Stephen Argentati After an immensely successful 20th Annual Fore For Kids charity golf tournament, the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke has been able to positively impact our community by supporting a variety of local organizations that serve youth. This is one of the many ways that the club lives up to their motto of “service above…
JD Davis In some respects, it’s like a costume ball; you find yourself starring, trying to identify your friends without their shorts, tennis skirts, hats and sunglasses. The phrase you hear throughout the evening is, “Goodness, you look so different, I didn’t recognize you with clothes on.” And I must say, the ladies, in their…
The SaddleBrooke Table Tennis Club (SBTTC) will hold an open house for any resident who would like to stop by and play some table tennis at the Mariposa Room in the DesertView Sports Complex from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 27, 2019. Paddles and balls will be provided. You may have played ping…
This rapidly growing ride raises funds that go to support our returning wounded veterans. One hundred percent of our ride proceeds go to the Phoenix program of Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, a not-for-profit dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military personnel and disabled Veterans through fly fishing and associated activities…
Andrea Molberg Eve and Stan Fly of Walls of Wonder will again kindly provide paintings to create the sets for Community Circle Players’ March dinner theatre production. What a wonderful contribution to the show Don’t Drink the Water, by Woody Allen presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. SaddleBrooke residents Eve and Stan Fly…
Stuart Watkins Confessions of a Surviving Alien is a two-volume book by SaddleBrooke resident Jon Meade that is filled with his amazing personal life experiences. He said it is a memoir of a life defined by one word: Vietnam. Vietnam certainly affected his life and his struggle to find his meaning in life and life’s purpose.…
Cleeda Junglas Two ladies I work with rescued a precious little dog on Oracle Road that was hit by a car. The driver stopped, got out of her car and looked at the injured dog and then drove away leaving the poor animal in the road. The dog crawled off the road with her severe…
Peggy Cobb The Del Webb Dove Mountain Pickleball players asked SaddleBrooke Pickleball Club for help with their playing abilities. This past January Pete and Diana Giljohann and Peggy Cobb met with the 18 intermediate players at the four courts. Pete and Diana put on a clinic to help them enhance their Pickleball game. They provided…
Jane Gromelski Return with us to those thrilling years when we were young. Some of us went to the dances and danced; some watched from the sidelines. Bah! To that, we can all get on the floor and dance with our own moves; come and have fun with the music of our golden youth! Sip…
Dr. Mark Magdanz Why line dance after the fun of seasonal celebrations fade? The lessons provided in SaddleBrooke promote the maintenance and improvement of your mental and physical health. How can an activity do this? Just to review a few ways: (1) Memory and Learning: Choreographed movements require some memorization, concentration, reading skills. Learning new…