Category: September 2019

Come join our fun fall classes

Mike Gianotti Below are the 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 a membership fee of $20 annually, each class is $10 less. For more information and registration go to the Art Classes page at http://www.saddlebrookefinearts.org. Watercolor Skies…

Latin Rhythm Dance Club – Fall classes

Wally Mara The Latin Rhythm Dance Club is in its sixteenth year of providing professional level instruction in authentic Latin dance styles to SaddleBrooke residents. The early fall classes feature some favorite Latin dances. About dancing Taking a dance class—with its defined steps and different tempos—provides cognitive as well as balance challenges compared with repetitive…

Sponsor a wreath today

Ken Robinson 2019 will mark the 28th anniversary of Worcester Wreath Company donating Maine wreaths to adorn the headstones of our Nation’s veterans at Arlington National Cemetery. We have been given permission from Arlington National Cemetery to cover every grave (more than 300,000) for the 25th anniversary. With the generous help of donors like you, we…

Rotary

Left to right: Teree Bergman from Dove Mountain Rotary Club, Randy Brooks from the Marana Rotary Club, President John Barnett and Jim Lamb from Oro Valley Rotary Club, Tom Simester and Barbara Barr from the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke, and Services Chair Mary Thompson and Treasurer Roger Swett from SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club.

Wolf Tombe In a first of its kind meeting for the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke, President Barbara Barr invited other Region 6 District 5500 Rotary clubs to participate in a panel discussion about their signature fundraising projects as well as their service projects, and the things they do that make them unique. Participating on the…

Hot summer on the golf courses

Left to right: Diane Mazzarella, vice president; Barbara Bloch, president; Deb Bunker, current president. Not pictured: Caryl Dowell, secretary; and Jackie Webster, treasurer.

Eileen J Snearly Not only are the MountainView Preserve Lady Niners looking forward to cooler temperatures, but for the return of the snowbird members as well. During the summer months the Low Gross and Low Net matches continued, and will continue into the fall and winter. After a morning of golf on Sept. 10, the members…

Senior softball unveils new uniforms

Terry Hurley SaddleBrooke Senior Softball players Brand Eigen, left, and Terry Mihora show off the league’s new lightweight home and away uniforms. The association is celebrating its 15-year anniversary this season with 165 men and women competing Monday through Friday year-round in five different leagues based on ability from recreation to competitive. There are also four…

Got balance?

Carol Emerson How’s your balance these days? It is actually pretty common for us to experience a decline in our balance as we age. According to The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi, 25-35% of people 65 and older fall once or more each year! At age 85, that risk increases to 51%. The…

Gardeners Exchange

October gardening lecture Linda Vautrin-Hale The Gardeners Exchange in conjunction with the SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners invites you to attend “The Dirt on Soil” presented by Emily Rockey, director of Marketing and Sales for Tank’s Green Stuff. The program will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 16,  at the Sol Ballroom, SaddleBrooke Ranch, at 1 p.m. Sometimes…

Remember and honor veterans – one wreath at a time

Ed Davis The American Legion Auxiliary Oro Valley Unit 132 is proud to support Wreaths Across America, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to remember and honor those who have served our nation in uniform. By offering wreath sponsorships to the public, Wreaths Across America hopes that one day every veteran’s interment site will…