Matt Kambic Each year, 15 members from the SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SMGA) along with one of their PGA members play a competition against the MountainView Preserve Men’s Association (MPMGA) with its 15 members and a PGA golf professional. This year’s competition was hosted by the SMGA. The first day of competition was conducted on…
Category: January 2021
Features, January 2021
Spotlight On Advertiser: Sonoran Retractables Is Shading Arizona
Bill Starr Sonoran Retractables has been a leader in the customized outdoor shade business for over a decade in the Arizona market. We maintain the highest quality of Italian Engineered and designed Retractable Awnings and Screens. Sonoran Retractables has seen an incredible boom in Louvered Pergolas. With our manufacturer and our shade consultants we now have…
General, January 2021
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network’s Monthly Pet Donation Drop Off Program
Karyle Steele Over the last five years, our monthly pickup program of pet items and linens has grown substantially. As a result, we no longer have the resources to handle the volume of donations in an efficient manner. Therefore, we are asking residents to drop off their donations. The drop off location will be in…
Sports, January 2021
SBWGA-18’s January 2021 Outlook
Venetia Hobson Lewis After the holiday season of 2020, SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association-18 (SBWGA-18) welcomes in the new year of 2021 with a new series of weekly games on Tuesday mornings, our regularly scheduled event and meeting days. The Tuesday Play Day Committee already has a full complement of games planned. Our Special Tournaments Chair,…
Sports, January 2021
Northridge Dental Sponsors a Pickleball Court!
Nancy Dowell The SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) is thrilled to announce that Northridge Dental, located in Catalina, has confirmed a donation to SaddleBrooke’s new Pickleball Complex. Their generous financial support will be acknowledged with a plaque on one of the pickleball courts. Family-owned Northridge Dental opened in 2004. The warm, modern, and inviting office provides…
General, January 2021
Hearing Vibes: “I’m Sorry, What Did You Say?” The Invisible Disability
Tiggy Shields People in our U.S. culture are generally sensitive to folks who struggle with physical disabilities. We don’t want to do or say anything that is embarrassing or hurtful. Usually, we will just ignore any direct attention to a wheelchair, for example. Knowing what to do to offer any assistance, if appropriate, is easily…
Features, January 2021
2 Your Health: Deep Tissue Massage: Why Does Massage Hurt Sometimes?
Heidi Overman, LMT #MT-24997 Communication is key to a successful massage! Deep tissue massage is often preferred when getting a massage. This type of massage can be very successful in breaking up adhesions, chronic muscular holding patterns, increasing range of motion, decreasing pain, and can break up “stuck” fascia. Deep tissue massage usually focuses on…
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
Cyclemasters: Rules of the Road
B.J. Murray, Vice President In November, the president and vice president of SaddleBrooke Cyclemasters met with the members of the SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO patrol to help us understand how we can be responsible riders in our community. We very much appreciated the visit and learned how our patrol is working to keep us safe.…
General, January 2021
Unit Happenings
Unit 27 Activities Sue Case This pandemic certainly has forced changes to what had previously been a “sky’s the limit” ability to travel. During the past month, most of our unit residents have stayed put, as it were. However, a hearty few have ventured out, with specific destinations in mind. Eileen and Jeff Depka spent…
General, January 2021
Blood Drive Returns to SaddleBrooke
Michael and Laurie Lien Michael and I would like to thank everyone who has given blood these last few months. It has been a challenge to run the drives in this time of COVID-19 restrictions. The HOA has given us permission to resume the SaddleBrooke blood drives at the MountainView Ballroom as before. All precautions…