Robbie Summers In-person art classes are back in the Topaz Room at the Arts and Craft Center at the MountainView Country Club complex! The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is proud to announce the return of our premier instructors Laurie Brussel, Karen Brungardt, Deb Kress, Renee Pearson, Robbie Summers, and other fine instructors as they get scheduled. Speaking…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore For the past few years, members of the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Board of Directors have gathered in late spring to share a pizza dinner. It’s an opportunity for casual conversation about programs supported during the past school year, ideas about the year ahead, and, of course, summer travel plans. This year’s party…
Mike Nickerson The SaddleBrooke Democratic Club met on July 13 via Zoom. Our speaker was Charlie Fisher, executive director of the Arizona Democratic Party. Much of the discussion centered around the results of the legislative session, which passed voter suppression bills, plus tax breaks for the wealthy. These actions show the need for a different…
Janice DiEnno MountainView Ladies Putters meet on Monday mornings at 8:30 a.m. at the MountainView putting green. After a long hiatus due to COVID-19, we returned to putting on July 5. We invite you to come join in the fun, meet new friends, participate in special events throughout the season, and join us for several…
David Zapatka While reading page 52 of The Labours of Hercules by Alice A. Bailey in my book reading group, I ran across this sentence: “Let the soul be single in its purpose and freed from the thraldom of matter, and then right action and a right point of view will inevitably be the characteristics of…
Venetia Hobson Lewis Golf courses are puzzles to many. Think of the course itself as the straight edge pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, their linear bounds forming the holes. Our golf shots, with all their many moving parts and functions, are like the multi-sided jigsaw pieces, with tabs jutting out and hollowed out blanks receiving…
Norma Gentry Summer at the Fox is abuzz with activity. Ticket sales are ongoing for the recently announced line-up of over 50 shows. Staff is being hired to run the theatre, and a thorough maintenance program is underway to make sure the “Crown Jewel of Tucson” is picture perfect on opening day Aug. 19, when The Mavericks…
Terry Hurley The annual SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Labor Day Tournament is set for Saturday, Sept. 4 at the community’s jewel of a ball field. The tournament features men and women who play in the league’s current summer season. Three games are planned at 8, 9:30, and 11:30 a.m. Free hot dogs, bratwurst, chips, cookies, soda,…
Rolly Prager Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) is excited to announce the latest winners of the Books for Bucks raffle. Victoria Waering won $200 in the June drawing. The other June winners are Tim and Linda Morisani. They won two tickets to the Jan. 19 gala celebrating all the winners. Our July $200 cash winner…
George E. Moore George Moore, a SaddleBrooke resident since 2006, lost his courageous 18-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease on June 22, 2021. George was born on May 22, 1945, a first generation American, his parents having immigrated as children from Lebanon and Italy. He grew up in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, attended Catholic…