Dawn Di Leo On April 16 members of the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club (SBLDC) welcomed spring with a delicious lunch prepared by Pat MacAllister, Jeanne Fernandez, and Julie Kalar. Pat graciously hosted the event in her home and made all 30 of us comfortable at shaded tables outside or inside next to a picture window…
EJ Snearly The SaddleBrooke One Lady Niners invited the SaddleBrooke TWO MountainView Preserve Lady Niners to the annual Across the Brooke golf tournament on March 25. This event started in 2003 in the spirit of sisterhood. This year, the fun, friends, golf, and food were successfully hosted by the SaddleBrooke One ladies golf league. The…
Tim Gaule Ten men from The Preserve enjoyed lunch at The Preserve restaurant on March 28. As usual, The Preserve staff provided great service and a varied menu selection. Our group meets at either The Preserve or an area restaurant. To receive regular notices about The Preserve Men’s Luncheon and other Preserve events, please ensure…
Joan Brown Do you enjoy shotgun sports? Join us for a friendly, intercommunity trap shooting competition! The Robson Trap Trials are open to residents of Arizona Robson Communities only (PebbleCreek, Quail Creek, Robson Ranch, SaddleBrooke, SaddleBrooke Ranch, and Sun Lakes) and will be held on Friday, March 14, at the Tucson Trap & Skeet Club,…
Vander Wagen Jewelry from the Amerind Museum The next Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) lecture will be on March 13 at 4 p.m. at DesertView Theatre. Southwestern native people introduced the world to a unique American art form, and a young missionary couple from Michigan and their family sought to preserve a collection—a treasury of…
EJ Snearly The MountainView Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) Christmas Frosty’s Frolics was held on Dec. 3. The meticulous planning for this event started in August with Co-chairs Joyce Sutay and Charlene Leach and their committee. Before the shotgun step-aside tee-off, there was a marshmallow game to see how far the soft sweet could be driven.…
Kathy DeMerritt It was a fun and beautiful day on the golf course, followed by a delicious lunch where the league welcomed new members Geri Conser, Jacquie Christiansen, Nancy Maglio, and Sharon Maxwell. Active members now total 111. Thanks to Teri Tindal for organizing our Turkey Shoot on Nov. 12. The Turkey Shoot is an…
Marie Starjnski On Aug. 17 Catalina Mountain Elks provided a welcome home luncheon for the competing athletes at this year’s Paralyzed Veterans Games. Each athlete was given $1,000 by our Veterans Committee to help defray costs of their travel.
Unit 4 and Friends Celebrate the 10th Annual Play Music on the Porch Day Connie Kotke Since 2017, the International Play Music on the Porch Day has been an annual, worldwide event held on the last Saturday in August. The event features musicians playing outdoors on their own porches or in front of area businesses…
Happy Tail: ‘They’re Sweethearts’ Romayne Trudo In November of 2021, longtime volunteers and supporters of SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network, Zenda and Vic Saraydarian, adopted an eight-month-old kitty from Oracle Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation (OARR). He is a stunning, all-black kitty with green eyes that they named Lil Guy. He has been the center of their…