Andrea Molberg and Don Guillette Just as the sport of Pickleball has taken off across the country, our SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) has rapidly grown to more than 700 members. Over six years ago, when the club’s membership was around 200, Membership Chair Judy Cummings and Don Guillette created Demo Day, Introductory Lessons and the…
Pam Wakefield February 17, 2016, 3:00 PM SaddleBrooke HOA 1 Activity Center Sabino Canyon, one of the most unique Southwest desert canyons, is close enough to SaddleBrooke to be explored and enjoyed on a regular basis by hikers, photographers, bird and plant watchers and non-hikers. If you need a location to entertain guests this winter,…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Patsy Chase, also known by her car license plate Tappat and email moniker Tappatsy, continues to direct the Desert Stars, her clog/tap group of five SaddleBrooke women who meet every Monday and Thursday morning from 7:00 until 8:00 a.m. to practice their routines. The five dancers, all of whom have various…
Ed Sand The Rhythm Gang of Tucson, a big band playing music from the 30s, 40s and 50s, is a swing band that plays for dancing and listening. They will be playing for the Oro Valley Arts program at Marketplace in front of the theater Thursday, February 11 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. The music…
Fran Berman According to Dianne Post, Arizona has become a focus for the location of private, for-profit prisons. The state also has one of the highest expenditure rates for corrections. Are we getting what we paid for? Dianne Post addresses the history of for-profit prisons, the interconnections with issues of immigration and racial disparities and…
Nora Graf On Thursday, March 3, 2016, The SaddleBrooke Genealogy Club will welcome Carolyn O’Bagy Davis who will be talking about Goldie Tracy Richmond, a quilt maker from the Tucson area, and how quilts can integrate with family history. Carolyn is a fourth-generation descendant of Utah pioneers, has written ten books on the history of…