Category: January 2024

2024 Take a Swing at Cancer Tournament

Denise Cashmore Join in the Take a Swing at Cancer event on Feb. 20 for a great cause. This fundraiser donates every dollar raised to the University of Arizona Cancer Center for cancer research. You can help make this a successful event. The day will start with a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start at The Preserve…

Dining Locally with WOOO

Dee Berisha One of the goals of Women On Our Own (WOOO) is to plan a wide range of events and activities that our members will enjoy as participants. Weekend evenings are of particular focus, because many members remember weekends as times of sharing conversation and laughter with friends or loved ones. Many WOOO members, being…

SBWGA 18-Holers Finish 2023 with Festivities

Ellen Avenoso The SBWGA 18-Holers never let an opportunity pass to compete and to celebrate and 2023 was no exception. On Dec. 5, 86 women competed to “beat the pros” (our head pro Jane Chanik and our 2023 president Nancy Sartor). The pros scored a net score of 72. Twenty-seven teams beat them by a score…

Stand With Israel—A New Group in SaddleBrooke

Stand With Israel is a new club in SaddleBrooke! The Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas created a unique awakening that provoked the concern of many, generating a need for information, and a desire to act productively, and to help. We are a nonpolitical, nonreligious “club,” with our primary mission to advocate for Israel and…

Metaphysical Explorations’ Valentine’s Day Program

Denis Greenwood and Barbara Barr Bengen Join your neighbors and friends at 6:30 p.m. at the Activity Center on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14) for a fascinating program on shamanic journeying. SaddleBrooke’s Denis Greenwood will be sharing his introduction to and experiences with shamanism. Members of Metaphysical Explorations are welcome to bring their drums and join…

Unwrapping the Future with ‘Smart Devices for Christmas’

Anne Quinn-Diment, Senior Village On Dec. 7 residents at the DesertView Performing Arts Center witnessed an informative seminar titled “Smart Devices for Christmas,” jointly presented by Senior Village and the Patrols of SaddleBrooke One and TWO. The event provided valuable insights into the transformative world of smart devices and illuminated how these technological advances can…

Ring in the New Year at the Golden Goose Thrift Shop!

The Goose has the goods for all your New Year’s resolutions, renovations, makeovers, and more! You won’t want to miss a day at the Golden Goose in January! A wardrobe redux, movies, music and books, DIY do-dads, sporting goods, health and exercise equipment, fine art, quality furniture, jewelry, and so much more are all waiting…

Lady Niners: Fun Golfing in the New Year

Wanda Ross When golfers make New Year’s resolutions, those resolutions often are to golf more, to improve their game, or to have more fun golfing. Joining Lady Niners is one way to achieve those goals. We golf nine holes every Tuesday morning on one of the three SaddleBrooke nine-hole courses. This gets us out on the…

MountainView Lady Putters Prepare for 2024

Marilyn Ginther Wrapping up the 2023 year, the final big event was at noon on Dec. 11 when 110 MV Lady Putters gathered in the MountainView ballroom for their annual Holiday Luncheon. The room was decorated in an elegant setting with chair sashes, ornate centerpieces, and candlelight. Piano music was provided by JoAnn Wilbour as…