Tag: Unit Happenings

Unit Happenings – April 2015

Dining up at the food table are Pat Andrea (left) and John Martin.

Unit 21 Ladies Luncheon Dan Chase On March 6, 2015, twenty seven ladies from Unit 21 in SaddleBrooke gathered at Westward Look to renew old friendships and make new ones while dining in the beautiful Gold Room. The event was planned by the two wonderful hostesses, Tammy Beeler and Karen Martin, who made all the…

Unit Happenings – March 2015

Front row: Suzy Miller, Lan Bedard, Pam Corrigan, Karin Menghini, Brenda Kore, Steve Wilson and Dave Corrigan; Back row: Steve Kore, Pam Brunelle, Sam Miller, Roger Bedard, Gary Brunelle, Maureen Edelblut, Ray Peale, Mark Menghini, Jen Drutis and Jim Thom

Unit 7 Nancy and Neil Macdonald On February 13, the evening before Valentine’s Day, almost forty of our Unit Seveners got together at Kay and Tony Cruise’s home where we all had an excellent time. The Cruises treated us to pulled pork sandwiches and later to cake and ice cream while the rest of us…

Unit Happenings – January 2015

Residents of Unit 32 assemble before the holiday dinner.

Unit 6 Ed Sand Unit 6 held its third annual Mailbox Decorating Contest with judging taking place on Saturday, December 13. The contest is divided into four categories: most sacred or religious, most novel, most beautiful and most seasonal. The judging is done by local artist Judy Robbins. The cocktail and appetizer party to announce…

Unit Happenings – November 2014

Pat Broers and Bob Stocks enjoy the evening at Unit 21’s second annual Poker Run.

Unit 21 holds 2nd annual Poker Run Bill Brown The only thing missing from Unit 21’s second annual Poker Run on Wednesday, October 15 was Kenny Rogers singing, “Know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em.” Most of you probably don’t know what a poker run is so here’s a brief description. Seven households…

Unit Happenings – October 2014

From left are Dottie Shaffer, Susan Schwartz and John Shaffer.

Unit 3 South Party Frank Strubel On Sept 22, we met at the Agave Lounge for drinks and dining and discussing travels for the summer. This summer, residents made trips to Ireland, Paris, Salt Spring Island in BC, Texas, Wyoming, Utah, NM, Colorado, and the Midwest to see relatives. To help pay for his travel…

Unit Happenings – September 2014

Unit 7 potluck draws a large summer crowd.

Unit 7 Potluck Neil and Nancy Macdonald Unit 7 manages to always have great participation with our potluck get-togethers. Over thirty of our residents gathered at Lois and Carl Travors’ home at 5.30 p.m. and, considering the number of absent snowbirds we have, this was an excellent turnout. The food was superb as evidenced by…

Unit Happenings – June 2014

Unit 3 South A patio party was hosted by Bob and Penny Rauzi on April 25 with 50 people in attendance. Mexicano bufe (buffet) was served (catered by Sammy), followed by Texas Sheet Cake (baked by chefs Dottie Shaffer and Anne Marie Strubel). Bob and Penny owned a home in the HOA 1 Villas and…

Unit 36

Margery Nemura Our annual Spring Picnic at Catalina State Park’s new outdoor pavilion was enjoyed by 45 guests on April 25. We were fortunate to have lovely weather which made our two hikes very pleasant. Jeff Eighmy, a unit 36 resident, led a very informative and interesting hike to the historic Romero Ruins. Jeff’s knowledge…

Unit 32

Back row: Dana Parker, Gerry Autry, Renee Beste and Kathy Duarte; front: Mary Worthy, soldier Private Louis Caldera, Sande Rivas, Barbara van Brunt and Margaret Falkowski. Photo by Jerry Parker

Barb Williams Can you learn Civil War history in a cemetery? Margaret Falkowski led a group to Evergreen Cemetery on Saturday, March 22 to find out for us. Here are her comments: “Betty Cook from the Arizona Historical Society organizes this yearly program to introduce current southern Arizona residents with Tucson pioneers. Our group from…