Marylee Pangman, author and potted garden expert will present “Planting Trees in Containers in your Desert Landscape” at MountainView Clubhouse Ballroom West on January 21, 2016 at 1:00-2:00 P.M. Ask Your Master Gardener will be 12:30-1:00 p.m. Marylee Pangman is the founder and former owner of The Contained Gardener in Tucson, Arizona. She has become…
January 2016
Is Tai Chi for me?
You probably have heard all the raves about how great Tai Chi can be for our health and well-being, but you may not be sure it would really suit your personality, physical abilities or interests. Here are some guidelines to help you decide. Tai Chi might be for you: 1. If you want to work…
January 2016
“The Catalina Mountains”
Jennifer Jefferis Nestled against the foothills I live and rest at your feet Buffeted by a silent strength Sheltered with a quiet grace An anchor in the storms Protector of all who wander your slopes Through centuries of storms and floods You withstand. Throughout the winds of time These faithful hills remain sentinels of courage…
January 2016
SASO plays Rachmaninoff’s “Resurrection” second piano concert
Punch Howarth SaddleBrooke’s Sheryll McManus will perform Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor(m), that this writer labels his “resurrection,” with the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra with Linus Lerner returning to the podium. The reason for my descriptive label is that following a disastrous failure at the premier of his First Symphony, Rachmaninoff…
January 2016
Hot Dog Blind-Draw 8-ball Tournament results
Joe Giammarino and Dominic Borland On November 14, 2015 the SaddleBrooke Hot Dog Blind Draw Partners 8-Ball Tournament was held in the SaddleBrooke Starter Shack. The tournament directors were Dominic Borland and Joe Giammarino. After a blind draw the 15 players were grouped as follows: Jim “Aviator” Wydick and Barry Lyon, Dave Brinker and Ron…
January 2016
Calling all Bridge players
Did you play Bridge about 40 years ago and are afraid you forgot everything? Have you always wanted to learn how to play Bridge but never had an opportunity in a friendly, unthreatening environment? Did you have a bad experience with some “serious” Bridge players? If you can answer ‘yes’ or even ‘maybe’ to any…
January 2016
Line Dance Lessons with Rebecca
Dr. Mark Magdanz Sign up now for winter lessons. Classes will start at the Ranch Wednesday, January 20. The 2016 winter/spring class series will run 13 weeks through April. Two skill levels are taught year round on Wednesday afternoons in the Hacienda aerobics room. Rebecca’s line dance classes provide SaddleBrooke Ranch residents with dancing for…
January 2016
New ACBL Sanctioned Duplicate Bridge Club in SaddleBrooke
Barbara Starrett and Joyce Honorof We are pleased to announce that the Small Slams Bridge Club is now American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) sanctioned and will begin offering ACBL masterpoints with the first game set for Thursday, January 14, 2016. Both Joyce and Barbara started playing bridge only few years ago and rapidly became interested…
Front Page, January 2016
SaddleBrooke Ranch artists shine during 3rd annual ARTwalk
Linda Shannon-Hills On a pleasant Saturday afternoon in November, over a hundred neighbors of SaddleBrooke Ranch were out and about touring the open studios as well as displays in their homes and casitas by many talented artists in our community. The SaddleBrooke Ranch ARTwalk has become an annual event, and the increase of artists participating…
January 2016
Welcome back Putters
Terry Barringer After eight months without a putting green, the SaddleBrooke Ranch Ranchette Putters were delighted to celebrate the opening of our beautiful new 10,000 square foot green. During the hiatus the Putters invented a creative form of endeavor using a putter called “Wicket Putting.” On occasion our sister community to the south generously offered…