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Unit Happenings

Unit 17 Turned Green for St. Paddy’s Day Barbara Barr The home of Carl and Betty Weller turned into a sea of green as Unit 17 celebrated the annual St. Patrick’s Day Party. Dressed in everything green and ready to eat, residents of Unit 17 brought their finest appetizers, authentic Irish foods, and desserts to…

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Unit Nine Celebrates Valentine’s Day Scott Baker On Feb. 14 Unit Nine held a gathering of 60 members at the home of Allen Snyder to celebrate Valentine’s Day. A wide selection of food was brought by the members to share with others. Festively dressed in red clothing, a good time was had by all. Unit…

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Preserve Unit 45 Celebrates ‘Boots & Bling’ Event Kathy Bomwell and Robin Maxim, Social Committee More than 50 people got their Western on and gathered at the Elks Lodge on Jan. 24 for Unit 45’s “Boots & Bling.” We were proud to support the Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge who provides extensive charitable support to the…

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Unit 9 Happy Hour Scott Baker On Nov. 11 Unit Nine held another successful Happy Hour at the Vistas Dining Room at SaddleBrooke One. More than 50 members participated in the event, enjoying good meals, festive drinks, and comradery. It was a great time to reconnect with many returning “snowbirds” and chat about holiday plans.…

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Unit 2 Halloween Party On Oct. 31 a Unit 2 gathering was held at the home of Barbara and Bob (aka Bob-cat) Allen. Costumes were optional; however, the majority attending were dressed for the occasion. A coven of witches, their familiars (cats), pirates, athletes, a member of the Addams family, cowgirl and cowhand, and others…

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Unit Nine Welcome Back Party! Scott Baker On Oct. 1 Unit Nine of SaddleBrooke One held its annual Welcome Back Party honoring all the snowbirds who have returned to their Arizona nests. More than 50 members were present at the tennis pavilion to enjoy a wide selection of hors d’oeuvres made by the attendees. It was…

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Unit 3-S Potluck Party Brenda Newitter On Saturday evening, Sept. 10, residents blocked off traffic and gathered together outside on a cul-de-sac in Unit 3-S to celebrate two great fall festivals: Oktoberfest and Columbus Day Italian Festa. The infamous Unit 3-S cooks created a spread of German and Italian food, which was delicious. Other residents…

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Unit 21 Bocce Ball League Winners At the end of April, after seven months of league play, Division 1 winners Dave and Lisa Graff narrowly triumphed over Division 2 winners Jim and Mary Floerke in one last exciting playoff game. The Graffs were awarded first-place prize money as well as a beautiful traveling prize bocce…

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Unit 9 Spring Flings—A Blast! Martha Baker Spring came in like a lion, roaring with exciting events for residents of Unit 9. All orchestrated under the social prowess of Unit 9 representative Ann Adams, 11 events catered to residents’ delights from March 29 through June 16. Don Thomas gathered all interested menfolk for the monthly…

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Unit 8A Men’s Breakfast Ken Larsen Unit 8A men held their second breakfast event this year at the RoadRunner Grill. The meetings occur bimonthly. Every other month, the Unit 8A Social Committee plans to schedule potluck parties at local venues and appetizer parties hosted by 8A Unit residents. Not to be outdone, the Unit 8A…