Category: January 2018

2017 Tournament of Champions winner

  Bob Edelblut Between regular weekly tournaments and a basket full of special events every Men’s Club member has ample opportunity to qualify for the Tournament of Champions. The process is really simple. If you win your flight in an individual or a two man partner or a four man team event you will earn…

Elks Adopt-A-Family program

Pat Cox Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge No. 2815 made the holiday season brighter for 12 children in need from families in the Catalina area through its Adopt-a-Family program. The program was funded by several fundraisers and generous donations from lodge members. Lodge Community Activities Coordinator Jan Trudeau purchased clothing, toys and art supplies for the…

English Country Dancers

  Enid Fowler Happy New Year, everyone. Another year is upon us; have you made your New Year’s resolutions? Perhaps to get more exercise? English Country Dancing is a great form of exercise. It’s a lot of fun, has all the benefits of exercise, camaraderie, fun music and a lot of fun. Come and try…

Aces are high

  Eileen J Snearly Aces are high, in poker, is a hand in which the highest-ranking card is an Ace, and no pair or higher valued combination of cards are possible. Ace of the month in MPLN golf is announced as Gross and Net. Gross score is the total number of strokes taken during a…

Friday night Pickleball fun

  Andrea Molberg Looking for fun and fellowship on Friday nights? Try Friday Nite Lites. When SaddleBrooke lost the opportunity to play drop-in pickleball play under the lights at the Preserve courts, players finally found another way to get together for Friday night frolicking – Friday Nite Lites up at the Ranch. Friday Nite Lites…

Come and sing with us

Georgie Hourigan We are the Sonoran Singers, a three part harmony, all volunteer women’s chorus, meeting each Wednesday afternoon from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Sonoran Room at the MountainView Clubhouse. After which we often relax with a drink in the Bistro Lounge because we so enjoy each other! Our chorus sings a wide…

SASO-SINO January concert

Punch Howarth Linus Lerner might possibly wear his Mandarin jacket to conduct the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra’s concert in January. This program will initiate the 2018 trio of concerts with programs in March and April to follow. The January concert will be a Chinese New Year celebration with the addition of numerous Sino musicians, some…

Recreation and Activities Fair

  Candy Armstrong, Fitness, Wellness and Recreation Committee Join us for the annual Recreation and Activities Fair 2018, Saturday, January 27, 2018, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the SBHOA Two MountainView Ballroom. Saturday, January 27, 2018, is the date for the SaddleBrooke HOA Two Recreation and Activities Fair. The event will run from 8:30 to…

A most infamous day

  Jerry Wilkerson It was a balmy Sunday December morning on the island paradise of Hawaii, blue skies, scattered clouds, a slight breeze and temperatures, just after sunrise, nudging 75. Civilians and our serving military men and women, on this day of rest, were preparing for church services. Many were still in the bunks enjoying…

Twice is nice in Tempe

  Phil Simpson One year ago your faithful poolside scribe reported that the SaddleBrooke Masters Swim Team was victorious in avenging a 2015 Haunted Halloween second best showing at the annual Ron Johnson meet held at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center on the Arizona State University campus. After licking their wounds for an entire year,…