Donna Langwig Vista Fine Arts invites you to enjoy the outstanding piano and vocal artistry of Mark and Arlette Willis on Sunday, November 19 at 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon. This husband/wife team is a Tucson favorite and you will love their easy-listening music, their unique style and their warm rapport with the audience. They…
Pat Tiefenbach and Carol Chiarello The long hot summer is over and the SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association (SSSA) is excited to announce the results of our summer leagues. Before we begin, let’s take a moment to learn a bit of history about 20 years of softball teams and one guy in particular: Ron Quarantino, or…
Villas II Susan Fusco The morning of October 10 a group of SaddleBrooke women, eleven villas II residents and one former resident drove to Sedona for a ladies-only vacation. One group left extra early, as they planned to stop at a casino along the way, where one of their number did quite well. The cars…
Adopt a Family/Child 2017 Ken and Ellen Perkins The economy continues to improve for most of the SaddleBrooke community, but there are still many people in need and many of them are children. During the past 12 years that we have been organizing this program, the residents of SaddleBrooke have been very generous in helping…
Ann Kuperberg We may have heard the popular Halloween chant, “trick or treat.” For bridge players, getting a trick is a good thing and our club will offer a special treat on Tuesday, December 12: Holiday Party at the Roadrunner Grill. Circle that date. The MountainView Bridge Club will be meeting at a different location…
Micki Wilverding Sr. Jose Women’s Shelter located in the “homeless corridor” in Tucson has a need for the following: adult clothes, twin sheets, blankets (any size), towels and personal care items such as shampoo, shower gel, lotions (regular or travel size) and feminine products. Men’s clothing will also be accepted and donated where needed. The…
Tom Barnwell The Spanish Culture Club of SaddleBrooke (SCC) is a culture club, not a language club. It is composed of a group of social and intellectually curious Brookers that seek to expand their knowledge of Latin culture within the Old Pueblo and beyond. This is accomplished through monthly meetings that include speakers and potluck…
Sue Case As you read this article, auditions for the 2018 Variety Show have been held and the lineup is being finalized. This year’s Variety Show will certainly live up to its name, featuring dancers, solo and group singers, instrumentalists and others. For those residents who would like to be a part of this fun…
Dr. Mark Magdanz October 14 Rebecca Magdanz held her major party event of 2017; the dance party included over 50 dancers. Great fun was had on the dance floor with students from both SaddleBrooke and the Ranch participating. In three hours of dancing about 30 different dances were enjoyed by Levels 1, 2 and 3.…
The October meeting of the SaddleBrooke Nature Club featured Dr. Randall S. Smith of the University of Arizona’s Tree Ring Lab. Dendrochronology, the study and dating of tree rings, is the newest of the sciences and the University of Arizona’s lab is the only one like it in the world. Imagine a complete archive of…