Bob Lamb Monthly delivery of the SaddleBrooke Progress is a service project of the SaddleBrooke CycleMasters bicycle club. 5,018 newspapers are received monthly from the printer. In the picture, Ed and Jeff have just handled organization for the deliveries in October. Backup volunteers also take turns at these jobs. Our partnership with Robson Publishing has…
Don’t know what to do with that unused bicycle that has been hanging around in your garage? Do you have some cycling clothing or accessories that are taking up some valuable space? Would you like to make a tax-deductible contribution at year-end that could help someone in need? Well the SaddleBrooke Cyclemasters have a solution…
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.…
Joanne Marmon For the past number of years the SaddleBrooke CycleMasters have purchased new bicycles and helmets for students in grades one through six at San Manuel and Mammoth school systems. The bicycles are part of the awards ceremonies held at the end of the school year. Children are chosen by their teachers and principals…
Ted Belanger Dressed in colorful Hawaiian attire, 80 members of the CycleMasters Bike Club attended the annual dinner dance on March 28 at the Vistas Dining Room. We were welcomed at the door with a lei greeting and a photo opportunity. The dinner and happy hour and music were fabulous as usual and Joanne Marmon and…
Ted Belanger A delicious dinner was enjoyed by all attendees on Sunday, February 28. This dinner was in appreciation for all those who help deliver the SaddleBrooke Progress monthly newspaper to the tubes of every home in SaddleBrooke. Progress coordinator Jack Giovenco thanked the over 100 members for their efforts and shared with us the many…
Ted Belanger March 12 was another beautiful day in SaddleBrooke for a bike ride to our destination breakfast at Pat and Bruce Somerhalder’s home. 35 members rode their bikes on different routes and all met up for the breakfast. A special presentation of Bruce’s Railroad exhibit, which featured five different trains with homemade trestles, tunnels,…
Ted Belanger On a cool January 2 Saturday morning ride 37 members of the CycleMasters rode their bikes around SaddleBrooke in search of the Candy Cane Tree. The beautiful pine tree in the Villas complex was decorated with different colored candy canes, with five specific colored canes eventually being the winners. Which one to choose…
Ted Belanger Sunday, December 6 was the sixteenth year the CycleMasters have supported the Tucson Marathon by providing water and aid as needed. We are among the longest continuous support organizations that help out this increasingly popular race. Most members working the water table are long-term event volunteers, some more than 10 years. Imagine arriving…
Jeff Eighmy Sue Freund-Krause, office manager of the Canyon Del Oro Water Company in SaddleBrooke, was recognized recently by SaddleBrooke Cyclemasters for her help with SaddleBrooke Progress paper delivery. For nearly 20 years, Progress delivery within SaddleBrooke has been accomplished with the help of hundreds of cyclists who compose the Cyclemasters Delivery Team. Currently the paper’s distribution…