Category: August 2021

Upcoming Art Classes

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…

SBCO Board Reunites with Pizza Party

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…

Democratic Club: July Speaker Highlights

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…

MountainView Ladies Putters

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…

SBWGA-18 Tees Up For The Jigsaw Puzzle Golf Course

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…

Word of the Month: Thraldom

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…

Fox Tucson Theatre: Upcoming Fall Events

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…

More FSL Raffle Winners

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…

Labor Day Softball Tournament

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,…

Unit Happenings

Unit 11 Gatherings Start Up Again Sheila Ratza Unit 11 has started to have fun again. After our long months of quarantine, it was time to reactivate a social committee, and eight neighbors volunteered to get things going. On April 29, we held a street party on Cleek, with 40 neighbors enjoying food, games, and…