Jonathan Green OK, we don’t actually sell tickets, but a capacity—at times overflow—crowd watched three close and exciting SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association (SSSA) games at the annual Memorial Day Tournament on a gorgeous holiday morning. The event was dedicated to the memory of Rob Seguin, SSSA player, umpire, leader, friend and dedicated member who passed…
Mike Brenny The SaddleBrooke Cyclemasters is a cycling club that really cares about their members. In fact, the bicycle is just the vehicle that gets us to our real purpose—spending time with fellow members. On Thursday, June 9 at 5:30 p.m. some 50 members of the club formed to celebrate the life of Dennis Peterson.…
Jay Clayton Wilson “The most outgoing couple one could hope to meet at STC.” That is the description most often heard about John and Carol Sochacki. It is an honor they have earned during their 10 years in the SaddleBrooke community. It would be a rare event or most unusual tennis opportunity occurring at the…
The Mars (MPMGA) vs. Venus (MPWGA) Tournament was a huge success with the Venus Team winning by a score of 376 to 308. The first day of golf was played on Tuesday, May 3 at The Preserve where Cookie Kaplan scored a hole-in-one on No. 11. Golf on the second day, Thursday, May 5 was…
Bob Edelblut The eighth hole of the MountainView Golf Course has once again yielded another hole-in-one. On May 13, Mike Taken and his playing partners Tom Creager, Ralph Leonard and Bill Hooks were enjoying yet another pleasant day of golf in SaddleBrooke, and it is probably safe to say a hole-in-one was not flashing on…
Jay Clayton Wilson The SaddleBrooke Tennis Club celebrated the first day of summer. Debbie McGeehan and Joyce Wantuck put together a wonderful hot-day event they called the STC Ice Cream Social on the club’s spacious patio. These energetic ladies are the club’s fun-Olympians. Searching their calendars they find every possible occasion to celebrate and have…
Shawne Cryderman Singer, world traveler, pickleball player – Bob has done it all and continues to beat the odds while battling multiple myeloma, a form of blood and bone cancer. Bob Long and Jim Haakenson recently participated in the Duel in the Desert International Pickleball Tournament at the Palm Creek Resort in Casa Grande, Arizona.…
Punch Howarth A brief explanation of Classical is a necessary opening as there are music forms other than Classical; Pop music that changes with culture modifications, Jazz that stresses invention and individual expression, Folk music relating to culture groups are but a few among others. Some vocabulary relating to Classical are serious, old, complex, highbrow,…
No, we’re not talking about the creature which has been speculated to have bridged the evolutionary gap between ape and man. We’re talking about Links Players who live here in SaddleBrooke. We’re a group of people who cherish the beauty of SaddleBrooke and the wonderful friends and neighbors we spend time with, on and off…
Bonnie Barker On July 26, 2016, SBWGA 18 and 9er golf associations will sponsor a tournament benefiting the University of Arizona Cancer Center. The tournament will be a four person scramble and no prizes, other than raffle items or hostess gifts, will be awarded since proceeds will go to the Center. It is an opportunity…