Steve Holdener When you hear a great cha cha (which is also known as cha cha cha your blood gets going and your body starts flowing to the beat of a dance of Cuban origin. According to Wikipedia, the cha cha was danced to the music of the same name introduced by Cuban composer and…
October 2014
Help make a child’s holiday
IMPACT of Southern Arizona’s Holiday Adopt-a-Child will get underway in October and November. Gifts will be provided to 200-250 local low-income children, newborn to 18 years old, to make their holiday season extra special. You can be part of this heartwarming project. For each child you adopt, you will receive his or her personalized wish…
October 2014
Double yard sale
Double your treasure; double your fun! On Saturday, October 25, both SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch will have their annual yard sales, so this year you have a double chance of finding those treasures! Yard sales from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Happy hunting!
October 2014
Come learn about local business in Catalina
IMPACT of Southern Arizona is hosting a Business Resource Fair to learn about local businesses and services on Saturday, October 18, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Coronado K-8 School. Similar to their Youth Day held each spring, the family-friendly event will include informational booths, food, music, entertainment and inflatables. Drop by and discover…
October 2014
Save the date – October 2014
P.E.O. Chapter FF will have an Antique Appraisal event on Saturday, November 15, 2014, from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at the Golder Ranch Fire Department training center, Catalina. There are lots of things to learn from our appraiser, Mr. Sean Morton. For information call Wendy McMillan at 520-310-2137.
October 2014
Afternoon of Harvest Desserts at Community Church
Margaret Falkowski On Saturday, November 1, SaddleBrooke residents are invited to an Afternoon of Harvest Desserts hosted by the Community Church at SaddleBrooke at the HOA 1 Activity Center from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. The church has invited Young Life (YL) Tucson Capernaum, a ministry for young people with disabilities, to present a program, Come…
October 2014
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings – October 2014

Time for the annual Walkathon Nan Nasser It’s October! Time for the annual SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Walkathon, Saturday, October 25, beginning with warm-ups by Vital Moves at 7:40 a.m. at the SB clubhouse parking lot. Worried about the conflict with “I Don’t Want it Sale?” Don’t! Register for the Walkathon, get your T-shirt, which is…
October 2014
SBR Women golfers host first Sadie Hawkins
SBR women golfers will host the first Sadie Hawkins (not your husband) invite on Tuesday, November 4, at 8:00 a.m. This is open to all men and women with an established handicap. The format will be a scramble. Entry fee is $5 per person with lunch to follow. Questions can be directed to Colleen Carey…
October 2014
Claire Mather: Snapshots to fine art photographs

Bill Brennan Claire Mather has fun taking snapshots with her Canon point-and-shoot camera, an SX280HS, and making her keepers into Fine Art Photographs; all electronically. The camera is so good that the eyelashes on a leopard from an African Safari are clear and sharp. A fellow traveler with more complex and more expensive equipment was…
October 2014
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences – October 2014
Vegetable gardening in the desert Having trouble with your tomatoes? Join Sarma Spitzer, Tohono Chul Docent, as she explains the basics of vegetable gardening with consideration given to the challenges of gardening in an extreme environment. The emphasis will be on small space, container and raised bed gardening aimed at including edibles in a landscape.…
