Category: January 2022

Great Decisions Meets Twice in January

Sandy Epstein After meeting via Zoom in 2021, SaddleBrooke Great Decisions is happy to announce in-person meetings again this year. The 2022 SaddleBrooke Great Decisions program will convene its first meeting on Monday, Jan. 17. The second meeting of the year will be on Jan. 24. Meetings are held twice a month, January through April…

Cyclemasters Donate to SBCO

Recently, the SaddleBrooke Cyclemasters gave a donation of $1,000 to SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO). We did this for several reasons, including the fact that they allow the Cyclemasters group to process and distribute the SaddleBrooke Progress newspapers from their offices, but also because it is a cause that we, as members, believe in. SaddleBrooke Community Outreach…

Audition for CCP’s Newly Announced Spring Show

Andrea Molberg Calling all thespians to audition for the warm comedy The Curious Savage, which will be Community Circle Players’ (CCP) spring dinner theatre production. The story is about an elderly widow, Mrs. Savage, who intends to give her fortune away. Wanting to protect their inheritance, her strongly objecting stepchildren have her committed to a…

2021 Was a Busy Year for SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary

Maggie de Block Fighting hunger, increasing literacy, helping homeless veterans, caring for our community. SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary members were busy volunteering this year with our service projects, which ranged from the Mammoth Food Bank to increasing literacy in the Southern Copper Corridor. Our work began on Jan. 6 at the Mammoth Food Bank, where we…

Jigsaw Puzzles in the Brooke

Pat Schlote SaddleBrooke residents are welcome to borrow a puzzle anytime and return it when finished (there will be no monitoring/based on the honor system). Puzzles range from 250 to 3,000 pieces. Donations are always welcome. We now have two locations: MountainView hallway cabinet/armoire across from the ballroom and DesertView hallway cabinet/armoire across from the…

Prescription Drug Drop-Off Program

The SaddleBrooke Prescription Drug Drop-Off Program is scheduled for the second Friday of the month from 10 a.m. to noon and the fourth Tuesday of the month from 2 to 4 p.m. January Schedule: Friday, Jan. 14 and Tuesday, Jan. 25 February Schedule: Friday, Feb. 11 and Tuesday, Feb. 22 Drop off your unused prescription drugs at…

Free Cryptocurrency Seminar Inspired by Resident’s Book

Stuart Watkins SaddleBrooke resident Stuart Watkins is sponsoring a free cryptocurrency seminar inspired by his book Tombstone, Boothill, and Short Stories, Poems, Prose, with fun twists and turns. Tombstone Rex is said to be the first cryptocurrency based in Arizona. The seminar will have Robert Steele, one of the founders of Rexnet, as a guest to…

SaddleBrooke Lady Niners Elect New Officers

Wanda Ross It’s a new year. How did that come so quickly? At our holiday party on Dec. 14, we thanked our outgoing president, Kat Danner, and the other board members for an excellent year of fun golf in 2021. We also welcomed our recently elected board members who are leading the Lady Niners club…

Arizona Red & Pink Hats Sparkles State Convention

Glamour and Glitz, hosted by Desert Ya Ya’s and Chapeaux Rouge, is scheduled for March 5, 2022, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the San Tan Ballroom at the Cottonwood clubhouse, 25630 Brentwood Drive, in Sun Lakes. Formal dress is required; you must be in royal colors. The hosts are Queen Mum Ann Crabtree…

Festive Holiday Celebration

Janie Grinstead Our Sonoran Singers have regrouped since COVID and had a holiday celebration together, complete with song and champagne. If you would be interested in singing with sassy ladies, having fun, and camaraderie, contact the director, Janie Grinstead, at 520-955-1642.