Fran Berman On Sunday, October 25 the SaddleBrooke Freethinkers held our first monthly meeting of the season with a potluck brunch. Singer-songwriter PauJo Mar of the Tucson duo Burning Mesquite provided musical entertainment, performing some well-known songs as well as some of his own. Reminiscent of some 60s songs rallying for social justice and equal…
Vivian Herman The SilverBelles are back for the season and are busier than ever. With multiple performances booked during October through the holiday season, they have crisscrossed Tucson to dance at venues large and small, but always to enthusiastic audiences. Especially enjoyable is performing for their friends and neighbors in SaddleBrooke and they had that…
Neil Macdonald The SaddleBrooke Republican Club was pleased to welcome Arizona State Speaker of the House David Gowan at the club’s monthly meeting. Speaker Gowan has served in the Arizona State legislature since 2009. Not surprisingly he spoke before an enthusiastic audience of well over 150 club members and guests. The main topics of the…
Rett Benedict The Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter met on October 17, 2015, at the MountainView Clubhouse in SaddleBrooke. The speaker was Lieutenant Colonel Randall (Randy) Olson, Army helicopter pilot in Vietnam and an Air Force T-37 and A-10 pilot and retired in 2000 with 28 years of service and over 6500 flying hours. His presentation…
Brian Mundy The Emerald Isle shone bright in glorious fall sunshine as 17 savvy travelers (most from SaddleBrooke) experienced the beauty and history in a fun-filled 13-day escorted tour through Ireland. The locals told us that the 12 days of great weather we experienced was their summer! And while The European Travel Club cannot take…
It’s the Hustle Steve Holdener The Hustle is a fun partner dance created in the New York Bronx in the latter part of 1972 and was primarily danced among the Puerto Rican people at house parties, basement club dances and hooky gigs in the South Bronx. In 1974 it was also known as the Spanish…