Karen Gray Throughout the year, the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club sponsors hundreds of hikes to various areas in Arizona. The final hike for 2022 was the Ridge/50-year Loop Trail. This trail affords a view of the Tucson Basin and surrounding mountains. On Dec. 31 six members of the hiking club drove to the Equestrian Center in…
Dick Kreutzen SaddleBrooke swimmers, friends, and family members showed up at the DesertView pool in January for the Third Annual Jack Fritz Pentathlon. This meet was a social event giving club members an opportunity to challenge themselves, with nothing at stake other than to have fun and hang out with friends. Newer swimmers were able…
Gail A. Nelli The production staff and cast of the 2023 Variety Show are hard at work perfecting their song and dance show Pages from the Great American Songbook. As SaddleBrooke residents of a certain age, we grew up listening to these “standards” on the Hi-Fi at home, on variety shows on TV, in movie…
Cheri Emahiser The SaddleBrooke Singers are busy rehearsing a wonderful variety of music for their 2023 spring concert. Should you walk by the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center at the start of the new year, it’s likely you’ll hear a chorus of voices and a few jazz notes from our incredible pianist Sly Slipetsky. Tanya Elias,…
Gail Thom SaddleBrooke Cyclemasters is one of the most active and diverse clubs here in SaddleBrooke and the Tucson area. With more than 250 members, we have riders who ride 600 to 800 miles per month around Tucson and members who ride casually in SaddleBrooke for fun and social times one to two times a…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore On Thursday, Feb. 9, at 4 p.m. in the DesertView Theater, Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) will host the fifth lecture in its 2022-23 series. Carolyn O’Bagy Davis will present “Hopi Quilting: Stitched Traditions from an Ancient Community.” According to Davis, the story of Hopi textiles and the history of quilting on the…
Lori A. Lyle “Join the Swim Club!” they said. “It’ll be fun!,” they said—and, boy, were they right! When my daughters (who were competitive swimmers in high school and college) visited last year, the first thing they did was head to the DesertView pool to do some lap swimming. At the pool, they encountered the…
Come spice up mid-winter in 2023 and start the new year right! All levels are welcome! Whether you’re a seasoned thespian or just want to try something new, this class is for you! If you’ve ever wanted to learn about acting for the screen or stage, or even just improve your public speaking skills, now…
Linda Lyon Continually working to improve conditions at the SaddleBrooke Dog Park, the volunteer maintenance crew recently added another project to their long list of completed upgrades. This one addressed a hazard that occurs when water runs through the “wild side” of the park after a heavy rain. The more developed small dog and big…
Connie Kotke, Publicity Chair The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild invites you and your guests to its 2023 Fine Arts Show. Join us at the MountainView clubhouse from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18. A cash bar cocktail reception will also be held…