Category: October 2015

Hello “Jewel” generation

Dee Saunders We are excited and pleased to announce that our new website is up and running. Please check us out at www.jewelgeneration.com. We thank Jenny Rink from SaddleBrooke for the awesome job designing our fabulous site and for the many hours spent on this project. Click on our blog and read about Jenny. She…

Honor Flight

Jerry Lujan The Korean War began 65 years ago in June 1950. The United Nations called it “A Police Action” but if you ask any soldier, marine, sailor or airman who fought in it they will tell you it was a war. Korean veterans, you are next up for Honor Flights. If you haven’t registered…

An evening of Symphonic Music and Wine

Soloist Elena Urioste

Anne Movalson If you are a person who becomes tired of the same old, same old anything, then we have a classical concert on Friday evening, November 13 of three very different and challenging compositions for you. The program begins Tucson Symphony Orchestra premiere performance of Joan Tower’s composition Tambor. Tambor is considered a piece for…

The SaddleBrooke Master Gardener upcoming workshops

Greg Starr, author and owner of Starr Nursery will present Spicy Shrubs for Desert Landscapes at the MountainView Clubhouse Ballroom West on October 15, 2015, from 1:00 to 2:15 p.m. following the Ask Your Master Gardener program from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. Join Greg while he paints a picture of your desert landscape using his…

Wiley leads Golden Eagles

John Wiley (center) heads up the Golden Eagles. Assisting as co-chairs are Roger Bogard (right) and Dave Stanard.

Chet Morgan The Golden Eagles, a group which supports the Boy Scout program in the SaddleBrooke area, will again have John Wiley as its leader for the coming year. Assisting him as co-chairs will be Roger Bogard and Dave Stanard. An officially approved organization of both homeowners associations, the major focus of the group is…

New feature at 2015 Troop Support Dinner Dance

This year’s SaddleBrooke Troop Support (STS) Dinner Dance has a new dimension. In addition to entertainment by Dick Police, a Vietnam veteran who will DJ and play sax, providing dance music from the 50s to the 90s, the program will feature U.S. Marine Colonel (retired) Charlie Carr. Following the sold-out Conversation with Two American Heroes…

From your events committee at SaddleBrooke One

Monday, October 12 – Bingo Second Monday of every month in the Vistas Dining Room Bingo sales begin at 5:30 p.m. Early Bird Bingo at 6:45 p.m. Regular Bingo begins at 7:00 p.m. Prices start as low as $3 per pack for 11 games (cash only!). Seating is limited so come early! Full Agave menu.…

Catalina Mountain remembers firefighters on 9/11

SaddleBrooke Fire Station from left: Captain Ryan Miller, Engineer Abel Gastellum, Fire Medic Walt Schmidt, Ellen Nelson, Firefighter Ruben Bravo, Barbara Hoag and Kathy Peters

Pat Cox Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge No. 2815 expressed its appreciation to local firefighters for the valuable service they provide to the community on the fourteenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Members of the lodge prepared and delivered turkey dinners with all the trimmings to eight fire stations in the Golder Ranch Fire District…

SilverSneakers strength chair class

Ann Hamm Chair Exercise is exercises or workouts done while seated in a chair or sometimes standing next to the chair for stability. This type of exercise is considered to be less effort than standing and other forms of exercise while having a lesser load on the lower body joints. Chair exercises are suitable for…