Claudia Booth Are you ready to dance? The Silver Belles performing dance team is looking for a “few good dancers” who have a love of dancing and performing. We rehearse every Monday and Friday. Come check us out to see how much fun and camaraderie we share while learning new dance routines and practicing already learned…
Category: September 2021
Generals, September 2021
Benefit Concert Set For November 9
Alan Mollenkopf The SaddleBrooke Western Heritage Preservation Club is sponsoring a benefit concert to raise funds for the Oracle Schools Foundation (www.oracleschoolsfoundation.com). The concert is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m., and tickets are now on sale. The concert venue is the DesertView Performing Arts Center at 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive. The entertainer is…
Features, September 2021
In Passing
Marie Madeleine Fiorino Marie Madeleine Fiorino was born into a French-Canadian family in Edmonton, Alberta on May 8, 1925. She passed away on Aug. 3, 2021 at the age of 96 in Tucson, Arizona. She lived a musically and family-oriented life, and was a deeply spiritual woman who put her faith in God’s love and…
Features, September 2021
This I Have Learned: Getting Cross Over a Crossword Puzzle
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Ah, the satisfaction of doing and then completing a crossword puzzle. For those of you who are hooked on crossword puzzles, you know how it feels to get all of those little squares filled in and then progress to the next crossword puzzle challenge. The exhilaration and such a feeling of accomplishment!…
Clubs & Classes, September 2021
Art and Wine Event
Karen Brungardt If you missed out on the last Art and Wine event, don’t worry! We have scheduled another one for Nov. 23, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. This event will have a holiday theme for the painting. The cost is $40 per person, which includes all art supplies, wine and/or water, a sack supper,…
Clubs & Classes, September 2021
Eat, Drink, And Be Scary
Diana Wille Dance Parties Are Back Great news! SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) will, once again, have dance parties. Our dance parties are very popular, so get them on your calendar, pronto! Our first dance party will be a Halloween-themed gala on Friday, Oct. 29, with a plated dinner and dancing in the MountainView Ballroom…
Clubs & Classes, September 2021
MountainView Bridge Club
Ann Kuperberg August monsoons didn’t stop our duplicate bridge players from showing up at MountainView’s Catalina Room on Tuesday afternoons at 1 p.m. Some SaddleBrooke players came in first place twice, including Sharon Wyles with Trudie Weber-Penta and Bob Brussel with Peter Godfrey. Frank Murphy and Ann Kuperberg were in second place in one session. If…
Clubs & Classes, September 2021
July Art and Wine Event
Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild once again held their Art and Wine Event, with 40 happy painters taking part in July. A sack supper was provided to each person, along with wine and/or water to start the evening. All art supplies, sack supper, wine, and water were provided by our guild, and Karen Brungardt…
Features, September 2021
Been Rode Hard
Stuart Watkins Stranger rode into town on a horse that was rode hard kept turning his head and looking around ghosts, sheriff, or vigilantes might be on his trail couldn’t tell for sure, but he had worry on his face Looped the reins over a hitching post and turned again strode inside the Palace Saloon…
Clubs & Classes, September 2021
Spanish Culture Club News
Gail Blizard Phrase for the day: Bienvenidos de vuelta (Welcome back) Great news! We are back to our regular, in-person meetings, starting in October with a wine and cheese party at the home of Gary and Rhonda Somers. Welcome back to all our old, new, and prospective members. Meeting schedule Except where noted, we meet monthly,…