The SBR Paper Crafters spent a day in January making up-cycled cards to be donated to Mending Souls. Members of our club used their creative talents to make more than 100 cards to donate. We want to thank everyone who donated items to the club for this special project. Are you in need of a…
Whether you’ve played before or want to learn now, you are invited to join in the fun of playing the ukulele! The SaddleBrooke Ranch Ukulele Club is offering free beginner ukulele lessons with a free loaner ukulele to use. Try it for six weeks with other beginners. Join us Wednesdays, March 9 through April 13,…
Lt. William Myers, USN Former The Catalina Mountain Satellite Chapter (CMSC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held its most recent meeting on Saturday, Jan. 15 at the Catalina Dining Room of the Mesquite Grill in SaddleBrooke. Attending the meeting were two special guests: Col. William Wojciechowski, USAF retired, who is the president of…
Patti Jo Lewis How can you get started in pursuing your artistic talents with pottery hand-building? First, take the two intro classes. To enroll, drop by the studio during studio hours and provide your contact info on the sign-up sheet. The cost is $40 for the two sessions. During the first session, you actually build a pottery…
Over 140 members gathered in the Sol Ballroom on Tuesday, Feb. 1, to enjoy a five-course Italian dinner paired with some very special Italian wines. The meal included: * Appetizer: Antinori Guado al Tasso Vermentino, shrimp gazpacho * Course I: Antinori Chianti Classico, Pecorino flan with San Marzano tomato sauce * Course II: Marchesi di Barolo Nebbiolo, seared…
Douglas Wolf This coming November, all statewide political offices are on the ballot, plus a United States Senate race. Arizona primary voting is Aug. 2, which will determine the final candidate slate. The SaddleBrooke Republican Club will be hosting Republican candidates on the following dates: Tuesday, March 8: Andrew Gould, candidate for attorney general; Paola Tulliani…
Carol Osgood The SaddleBrooke Social Ballroom Dance Club would like to thank Bob and Janelle Authur for taking on the responsibility of the western dance portion of this club—organizing the dates, getting the bands, and making sure these dances are so successful once a month. The bands hired are fabulous, and the dances are very…
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart On April 13 in SaddleBrooke One’s Activity Center at 7 p.m., Doug Stewart will be sharing his experiences with firewalking, when he did 12 walks in the late 1990s. Doug brings his science, engineering, college teaching, and metaphysical perspectives to bear on this amazing experience. Did he burn? If not, how can…
Claudia and Max Knauss “You’d like to learn how to dance, but feel you have two left feet?” asked SBR residents Trish and Kevin Munley. “Taking lessons through our Social Dance Club will take those worries away!” Weekly Thursday night group lessons and monthly Saturday social dances are available year-round here at SBR. Beginning level…
Janelle Authur SaddleBrooke Ranch Country-Western dancers welcomed the new year on Jan. 19 stepping to the live music of Wild Ride, a Tucson-based band. On Feb. 4, Patrick Rayl and the .357 Band, a Southern Arizona group, played country-western music as dancers celebrated an early Valentine’s Day. The bands play a wide variety of country…