Ann Lange SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) rallied at the MountainView Ballroom to catch up on the pickle pipeline, celebrate the season and spend a night doin’ da dink on da dance floor at the holiday party December 4. The Court Chums let their hair down, grabbed their high-heeled sneakers and gave a show of some…
JD Davis In some respects, it’s like a costume ball; you find yourself starring, trying to identify your friends without their shorts, tennis skirts, hats and sunglasses. The phrase you hear throughout the evening is, “Goodness, you look so different, I didn’t recognize you with clothes on.” And I must say, the ladies, in their…
The SaddleBrooke Table Tennis Club (SBTTC) will hold an open house for any resident who would like to stop by and play some table tennis at the Mariposa Room in the DesertView Sports Complex from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 27, 2019. Paddles and balls will be provided. You may have played ping…
Andrea Molberg Eve and Stan Fly of Walls of Wonder will again kindly provide paintings to create the sets for Community Circle Players’ March dinner theatre production. What a wonderful contribution to the show Don’t Drink the Water, by Woody Allen presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. SaddleBrooke residents Eve and Stan Fly…
This rapidly growing ride raises funds that go to support our returning wounded veterans. One hundred percent of our ride proceeds go to the Phoenix program of Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, a not-for-profit dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military personnel and disabled Veterans through fly fishing and associated activities…
Stuart Watkins Confessions of a Surviving Alien is a two-volume book by SaddleBrooke resident Jon Meade that is filled with his amazing personal life experiences. He said it is a memoir of a life defined by one word: Vietnam. Vietnam certainly affected his life and his struggle to find his meaning in life and life’s purpose.…
Jane Gromelski Return with us to those thrilling years when we were young. Some of us went to the dances and danced; some watched from the sidelines. Bah! To that, we can all get on the floor and dance with our own moves; come and have fun with the music of our golden youth! Sip…
M. Sedgwick Dixie describes herself as a ‘Jack of all trades’ and exhibits a wide variety of arts and crafts items in the Gift Shop gallery. Geckos form her most prominent display, but she also creates jewelry, cards, pottery/ceramics, fabrics etc. A SaddleBrooke fabric painting class she attended in 1998 launched her artistic career (“I…
Cleeda Junglas Two ladies I work with rescued a precious little dog on Oracle Road that was hit by a car. The driver stopped, got out of her car and looked at the injured dog and then drove away leaving the poor animal in the road. The dog crawled off the road with her severe…
Steph Mattie Wow! 2018 has come and gone, and it’s time to welcome the New Year 2019. After the whirlwind of rehearsals for our December 7 & 9 Holiday show, the SaddleBrooke Singers took some time off to gear up for the spring concert. To put the finishing touch on our fall season, a delightful…