Mountains in Our Backyard—The Catalinas!

The Return of Our Snowbird Crafters

Move Over, Ms. Mystrie, Agatha Christie Is Coming!

7th Annual SaddleBrooke Skin Cancer Research Fundraiser November 16

Golden Goose Holiday Department open for business

Judy, Jeannie and Sue have a large assortment of holiday décor just waiting for you.

Working very closely with Santa Claus throughout the year, the Goose is very fortunate to have three very talented and dedicated elves – Judy, Jeannie and Sue – available to sort, clean, research and prepare for sale the holiday decorations always available to you. The Goose receives everything from antique and comical tree ornaments to…

Flip flops off – dance shoes on!

Dedicated dance students Debbie and Don Grafmller prepare to learn the West Coast Swing

Ruth Birkhead It’s time to put away the flip flops and put on the dance shoes. The Let’s Dance Club of SaddleBrooke is offering an ambitious lineup of ballroom dance instruction. From the peppy West Coast Swing to the elegant American Tango there is a dance for every one coming this fall. Even if you…

AARP Driver Safety Class

Hal Dieterle Now that the snowbirds are beginning to return, another class – AARP Smart Driver class (formerly called Driver Safety) – will be presented on October 2 at the Oro Valley Police Department from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (four hour class). The AARP Smart Driver program is the nation’s first and largest refresher…

Part 24: About Argentine Tango operas and symphonies

Lidia and Hector Legrand If you are interested in learning more about Argentine Tango and Tango events in SaddleBrooke, please visit our website http://tangoargentino.sharepoint.com where you can also read Parts 1 through 23 of this series. It has been hard for Argentinean classical music composers to gain acceptance in international circles for reasons beyond the…

Swing lessons at night

Instructors Jane and Stan

Jane Gromelski Just in time for the ‘50s and ‘60s Sock Hop in the MountainView Ballroom, on November 5, we will offer Beginning Swing lessons in the Aerobics Room by the Mesquite Grill at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday evenings. If you missed out on the fun of rock ‘n roll when you were young, now…

One more surprise

Left to right: Joe and Jenny Rink; G. Aul and J. Marble, Microsoft Windows leaders

Mary Porter-Solberg When Jenny Rink was chosen as one of the 10 winners of Microsoft’s International Windows 10 Insider contest in late April, she spent three days at the international headquarters of Microsoft in Redmond, Washington. After meeting with senior Windows leaders and touring the Microsoft campus, Jenny and the other winners kept in close…