Category: Generals

SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild announces gallery event and sale

Art work by Melanie Walters

Ron Powers The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is proud to announce a Gallery Event and Fine Art Sale for original artwork created by organization members. The Guild anticipates over 40 artists will be submitting works for this semi-annual event in acrylics, oils, pastels, watercolors, sculptures, textiles, photographs and in multi-media formats. An Artists’ Reception will…

Golder Ranch emergency transport services

Dick Fleming Golder Ranch Fire District (GRFD) is required by the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) to charge for ambulance transport services at rates established by ADHS. This is a new charge for residents of SaddleBrooke as GRFD services were previously free. The average bill for an ambulance service is approximately $1,200, which is…

Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries – November 2014

Photo courtesy of the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun

DeGrazia: The man and the myths lecture November 19 Mary Kopp The Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries is hosting two events in November featuring the life and work of noted Tucson artist Ted DeGrazia. A lecture about DeGrazia is set for 4:00 p.m., November 19 in the MountainView East Ballroom. DeGrazia biographer James W. Johnson will…

Check Out – Check In: November 2014

Janet Mills Stuff Matters – Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Share Our Man-Made World by Mark Miodownik. Steel was the first metal that Miodownik discusses. For thousands of years, the making of steel was handed down as a craft. During the Stone Age metal was highly prized and copper and gold were the only two metals.…

Health Night Out presents “A pain in the neck or back”

  Dolores Robu On Monday, November 24 at 7:00 p.m., SaddleBrooke Health and Wellness will host Dr. Ryan Kretzer, a neurosurgeon from Carondelet Neurological Institute. Carondelet Neurological Institute offers highly specialized, compassionate care in modern facilities. Located on the campus of Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital, the Carondelet Neurological Institute is the largest and most comprehensive…

Golf course maintenance crew appreciation event

Don Plapinger On Friday, December 12 the Green Committee will host the seventh annual Holiday Appreciation Luncheon for the members of the MountainView and Preserve Golf Course Maintenance Crew. The maintenance workers are not HOA 2 employees and they do not benefit from the HOA 2 employee appreciation effort. All contributions go directly to the…

Unit Happenings – November 2014

Pat Broers and Bob Stocks enjoy the evening at Unit 21’s second annual Poker Run.

Unit 21 holds 2nd annual Poker Run Bill Brown The only thing missing from Unit 21’s second annual Poker Run on Wednesday, October 15 was Kenny Rogers singing, “Know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em.” Most of you probably don’t know what a poker run is so here’s a brief description. Seven households…

Local area holiday happenings

A live tour of Bethlehem at Vista de la Montana Methodist Church.

Walk to Bethlehem Donna Langwig Vista de la Montaña United Methodist Church presents Walk to Bethlehem on December 10, 11 and 12, 2014, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. You are invited to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas and Walk to Bethlehem at Vista United Methodist Church. This is an interactive, family friendly journey through…