Stephanie Thomas Life is a balancing act, trying to fit in everything we want to do. That’s especially true in SaddleBrooke with so many activities and clubs from which to choose. Whether you are new to SaddleBrooke and wondering how to become involved in our community or if you’ve lived here for a while and…
Ann Lange The MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) raised a record high $22,121 in support of the University of Arizona Cancer Center at its annual “Take a Swing at Cancer” tournament. The huge check, representing a huge heart-felt effort, was proudly presented on Dec. 17 in honor of the men, women, and children who are…
Linda Whitehead This month SaddleBrooke Gift Shop is proud to present Carolyn McLean whose craft is “personalized” greeting cards. Carolyn tells us that she loves the challenge of creating a card which will “just fit” the person receiving it. Carolyn and her husband Keith found SaddleBrooke in a very unique and romantic way… the two…
Tim Morsani This March the Community Circle Players of SaddleBrooke will present a very funny political satire in a dinner theater venue. What follows is another biography in a series about the actors who will be part of the production. This actor will play the camera-man who films an interview with the governor and, in…
Unit 17 Turns on the Joy Mary Gelinas Unit 17 carolers turned on the joy as they sang Christmas carols at various homes on Tuesday, Dec. 10. They met at Arlene DesJardins’ at 4 p.m. for a vocal warmup. Wearing holiday hats, lighted necklaces, and reindeer antlers, they rang bells and sang to many homes…
Jo Ann Evans The Republican Women of Pinal County will meet at 10 a.m., Jan. 17 in the Coyote Room of the SaddleBrooke Country Club. We will start the new year with Daniel McCarthy as our guest speaker. Daniel is running for U.S. Senate against Senator Martha McSally in the August primary election. Our last…
Liz Boyd WOOO member Jeannie Israel had always wanted to be in a wine tasting group, so she started one. At their first event in November, the enthusiastic group had a blind tasting of ten wines of mixed types and prices. They had a great time and learned a lot. For example, some of the…
Phyllis Ketring Heart surgery is something most people don’t want to think about. But advancements are being made in heart surgeries that are impacting people right here in Southern Arizona. On Jan. 27, 7 p.m., the new Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Northwest Hospital will address Health Night Out. Zain Khalpey, M.D., PhD, FETCS, FACS…
Scholarship Student Makes the Most Ron Andrea SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) provides college scholarships to local students who qualify based on six rigorous criteria. One such student is Augustine Hing. In addition to earning a 3.9 grade point average as valedictorian of her high school class, Augustine was a member of Student Council and a…
Barbara Barr On a regular basis, some of the members of The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke will start their Saturday mornings at IMPACT of Southern Arizona packing meals for the Food Bank. Our club members have fun mixing fellowship and fun to make a difference in the community. We generally fill grocery bags for between…