Harriet Shemer The November meeting of the Catalina Timewalkers, Chapter 1389 of the Questers, was held at the home of Bonnie Busch with Gail Brown co-hosting. Caroline Lochner of Western National Park Association (WNPA) in Oro Valley was the quest speaker. WNPA has been a partner association with the National Park Service since 1938. WNPA…
Pat Cox Members of Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge No. 2815 met at the Golder Ranch Fire District Training Center on November 21 and stuffed 300 bags with Thanksgiving food items for distribution by IMPACT of Southern Arizona to underprivileged families. Each family also received a turkey, pies and rolls for their Thanksgiving dinner. The food…
If you are looking for a special gift, an evening of dining and dancing is a lovely choice. There are a myriad of dance opportunities scheduled in SaddleBrooke for this winter and spring. They range from informal practice sessions to elegant dance galas. These are all sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club and the…
Carol Chiarello One of our most creative members is Karin Gellatly. She came to a meeting wearing a scarf made up of pieces of stash yarn. It was sewn on a machine and held together with a sheet of material called “solvy.” After the scarf is laid on the solvy and sewn, it is washed…
Jane Gromelski Return with us to those thrilling years when we were young. Some of us went to the dances and danced; some watched from the sidelines. Bah! To that we can all get on the floor and dance with our own moves—come and have fun with the music of our golden youth! We have…
15Saturday, November 12 was the grand re-opening of the SaddleBrooke Ceramics Club. We were delighted with the people who came through who can now see how we work and what we do. We were surprised to hear many people didn’t even know we were here. We were closed all summer and returned to a new,…
Bob White Over 1220 square dancers gathered in Indio, California, November 10 through 13. That is more than 150 squares of fun. Twelve couples from SaddleBrooke Squares attended. We were all having so much fun that it was impossible to get everybody together for a complete group photo. Indio hosts one of the biggest square…
Dr. Mark Magdanz With three different skill/fitness levels of class, Rebecca’s teaching stresses fun, self-improvement and low stress. Students progress to a next level at their own pace or they may stay at a favorite level forever. Level 1/Beginners classes are Monday and Wednesday. Level 2/Improver classes are on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Level 3…
Allison Lehman On November 14, 2016 the SaddleBrooke Swim Club held a club party with a Hawaiian/Polynesian theme. All members arrived to the party with a lei welcome! People were dressed in their best flowered shirt or dress. Next they went on to get their favorite drink of the night, a mai tai made by…
Pam Boedeker SaddleBrooke Nature Club has again benefitted from the incredible speakers, research and resources about our desert environment at the University of Arizona. Our speaker at the November meeting was Dr. Don Falk. He is on the faculty at the University of Arizona teaching a class on Watershed Management and Ecohydrology. His research areas…