Category: October 2023

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings – October 2023

Last Call for SBCO Walk for Kids Registrations Nancy McCluskey-Moore The Walk will begin with a warm-up session at 8:40 a.m., followed by the walk at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28. This signature SBCO event helps support our food, clothing, enrichment, and education programs benefiting youngsters along a 100+-mile corridor from Catalina to the…

SPA Members Take Silver in Prescott Tournament

Raymond H. Goettsch On Sept. 9 SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) members Doug Turley and Greg Wilkins competed in the 2023 Labor Day @ Espire Sports pickleball tournament in Prescott, Ariz. The U.S. Senior Pickleball circuit tournament was sponsored by PIG (Pickleball Is Great) and was held on indoor courts in the Espire Sports Complex. Doug…

Preserve Men’s Luncheon

Nineteen men from The Preserve enjoyed lunch on Aug. 25. As usual, The Preserve staff provided great service and delicious menu selections. Our group meets at The Preserve every other month and at an area restaurant during the remaining months. We plan to meet at the Harvest Restaurant in September and on The Preserve patio…

No Golf This Time … But Art

EJ Snearly Some say golf is an art form. If you consider imagination and self-expression, then golf is an art form. They call this course management. With golf events on hold due to course closures, the MPLNiners went to Absolutely Art and took a class. With wine and snacks, the Niners made fused glass vases and…

Take a Swing at Cancer Golf Tournament

Denise Cashmore and Kathy Fox The MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association’s (MPWGA) annual golf tournament fundraiser “Take a Swing at Cancer” will be held on Feb. 20, 2024. This no-pressure tournament is open to the public. The golf game is a scramble, and no handicap is required. It’s all about fun to benefit a crucial cause.…

Singing Barbershop Music Is Good for Your Brain

Jerry Gustafson The SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus meets every Tuesday evening from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Agate Room of the SaddleBrooke TWO Arts & Crafts Center, 38725 S. Mountainview Blvd. We have been singing in SaddleBrooke since 1998 and now number about 15 singers. We put on a Christmas show in the DesertView Theatre…

SaddleBrooke Tennis Club Labor Day 2023 Social

Anne Williams How many of our friends and acquaintances here in SaddleBrooke do we know on an intimate basis (well, enough to describe where they came from, what they did in their careers, etc.)? The SaddleBrooke Tennis Club (STC) Social Committee had the idea to use the Labor Day 2023 Social Event as a way…

WOOO Out and About

Dee Berisha Vincent Van Gogh came to Oro Valley, so the WOOO (Women On Our Own) Day Trippers went out to greet him and, in some cases, to meet him. Approximately 20 members of WOOO attended the highly talked-about event of Van Gogh, an Immersive Experience, held in August and September at the Oro Valley…