Dee Berisha On Feb. 17, 12 Women On Our Own (WOOO) ladies got their cowgirl on, sporting their boots, wranglers, hats, and loudest “Yee-Haws,” and attended the 99th Annual La Fiesta de Los Vaqueros, better known as the Tucson Rodeo. Arriving early in the day, the ladies enjoyed watching the 5- to 8-year-old cowgirls and…
Al Weigel Yes, you heard that right. Tickets for the spring production of The House of Agatha Mystrie are still available. Let me introduce our scintillating cast: • Agatha Mystrie: Shawne Cryderman • Dudley: Jim Burke • Anna Sthesia: Karen Moore • Rob Remington: Jay Schweitzer • Nancy Sketch: Mary Kay Voss • Frank Hardly: Al…
Raymond H. Goettsch Pickleball play at the Ed Robson Pickleball Center is now on television. SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) has installed a 43-inch television monitor in the Michael and Shirley Hovan Ramada. The monitor lists the daily schedule for the forms of play, court by court, from 7 a.m. through 5 p.m.: drop-in play, round-robin…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore On Thursday, April 11, at 4 p.m. in the DesertView Theater, the Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) lecture will feature Jean Baxter, the educational director of Presidio San Agustín del Tucson. This lecture is free for FSL members and $5 for nonmembers to attend. On Aug. 20, 1775, Inspector General Hugo O’Conor of…
Register now for the next Art & Wine event, sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild, which is set for Tuesday, April 30, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Activity Center (64518 E. Galveston in SaddleBrooke One). Join your SaddleBrooke friends and neighbors to complete an acrylic painting in a seasonal theme while enjoying…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore If you are weighed down by outdated paper files, get ready to lighten your load. Bring boxes or bags of paper to the Shredding and Recycling Event on Saturday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to noon (or until the truck is full). The event, hosted by Long Realty-Golder Ranch, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach, and…
Tom Marshall “We’re a social club where we enjoy dancing and also learning new dance steps,” says SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance President Rich Adinolfi. Rich and his wife Deb became members almost immediately after moving to SaddleBrooke eight years ago. Growing up in New Jersey, Rich’s entire family always loved to dance. Growing up in Chicago,…
Kay Sullivan Bill Wilkening, a 15-year volunteer for the Watershed Management Group, gave a presentation called “Rainwater Harvesting: It’s More Than Just Tanks” to 50 Nature Club members on Feb. 12 in the DesertView Theater. Some of Bill’s family members can trace their Tucson roots back for six generations. He shared that his grandfather used…
John Ahlen On March 29 Gays, Lesbians and Allies at SaddleBrooke (GLAAS) will welcome Dr. Tracey Kurtzman, an esteemed Tucson pediatrician, to speak on the topic of caring for transgender children and their families. Dr. Kurtzman practices at El Rio Health, here in Tucson, where she cares for young patients and also teaches medical students…
Pat Knepler Spring is the time of new beginnings. The SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club is just that. We strive to keep our dances and activities varied enough so that everything seems new and fresh. April may be known as the time for showers in much of the world—“April showers bring May flowers”—but here, April brings…