Nancy McCluskey-Moore On Thursday, Nov. 10, at 4 p.m. in the DesertView Theater, Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) will host the third in its 2022-23 lecture series. Steve Renzi will present “Western Pulp Fiction.” Pulp fiction magazines sold for a dime, and in the 1920s to 1950s they filled American newsstands. Nobody admitted that they…
Connie Kotke, Publicity Chair This fall, the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild (www.saddlebrookefinearts.org) is partnering with the SaddleBrooke Fiber Arts Club to offer a wide range of classes for beginners to experts—right here in the Topaz Room in the Arts & Crafts Center at MountainView Clubhouse. Our instructors are remarkably talented, and they love to teach!…
Connie Kotke, Publicity Chair The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is a nonprofit organization that provides a wide range of classes to build or enhance the skills of artists at all levels of experience. This fall we teamed up with the SaddleBrooke Fiber Arts Club to deliver even more ways for you to spark your inner…
Karin Bivens Doug Springer, former head coach of the SaddleBrooke Swim Club, crushed three all-time top United States Masters Swimming (USMS) national swim records in the men’s 75 to 79 age group at two meets this year! At the United States Masters Short Course Yards (SCY) Spring National Championship held in San Antonio, Texas (April 28…
Mark Erickson and Jay Rosenlof We all know that there is not a woodworking facility in SaddleBrooke—or is there? There is as much or more woodworking equipment in many garages in SaddleBrooke than in most cabinet shops. I know there is part of one in my garage. As woodcarvers, we have many people visit us…
Sheilah Britton, Pinal County Master Gardener Gardening in the Sonoran Desert is unlike gardening just about anywhere else, no matter how many years you’ve planted trees and shrubs or tended and harvested your own herbs and vegetables. I recall watching my landscaper using a power drill to dig a hole in the rock-hard caliche soil before…
Claire Guidas If you can already swim laps and would like to socialize with others while you improve your skills, feel free to try a few SaddleBrooke Swim Club workouts for free before joining the club ($20 per year). Swimmers of all abilities (fitness to competitive) are welcome, and many time slots are currently offered…
Diana Wille SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club’s (SBDC) new Novice Dance Parties have been a big hit. There’s no need to know a bunch of patterns, a bunch of dances, or any dances at all. Experienced dancers are there to help guide our novices every step of the way. We limit the dances to six of the…
Raymond H. Goettsch On Sept. 2 SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association, Inc. (SPA) held a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the expanded and newly constructed pickleball courts. The proceedings began at 7:30 a.m., and a capacity crowd of members and guests attended the ceremony. Guests included Tom Starrs, USA Pickleball District Ambassador for Tucson and…
Varda Main The SaddleBrooke Fiber Arts Club is venturing into new areas: classes open to all and extended workshops. Which one (or both) of these might be right for you? This fall, Fiber Arts is partnering with the Fine Arts Guild to offer classes for anyone interested in fiber arts. It’s a great opportunity for…