and donate quilts to veterans. The presentation was on June 7 at the Catalina Mountain…
Stuart Watkins One day a little puppy saw an older dog with its head in the ground. He asked the older dog, “Why?” The muffled voice of the older dog said, “The world has turned upside down, and I am looking for the light at the end of the tunnel.”
If you want to make a meaningful difference in the lives of local homeless and other veterans in need and the families of deployed members of the Guard and Reserve, our citizen soldiers, there is no better way than to support the Oro Valley American Legion Post 132. As recently stated by the chairman of…
The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke Sweeps District Awards Barbara Barr Bengen At the 2023 District 5500 Awards held in Tucson on June 25, the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke cleaned up on awards. While we have always been an award-winning club, this year, under the leadership of President Gordon Wainwright, was exceptional. Incoming president John Ozust…