Category: Clubs & Classes

Amateur Radio Club Update

Ed Larsen, KI6R The SaddleBrooke Amateur Radio Club met on Oct. 11 at the MountainView clubhouse. The meeting program was given by Ed, (call sign) KI6R, showing a real-time Internet presentation of DX spotting, propagation logging, and prediction tools. Club members also gathered for a social breakfast on Oct. 19 at the Mesquite Grill of…

Hikers Enjoy the Park Before the Picnic

Elisabeth Wheeler The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club’s fall picnic is an optimal opportunity to connect with our hiking friends who have been gone during the summer months. Eleven of us also enjoyed the camaraderie of hiking the Ridgeline to 50 Year Trail loop before the picnic. The temperatures were cool, the views of the Tortolitas and…

Jewish Friendship Group News

The Jewish Friendship Group (JFG) continues to be active as the weather here in Tucson changes to a more temperate clime. By the time you read this, the Ladies’ Coffee will have taken place at the home of Eileen Feldgus. Sharon Triester and Willie Reich were also hostesses of this event, and we wish to…

Texas Hold’em Tournament

Maureen Benigno, Coordinator of Texas Hold’em Following are the five winners of our prestigious 12-week tournament from July 25 to Oct. 10: 1st place: Sam Alkhoury 2nd place: Maggie De Block 3rd place: Marianne Pinello 4th place: Tony Heacock 5th place: Mike Edmonds Following are the first-place winners at the Final Table from July 25…

Oh! So Much to Tell!

Welcoming the High Holidays has kept IJSS busy! On Sept. 21, the Institute for Judaic Services and Studies (IJSS) members attended the Welcome Back Happy Hour gathering. This was a time for congregants to welcome back Rabbi Sandy Seltzer and for Rabbi to greet congregants. We are glad that our Rabbi got tired of retirement. The event was…

Woodcarvers Club Profile: Ron Ruberg

Jay Rosenlof With this article, I would like to introduce you to another of our Woodcarvers Club members, Ron Ruberg. Ron has been enjoying the good life here in SaddleBrooke for just five years. Growing up in Colorado was a great experience, as he learned to snow ski, hunt, and fish. He was also active…

Calling All Woodworkers—Part 2

Just in case you missed last month’s article, here is this month’s introduction and reminder. Since you have lived in SaddleBrooke, we all know that there is not a woodworking facility in SaddleBrooke—or is there? Many of you know that there is as much or more woodworking equipment in many garages in SaddleBrooke than in…

MOAA News

LT William Myers, CEC USN Former The Catalina Mountain Chapter (CMC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held its most recent meeting on Oct. 15 at SaddleBrooke Ranch. The meeting began with a business session presided over by COL Kurt McMillen, first vice president, during which members were updated on the chapter’s current…