Shirley Hamann The 2022 Desert Dove Tournament was held at Robson Ranch Golf Club in Eloy. This tournament has an impressive history, having been held for more than 20 years, formerly as an EWGA tournament. Eighteen Wonder Women from Tucson competed in a match play event against 18 Super Girls from Phoenix. Although the day began…
TJ Duffy “It was very informative to learn more about the University of Arizona Cancer Research Center. We are very fortunate to have this valuable resource in our community.” —Sharon Gartner, SaddleBrooke Tennis Club (STC) Director at Large SaddleBrooke once again played host to a multi-faceted fundraising event in the fight against skin cancer. The event…
The Institute for Judaic Services and Studies (IJSS) held their annual meeting on Dec. 16. Annual reports and elections for 2023 board members were a part of the agenda. Because this article is submitted to our newspapers prior to Dec. 16, election results and action items aren’t listed. IJSS begins the new year with services, which…
Bruce Kistler Those of you who attended the SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus concert on Dec. 7 were treated to a fantastic musical experience that included wonderful Christmas selections from different groups of the Tucson Barbershop eXperience, enthusiastic singing from our own Chorus and Desert Blend quartet, and exquisite barbershop harmonies from the Vocalocity quartet. The tribute…
Bob Simpson Some things change; some don’t. SaddleBrooke drivers exiting via SaddleBrooke Boulevard see a new landmark on the great valley landscape below the Tortolita Mountains. Appearing, depending on the light, as a dark gray or shiny silver slash embedded in the desert floor, the Chirreon solar photovoltaic power plant’s 90 acres should power about…
Twink Gates, British Club Publicity On Dec. 4, 22 members and one guest of the British Club enjoyed a Ladies and Gentlemen’s Christmas coffee morning at the home of Twink Gates-Zimdar and Bob Zimdar. Freshly baked mince pies, sausage rolls, quiche, a cheese plate, cold cuts, nuts, olives and water crackers, coconut macaroons, Belgium chocolate…