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

Unit Happenings

Unit 3 South – Brunch Frank Strubel Pat and Bruce Somerhalder hosted a brunch party in their back yard and on the beautiful patio. The Somerhalder’s are Tucson Garden Railroad Society members. Included in the back yard is a very large train complex with multiple trains running in all directions, over trestles and through tunnels.…

Congresswoman McSally visits SaddleBrooke

Congresswoman McSally with Mike Stites and Wayne Larroche, officers of SBRC

Neil Macdonald At noon on April 20, Congresswoman Martha McSally gave all of us as members of the SaddleBrooke Republican Club luncheon event a memorable and fitting review of her first 104 days in office serving as an Arizona member of the 114th Congress. The congresswoman told of her efforts in supporting the continued use…

M-PMGA continues its participation in Pima Cup

Bob Edelblut On March 2, three two-man teams of M-PMGA players were scheduled to do battle with teams representing The Oro Valley Country Club in Pima Cup competition at the SaddleBrooke Golf Club. Once again Mother Nature intervened and the match was postponed. Finally, on March 30, the match was able to be played and…

Hole-in-One

Dennis McCrossen enjoying the praise

On Sunday, April 19, 2015, Bill Cossari got a hole-in-one on hole number 17 at MountainView to the delight of his playing partners Mike and Marsha Thompson and his wife Kathy. It was Bill’s second hole-in-one (both at MountainView). The foursome celebrated after the round at  MountainView. v

Cyclemasters Spring Bike Ride

Ready to roll!

Ted Belanger One of the club’s favorite spring rides is our trip to southern Arizona. On April 15, 33 Cyclemasters checked into the Garden Place Suites in Sierra Vista, which would be our base hotel for the three day ride. The first afternoon was a warm-up ride to Ramsey Canyon and back, a short 20…

Artist of the Month: Fred Taylor

Fred Taylor’s painting Muse; photo by J. Cohen

Jacqueline Cohen Fred Taylor’s life has been a series of challenges. Perhaps because of them, the strong images, construction, brisk brushstrokes and vivid colors within his sculptures, mixed media and paintings tell introspective stories. Born near Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Virginia, Fred’s father George was an admiral’s marine guard during World War II. After the…