Category: October 2018

2018 Legacy Run

  Riding for the kids! More than 500 American Legion motorcycle riders from across the United States participated in the 13th annual American Legion Legacy Scholarship Run riding 700 miles from Hutchinson, KS to Minneapolis, MN, the site of the 2018 American Legion National Convention. The riders make the annual long and sometimes perilous journey…

Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge remembers firefighters on 9/11

Pat Cox Members of Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge #2815 prepared and delivered turkey dinners with all the trimmings to ten fire stations in the Golder Ranch Fire District on the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. These dedicated men and women provide service to Catalina, Oro Valley, SaddleBrooke and southern Pinal County. The Lodge…

Golf Cart Parade set for December 22

  Valerie Malik and Fred Pilster, Golf Cart Committee Save the date! The annual Golf Cart Parade will be held this year on December 22. So, get ready to decorate your carts and join the fun. It will be very much the same as last year, leaving the clubhouse driving range at dusk. The best…

News from GLAAS upcoming events

  Upcoming Events October 12 Insights into the Supreme Court, Part Two: This lecture will focus on the Dredd Scott Decision and how it still impacts the Court’s thinking in all important civil rights cases. Discussion led by Jo Ann Ellison, a member of GLAAS and a retired attorney who practiced law in New York City…

Join in Barbershop singing

Jerry Gustafson You know those songs you used to sing as a young man? Well, locally, the SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus has kept the Barbershop tradition going since 1998. Barbershop harmony is a style of unaccompanied lyrics and easily singable melodies. In Barbershop, the melody is usually sung by the lead (second tenor) with the tenor…

Ballroom dance parties are here

Wanda Ross Now that the snowbirds are returning to SaddleBrooke, the ballroom dinner dance parties have started. This is an excellent time to enjoy dinner with both friends and new members and to dance to a wide variety of music provided by our valued DJs. On October 13, members and guests enjoyed our Dance with…

Ceramics Club holds beginner’s class

  The SaddleBrooke Ceramics Club meets in SaddleBrooke TWO Arts and Crafts Quartz Room. The SCC beginner’s class is popular and space is limited. Participants will work on three separate projects over two days. Students will learn how to clean greenware and how to use underglazes and crystal glazes. With this foundation, attendees may join…

How is a neighborhood grocery like a Rotary Club?

Patti Albaugh Joelle Schumacher spoke to SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club about working as a cashier at Bashas’ in Catalina. She compared the goals of Rotary to the goals of a neighborhood grocery. Rotarians pledge to help a community through donations and work projects. So does Bashas’! As an Arizona company, Bashas’ supports in-state charitable organizations…