Category: October 2015

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings

We borrowed the Impact truck in order to make the deliveries to San Carlos in one trip; left to right, the truckers are Joe Murdock, Ellen Perkins, Sam Carmen and David Wisniewski.

Adopt a Child 2015 Ken and Ellen Perkins At our summer home in Vermont, the leaves are beginning to turn and there is a nip in the air. That tells us that it is time to return to SaddleBrooke and make plans for the annual SBCO Adopt a Family for the Holidays project. We have…

Passion for tennis and pickleball

Left to Right, front row: Linda Linegar, Jackie Kline and Mary Hlushko; back row: Larry Gray, Peter Bidwell and Greg Hlushko

Nancy Teeter Is one sport better? I interviewed seven SaddleBrooke residents passionate about both pickleball and tennis to find out. Peter Bidwell, Larry Gray, Greg Hlushko, Mary Hlushko, Kathy Jensen, Jackie Kline and Linda Linegar have long tennis playing histories. Most have played tennis for 40 plus years and, except for Larry Gray, play both…

Beginning Clogging class starts November 3

Cloggers from all over the Tucson area at the annual Big Dance at Heritage Highlands at Dove Mountain

What is clogging? Clogging is not a plumbing problem. Clogging is fun, energetic dancing with special taps on your shoes. You get to make lots of noise and yell “Yee haw” whenever you want. It is done to mostly Country Western music with some rock and roll and pop songs, too. Instructor Carol Jones has…

Vista Fine Arts presents “From Classics to Jazz”

Artists Rob Boone and Christine Vivona

Donna Langwig Vista Fine Arts invites you to a wonderful afternoon of music with artists Christine Vivona and Rob Boone Sunday, October 25 at 2:00 p.m. Christine and Rob perform a variety of standards on the harp, trombone and piano featuring Jazz Classics from the Great American Songbook. They delight audiences with selections such as…

Representative Ann Kirkpatrick visits SaddleBrooke

Host Linda Lyon, Representative Kirkpatrick and Democratic Chair Steve Groth

On a hot August afternoon, almost one hundred enthusiastic Democrats showed up to welcome Representative Ann Kirkpatrick. The gathering was held at the home of Linda and Holly Lyons, complete with delicious tacos and Ann’s special recipe for margaritas. She has visited SaddleBrooke many times and was here to discuss her candidacy for the U.S.…

Health Night Out – October 26th Be your own health advocate

Phyllis Ketring Monday, October 26 at 7:00 p.m. in the MountainView Country Club Ballroom, SaddleBrooke Health and Wellness will host Karen Mercereau, a clinical RN specializing in patient advocacy education. Navigating the medical system today can be daunting and leave one open to preventable medical errors. At present there are 12 million misdiagnoses in the…

MPMGA Captures Ryder Cup

Back row left to right: Bill Webster, Jim Hardwick, Mark Hojnacki, Ken Steinke (Pro), John Aronson, Dick Stanley, Peter Backer and Matt Kambic; front row: George Govier, Fred Schneider, Bob Eder, Dennis Marchand and Grant Farquhar. Not shown: Bruce Fink, Mick Borm and Jon Michels

Bob Edelblut On the second and third of September the MPMGA and the SMGA battled for the right of ownership of the 2015 Ryder Cup. Each Men’s Club fielded a sixteen man team consisting of fifteen low handicap players and one professional for the two day competition. Our event followed a traditional Ryder Cup format.…

Bible study notice

Paul Vincent Volpe Would you like to study the Bible, interact and enjoy Christian fellowship with other men? If so join our group, the Men’s Bible Study (MBS), here in SaddleBrooke. Our last MBS commenced on October 2, 2015, and continues every Friday, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. through June. Our practice is to meet…