Bruce Kistler The SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus (SBBSC) is in the middle of rehearsals to memorize the music for their upcoming concert on Nov. 23 at the DesertView Performing Arts Center. That concert will also feature The Newfangled Four, which is one of the top barbershop quartets in the world, with millions of views on YouTube.…
Explore Senior Village’s New Office at Our October Open House Linda Hampton, Senior Village Executive Director How do you recycle a building? That was the challenge facing Senior Village at SaddleBrooke six months ago. Vantage West Credit Union had vacated its property on North Oracle Road in Catalina, leaving behind a 2,500-square-foot space available for…
Jim Grosjean Golfers often describe their favorite golf holes as “fitting my eye.” They get that warm and fuzzy feeling knowing that good things happen when they play that particular hole. For Rick Fernandez, that hole is the sixth at The Preserve Golf Course. Back on Sept. 14, Rick came upon the sixth and aced…
Mary (Twink) Gates David Taylor and Linda Irwin hosted a wonderful evening party on Sept. 12 at 5:30 p.m. Thirty-one members enjoyed the camaraderie of fellow members catching up with each other’s lives while greeting and welcoming new members, all while feasting on delicious culinary delights contributed by the attending members of the club: spiral…
Mary Jane Wilson The new SaddleBrooke Gardening Club (SBGC) is organized into four subgroups: Vegetable/Herb, Flower/Roses, Citrus/Fruit Trees, and Cactus/Succulents/Other. Initial subgroup meetings were held in August and September where like-minded gardeners started forming connections, learning from each other’s experiences, and suggesting future subgroup activities, including topics for discussion, home garden tours, presentations, and field…
Jodi Hubbell Tucson is graced with five mountain ranges: Tortolitas, Catalinas, Rincon, Santa Ritas, and the Tucson Mountains. Two billion years—the age of these mountains. We hike them, we bike them, and we spend many hours just appreciating them. Their age makes them unique, but that’s not all. Karen Gray will inform us about their…