Redge R. Meierhenry For aviation enthusiasts in SaddleBrooke and their guests, there is a club dedicated to radio-controlled, model airplane flying and drones. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) defines any craft capable of flight, flown within visual line of sight (by radio link) for recreation purposes as an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Thus, fixed wing…
Pam Boedeker Do you remember the rumors and doubts about the construction of the animal bridge on Oracle Road in 2014? There was even a cartoon of a dinosaur crossing the bridge. SaddleBrooke Nature Club speaker, Jessica Marino, represented the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection. The Coalition’s mission is to protect the biodiversity of the…
Pat Floyd Members of the SaddleBrooke EZ Riders Spin Club are “back in the saddle again”—outside! Following all CDC guidelines, procedures and protocols, EZ Rider Spin classes are currently meeting at the west end of the Mountain View Clubhouse, under the covered patio. Classes are led by certified spin leaders, and are currently held on…
Alan Doan, Secretary/Publicity Chairman On Jan. 18, during the Member-Member Match Play Tournament, the contest was tight as Gordon Elliott and his group came to the 8th hole at MountainView, a 132-yard par 3. Gordon grabbed his hybrid 5 club and launched the ball high and straight to the green. “I think that’s headed to…
Ron Bouchard It is such a privilege to know this amazing lady and we are so glad she is a member of our SaddleBrooke Tennis Club! Do you know she is our most “senior” female tennis and Pop Tennis player? Loretta started playing tennis in the early ‘70s playing on the public courts in Santa Clara,…
Karen Brungardt Art classes have resumed in the Topaz room with the proper precautions of social distancing, masks, and hand sanitizer. Please see below for the upcoming scheduled classes. Any of Karen Brungardt’s classes can be taken online from the comfort of your own home while she is teaching in the Topaz room. Please indicate…
Becky Kueker 2020 made me a different person, and as my husband often says, in a very scary way. I kind of like that definition though. You can actually use sarcasm to punch someone out. I never would have considered it before but now, bam, hard left to the jaw. You know there are so…
Ken Marich We all know how hard it is to celebrate the holidays without family members around the table. My daughter, Debbie Wallace, created a solution. She used family photographs, enlarged the heads to life-sized and mounted them on wood paint mixing sticks. When these photos arrived, Barb and I mounted the sticks to our…
LaVerne Kyriss This year, the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is trying a new format and new venues for its annual spring art show. Traditionally held in the MountainView Clubhouse at SaddleBrooke TWO, the guild was faced with what to do in light of the ongoing pandemic, the unavailability of the ballroom, and concern for large…
Monday Mixers Organization Monday Mixers has decided that this year’s 2020-21 season will be canceled. This is due to the coronavirus and our desire to make sure that the health and safety of our members are protected. The coronavirus has stopped our putting from happening. Monday Mixers, the mixed putting group/league is open to all…