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…
Our Milky Way galaxy John Lauder The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System. Its name “milky” is derived from its appearance as a dim, glowing band (easily seen on dark nights from SaddleBrooke) arching across the night sky whose individual stars cannot be distinguished by the naked eye. From Earth, the…
Cheryl Ludeman If you are looking for a modified Zumba® class that recreates the original moves you love at a lower-intensity, Zumba Gold is the class for you and now you can join one of those classes at SaddleBrooke Ranch. Residents are rocking to the beat with one-hour Zumba Gold and 45-minute Zumba Gold-Toning classes…