Jim Smith The SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association (SSSA) sponsored its annual Thanksgiving Grandkids’ Games on Friday, November 27 at the Softball Complex. Games Director Steve Garceau was assisted by Coaches Pat Tiefenbach, Jake Jacobson, Doug Sweetland, Roy Steigers, Mark Schauer, Rich Battagello, Ron Quarantino, Denise Norgard, Gus Marano and photographer Jim Smith. Twenty-five grandkids participated,…
There was an error with the captions for the Lady Niners’ photos on page 48 of the December Progress. They have been corrected here.
Paul Shalita This clinic is a practice and critique session designed for players at intermediate and advanced levels who desire to improve their Bridge. No partner is necessary. No time commitment; come late, leave early. Meet potential new partners. Sessions run from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday mornings at 37901 S. Arroyo Way in…
—Nights would be much, much darker. The next brightest object in the night sky is Venus but it still wouldn’t be enough to light up the sky—a full moon is nearly two thousand times brighter than Venus is at its brightest. —Without the moon, a day on earth would only last six to twelve hours.…
Louise Grabell We are deep into winter, but nothing to moan and groan about because it’s a very short season. While not a growing season for most plants, some succulents are getting ready for their early spring blooms like the red aloes and cape aloes, etc. So what’s a gardener to do? If you’re like…
Some might think being a public school district where 70 percent of your voters live in active adult communities could be a little challenging. That’s certainly not what comes to mind for the Oracle School District with regard to their communities of SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch. The District’s new music teacher, Kaitlynn Miller, spoke for…
Smile as you shop program benefits needy children Emilie Siarkiewicz Did you know that your purchases on Amazon.com can benefit needy children in our neighboring communities? Amazon has a program called AmazonSmile whereby they will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice. AmazonSmile is the…
Upcoming gardening talks Author and potted garden expert Marylee Pangman will present Planting Trees in Containers in your Desert Landscape at the MountainView Clubhouse Ballroom West on January 21, 2016, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Ask Your Master Gardener program will precede the presentation from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. Marylee Pangman is the founder and…
Linda Stack-Chenok Many of you may be acquainted with sisal rugs. That really was my only reference point until I recently visited the Yucatan and delved into the interesting background and history of sisal production. Sisal, which comes from a certain type of agave plant (different from the one for tequila) was once called the…
Jessica Carter Kingston Trio Concert will be playing live at the Fox Theater on Sunday, February 14, 2016. Concert begins at 2:00 p.m. VIP tickets are $120 per person and include: meet and greet, up front seating, CD, casual buffet after the concert catered by Rincon Market and a large portion of the ticket will…