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

Faith in action

Nan Nasser On the first Sunday in Lent, Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church in Catalina put their Faith into Action by participating in various activities to provide comfort and support to people in our communities in the love of God. There were four off-site programs that included window washing, carpet shampooing, yard work and even cleaning…

News from the Desert Stars

Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg The Desert Stars had several performances in November and December of 2014. The troupe is under the direction of Patsy Chase who started The Desert Stars in 1997. The group’s motto is clogging with a flair. She and her husband, Bud, came to live in Tucson in 1980 and built a…

SaddleBrooke Men’s Putters news

Annual winners

John Martin The SaddleBrooke Men’s Putters had their annual meeting January 29 at the SaddleBrooke Clubhouse. This was the first meeting for our new President Harlan Hobbs. The 2014 winners of the Charles Schwab year end tournament were announced. Jim Jevne won first place, Harlan Hobbs was second and Sam Sollenberger was third. There was…

Hiking Club going to Supai in November

Havasupai Falls in the Grand Canyon; photo by Randy Park

Karen Schickedanz Eighteen lucky members of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club will be heading to a very special place this coming fall-—a place deep in the Grand Canyon with spectacular scenery. Not accessible by automobile, truck, or bus, Supai is a small Havasupai Indian village with access to some of the most beautiful waterfalls in the…

Republican Club meeting recap

Colonel John Gold

Neil Macdonald On February 4 we had what could only be described as a large crowd at the MountainView Ballroom. The SaddleBrooke Republican Club quite literally ran out of room for all of the guests who wanted to come hear our featured speaker, Colonel Jon Gold. None were disappointed and there were standing ovations of…

SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild artists around town

Painting by Renee Pearson titled Blossom Promenade; photo by J. Cohen.

Jacqueline Cohen SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild (SBFAG) artists continue to shine inside and outside our SaddleBrooke community. Presently Mary Bubla, Gretchen Bierbaum, Renee Pearson, Robbie Summers, Wayne Ufford and Joanna Voisine are among SBFAG’s remarkable artists who are presenting exceptional creations in countless venues around town. To begin, Wayne Ufford’s breathtaking one man watercolor exhibit,…