Bolero – Spanish or Cuban? Part 2 Steve Holdener Last month I wrote that Bolero is a very slow and deliberate romantic Latin dance originating in Spain in the late 18th century. The music at that time was sung and accompanied by castanets and guitars. The Cuban Bolero tradition originated in Santiago de Cuba in…
September 2015
Pinal County Board of Supervisors adopts SaddleBrooke LWV Proclamation Proposal
In 2014 the National League of Women Voters (LWV) adopted a position opposing all forms of domestic and international human trafficking of adults and children, including both sex and labor trafficking. The League believes every measure and effort should be made through legislation and changes in public policy to prevent this abuse of human life,…
September 2015
New Sunday Tai Chi class starts September 6
Carol Emerson We have had so many requests for a beginning Tai Chi class on the weekend, and beginning Sunday, September 6, we will offer one! The new class will be from 10:00-11:00 on Sunday mornings. It is just the perfect time for Tai Chi, so we hope this will work for people who work…
September 2015
Hello “Jewel” generation
We are now up and running on our website: www.jewelgeneration.com. If this is your first time visiting our site, “Jewel” is an acronym for Journal for Experienced Women Enjoying Life. Our website is still very basic, but we are working hard to expand it as we get more volunteers to help with articles and informational…
September 2015
Audition for our 2016 show!
Dick Fleming SaddleBrooke’s own community theatre group, The PrimeTime Players, is looking for talented, energetic and creative actors for our upcoming spring 2016 play Calendar Girls, written by Tim Firth and based on the 2003 blockbuster film starring Helen Mirren. The play tells the true story of a group of women in England whose simple…
September 2015
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences – Cooperative Extension Pinal County
Plant sale and ‘Ask Your Master Gardener’ September 17 The SaddleBrooke Master Gardeners plant sale and “Ask Your Master Gardner” will be September 17, 2015 at MountainView Ballroom West and breezeway from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Here’s a chance to purchase some locally grown plants and get your garden questions answered. Greg Starr returns to SaddleBrooke!…
September 2015
Pinal county Town Hall focuses on taxes
Maxine Brown, Executive Director “Where Your Tax $ Goes!” is the theme for the 28th annual Pinal County Town Hall, Thursday, October 22. Approximately 180 delegates are expected to attend the informative sessions at Poston Butte High School in San Tan Valley with a pre-event reception and networking get together in Florence at the LB…
September 2015
Hiking Club program to feature the coalition of the Sonoran Desert Protection Agency
Jan Springer Do we really need a wildlife crossing bridge and tunnel on Oracle Road? How many times have you heard that question since the road construction began many months ago? Come learn why we do need these crossings and much more when featured speaker Hannah Stitzer, Program and Outreach Associate for the Coalition of…
September 2015
A new sport to try!
Rita Fletcher Team effort: Check! Contact sport: Check! Coach: Check! Fumbles: Sometimes! Victory: Always! Fun: Check! The sport of square dancing is indeed a true team effort. A team of eight executes a variety of calls given to them as they dance and sing along. Mistakes sometimes happen, but the fun is correcting them as…
September 2015
Discover a new author with great critical reviews
Come and meet thriller writer Becky Masterman at the Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries next author luncheon to be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, November 20. As the former editor of a forensic medicine encyclopedia, Masterman brings a unique background to her mysteries. Largely unknown to the general public, she has received widespread praise from…