Category: September 2019

The Catalina Mountains satellite chapter of the MOAA announces their 2019-20 season

Col. Bill Nagy The Catalina Mountains satellite chapter (Tucson) of the Military Officers of America (MOAA) welcomes all current, former and prospective members back for our 2019-20 season. Our first meeting of the season will be on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 11:30 a.m. in the Catalina Mountain Room of the Mesquite Grill in the MountainView Country Club…

SaddleBrooke Swim Club

(Above) SaddleBrooke's newest swimmers from the April Adult Learn-To-Swim clinic (left to right): Linda Bowers, Karen Dewey, Barbara Burgess, Julian Imes, Joe Allen, Pat Olson, Linda Cutting, and Jean Romine. Not pictured: JeriAnn Demsky and Gale DiGiorgio.

Terese Butler The SaddleBrooke Swim Club will once again offer free swim clinics to all SaddleBrooke residents during October. The two clinics each have a special focus and are geared to different levels of swimmers. The Adult Learn-To-Swim clinic is designed for adults who have beginning to no prior swimming experience or may even have…

Save the date – December 17 for a charity golf event

A charity golf event for children’s cancer will be held on Dec. 17, and all lady golfers are invited. There will be no handicaps, and membership is not required. Let’s come together to honor our cancer survivors and hear Chrisie Funari, CEO and founder of Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children. More information will follow.

Fine Arts Guild invites all join their fun fall classes

Jeanne OMeara Below are the art classes being offered this fall. Check the art classes page at saddlebrookefinearts.org for the most up-to-date schedule and information about each class. Remember, with an annual membership fee of $20, each class is $10 off. For more information and registration, go to the “Art Classes” page at saddlebrookefinearts.org. Some classes…

The Windy City Club notice

Robert Loeb The Chicagoland Windy City Club has planned another fun event for October at the SaddleBrooke One tennis patio on Oct. 17 at 5:00 p.m. Now in its fourth year, the Windy City Club invites all members and guests who once lived in Chicago or its suburbs to join in this year’s fun at a…

MountainView Bridge Club

JoAnn Aiken has managed and directed at the MountainView Bridge Club for many years. Photo by Sue Bush.

Sue Bush All of us who play at the MountainView Bridge Club know JoAnn Aiken because she is the one who efficiently runs and organizes our Tuesday and Friday bridge games and has done so for many years. JoAnn and her husband Roy moved to SaddleBrooke in 1997, and then they decided to get back…

Focus on the Future: Oracle School District

Mountain Vista Elementary School Ron Green, Focus on the Future Committee This November, Arizona/Pinal County will have a mail-in only election, and ballots will be delivered in early October. We would like to provide you information on two propositions that will be on the ballot. Propositions 438 and 439 both support important and necessary funding for the…

Oracle Schools Foundation

Maria Menconi It’s time to reserve your seats for the Oracle Schools Foundation gala that will be held on Sunday, Oct. 20, at 5:00 p.m., at the Vistas in SaddleBrooke One. Our theme this year is once again, “Champions For Children.” As a supporter of the Oracle Schools Foundation, we know that you will want to be there to…

MountainView-Preserve Couples Golf for October

Dan Hoshino The October tournament for the MountainView-Preserve (MP) Couples Golf will be on Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Preserve Golf Course. There will be a 1:00 p.m. shotgun start, and the format will be a two-person net Stableford. Couples may pick their foursome. Keep in mind that the course will be cart path only, due to…