Leslie Stewart The queens of beading, We Be Beaders, held an Earring Extravaganza sale on Feb. 7. Held in the Fine Arts and Crafts room in the Creative Arts Center, many came to check out the offerings and purchased lovely handmade earrings. The club meets every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon and Friday from…
Sam Miller On Sunday, Feb. 16, the SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club will present Dr. Manisha Shrestha, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Arizona. The program presentation will be at the DesertView Theater, 39900 S Clubhouse Dr., at 7 p.m. Dr. Shrestha’s research focuses on the dramatic final stages of massive stars, exploring how they…
Linda Harvey Carlsbad Caverns National Park (NP) in New Mexico was the topic for the National Parks Club November 2024 meeting. We were fortunate to have National Park Service Ranger Wil Torpy via Zoom provide us with some special insight into this amazing park site. In 1995, Carlsbad Caverns NP was named a UNESCO World…
Mary Kay Voss The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Veterans’ Club hosted the annual Veterans Day Pancake Breakfast in the Sol Ballroom on November 11. In attendance were veterans representing all branches of the armed services, including a Coastie. Chairman Ken Robinson was the emcee and host. The Color Guard from American Legion Post 132—Daniel McGregor, Beth…
If you want to stop drinking; there is a solution. All are welcome to attend Friends of Bill W., an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). It is completely confidential and there is no cost. The meeting is held every Thursday at 3 p.m. in the La Vista Room, Hacienda Club. For information about what…
Nancy Borcalli Please note! In November and December, the SBR Conservatives in Action Club does not hold General Meetings. In place of our regularly scheduled meetings, events are held for “Members Only.” In November, a potluck was held at the home of our president, CJ Utecht and her husband Wayne, to celebrate our first year…
Debora Witten Creating with Friends has come to an end for 2024. The afternoon events for October and November were fun experiences with everyone doing a fast pastel color sketch with their non-dominant hand. Amazing results happened with the use of two colors creating windows into the beginnings of a vision board. The vision boards…
If you want to stop drinking; there is a solution. All are welcome to attend Friends of Bill W., an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). It is completely confidential and there is no cost. The meeting is held every Thursday at 3 p.m. in the La Vista Room, Hacienda Club. For information about what…
M.C. Nelson On Sept. 17, the SaddleBrooke Ranch Democratic Club hosted a visit from Kevin Volk, candidate for Arizona State House, and John McLean, candidate for Arizona State Senate. Both candidates have many years and deep roots in Tucson and the experience building and running businesses benefiting the greater Tucson area. They commonly share the…
Sam Miller On Sunday, Nov. 10, the SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club will present Dr. Joannah Hinz, an Associate Research Professor and Deputy Director of the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) Observatory at the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory. The program presentation will be at the DesertView Theater, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive, at 7 p.m. Dr Hinz’…