Karla A. Trippe The SaddleBrooke Democratic Club’s focus is on public education during October. At the club meeting on Oct. 10, members received an update on the upcoming Oracle School District election. The school board is asking voters to approve Proposition 481, an Override Continuation. This funding measure supplements the basic school budget from the…
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Clubs & Classes, March 2023
SaddleBrooke Democrats Honor Tom O’Halleran
Hollace Lyon This year’s SaddleBrooke Democratic Club (SBDC) annual dinner was an opportunity for SaddleBrookers to thank Congressman Tom O’Halleran for his service. Joining in the festivities were Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Ruben Gallego and Tucson’s famous cartoonist David Fitzsimmons. O’Halleran served as a Chicago police officer and later as a Republican in the…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Democratic Club Updated by Kirsten Engel
Hollace Lyon Former State Senator Kirsten Engel was the keynote speaker at the Feb. 14 meeting of the SaddleBrooke Democratic Club (SBDC), which meets every month at 3:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday in the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center. Engel’s presentation described some of the more subtle, inner workings of the Arizona Legislature, from her…
Clubs & Classes, February 2023
Dems Updated on State of Public Education
Hollace Lyon The new Arizona Legislature has opened and proposed bills are already going through committees. As always, education is the subject of several and the No. 1 issue for Arizona’s new governor, Katie Hobbs. It was also the subject of the January meeting of the SaddleBrooke Democratic Club (SBDC) on Jan. 10. Linda Lyon highlighted…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
State Democratic Candidates Address Their Goals for Arizona
Edie Crall The SaddleBrooke Democratic Club’s Sept. 13 meeting featured various Democratic state candidates who told club members their goals and objectives if they are elected in November. In calling the meeting to order, Club President Maureen Borland stressed how important it is for all to vote. Those candidates in attendance were: Martin Quezada, a member of…
Clubs & Classes, August 2022
Dems Hear from Primary Candidates
Hollace D. Lyon Three candidates spoke to a packed house at the July SaddleBrooke Democratic Club (SBDC) meeting. Reginald Bolding, running for Secretary of State, described his legislative experience and his vision for continuing accessible, free, and fair elections in Arizona, including creative ways to increase participation in elections. Marco Lopez, a native Arizonan and candidate for…
Clubs & Classses, April 2022
Demo Dames—A Piece of SaddleBrooke History
Hollace Lyon At our fabulous dinner on March 1, we introduced one of the founding members of the Demo Dames Who Give a Damn, but there were four founding mothers. Who, or what, was this group, and why should we recognize them? In honor of Women’s History Month, I met with Carolyn Badger, Karen Schickedanz,…
Clubs & Classses, April 2022
SaddleBrooke Democrats’ Annual Gala Features Frank Figliuzzi
Mike Nickerson, Chair, SaddleBrooke Democratic Club Three hundred enthusiastic Democrats gathered in the MountainView Ballroom on March 1 for their annual celebration, which had been postponed from its original Jan. 31 date because of the recent COVID spike. They were joined by special guests Kathy Hoffman, Arizona Superintendent for Public Instruction; Sandra Kennedy, Commissioner for…
Clubs & Classes, December 2021
November SaddleBrooke Democratic Club Meeting Was Educational
Linda Lyon The SaddleBrooke Democratic Club was pleased to host the Oracle School District superintendent, Crystle Nehrmeyer, as our November guest speaker. She had much to share with the members about the 401 students who attend Mt. Vista Elementary School, including the preschool, which is mostly funded through the Oracle Schools Foundation, with generous contributions…
Clubs & Classes, November 2021
Democrats Discuss Redistricting
Mike Nickerson, Chair, SaddleBrooke Democratic Club The SaddleBrooke Democratic Club met on Oct. 12 in the SaddleBrooke One Activities Center. It was great to be meeting back together again in person. Other members and interested people joined the meeting via Zoom. The hybrid meeting format seems to be working well. Our October presenters were Charlie…