Terry Hurley Playing softball is not easy for people our age. Let’s face it, our reflexes, coordination, strength, speed, endurance, and vision are not what they used to be. Plus, most of us are not in the best shape of our lives. However, every season about 165 men and women put on their blue or…
Carol Thompson Once again, Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB), packaged almost 250 Christmas gift boxes for children around the world. This ministry is a yearly collaboration with Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham. School supplies, games, stuffed animals, and toys were packed into shoeboxes for girls and boys – ages ranging from 2-years to 14-years-old. Included…
Steph Mattie Ah! The calm that follows the December concert and before the start of our spring rehearsals. The SaddleBrooke Singers have returned from a break and are transitioning from the 2019 board of directors to the 2020 team. It has been my pleasure to write the articles for our group for the past two…
Bernice Christian, Cathy Schaber, and Margaret Betanzos It is hard to believe but this year marks the 30th anniversary of our libraries! The libraries had a modest beginning in 1990 when some dedicated women started collecting books, storing them in their garages, and when there was space, bringing them to the newly opened SaddleBrooke One…
Joe Giammarino Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) want to thank our generous sponsors Expert Automotive and Sunny Side Up Cafe. On Dec. 14, 2019, the PPB hosted a Partners 8-Ball Tournament. We started the day with a moment of silence for Cathy Donat, a prior member of the PPB who recently passed away. Ron…
Thank you to all who made the Golden Goose Thrift Shop’s fourth “Estate Quality Event” such a huge success! Thanks to our generous donors, our loyal customers and our stellar volunteers, we were able to generate significant revenue for the local charitable programs that we support! We were able to bring in many “first-time” Golden…
Jim Ward Tennis is truly a sport of a lifetime. What a unique opportunity to get great exercise and meet new people. 10-S-4-LIFE is a follow-on to Tennis 1-2-3, a highly successful and popular program started by Bob Lewis in 1998. To date, over 1100 enthusiastic tennis players have benefited from this program. 10-S-4-LIFE is…
Sandi Newberry The Catalina Timewalkers chapter of Questers met in the home of member Sylvia Munsen whose home was decorated with her amazing, large collections of vintage Christmas decorations, which she and her mother have collected throughout their lives. For the December monthly meeting, Sylvia presented a program about her collection of vintage Christmas decorations…
Louise Grabell What do gardeners do in January? Speaking only for myself, gardening is never finished. Maybe that’s because I don’t hire anyone to take care of my estate. Truth be told, I’ve been secretly harboring the notion that at my age, maybe I need some help. But here’s my problem: no one can take…
Shawne Cryderman Any SaddleBrooke resident is welcome to attend this introductory lesson. The focus of the introductory lesson is to allow people of all ages and skills to have the opportunity to get on the court and play this fun, phenomenal, full of good time’s game. At the end of the intro lesson, participants will…