Josie Heyl, Tucson Botanical Garden Seasonal Advisory Board Member Having lived at SaddleBrooke for many years, I am always impressed with the new creativity our local attractions offer during the holidays for our community. On Nov. 25 the historic Tucson Botanical Gardens premiered its newest holiday light experience. My family and I have enjoyed our…
Ed Melnick What better way to honor your 80th birthday than to run a half marathon? Judie Shyman soon discovered there are definitely ways that are a lot more fun. Judie was honored by 25 runners and special friends Carol and Ben Levine at a dinner celebration that was highlighted by the runners entering the…
Stuart Watkins Taking my dogs for a walk in the desert, as I often do, this walk turned out to be more of an adventure than I expected. The desert landscape was being prepared for a new housing development called The Preserve. Cats dug new trails, leveled land, and plowed the outlines of new roads.…
Jane Gromelski SaddleBrooke Partners Western Dance Club has a lot of dancing opportunities during the winter months. We will have a monthly dance with Wild Ride band playing for us, and we will have classes in Texas 2 step, Arizona 2 step, Western waltz, and Western 3 step, aka Polka. We have a great group…
Lori Anderson During a Nov. 4 membership meeting, the SaddleBrooke Singles Club voted to elect Sarah Smith and Susan Williams co-presidents to complete the term held by Hazel Staloff. Hazel will no longer fit the definition of “single,” as she is getting married. Congratulations, Hazel (and Ron), and thank you for all the hard work…
Stuart Watkins Ann Rolando showed her sister the new card display case at the SaddleBrooke Gift Shop. Ann is one of several residents who make their own cards for sale. And the various cards are one of the items that get sold almost every day. Some of the cards are made in 3-D, some have…