Mark Erickson Hello friends and neighbors, we would like to introduce ourselves. For those of you who are not aware, we are a group of SaddleBrooke artisans who love our crafts and would like to share those with you at our gift shop. We invite you to come and visit us at our “little shop…
Raymond H. Goettsch On the afternoon of Dec. 7 SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) members celebrated the holidays with a pizza party. The SPA Social Committee, Lori Polichnowski (chair), Barbara Mithell, Nancy Prentiss, and Tracey Rathjen, planned the party at the home of Bonnie and Fred Barazini. Pizzas and salad were served to more than 100 SPA…
Karla Trippe Over last summer, the SaddleBrooke Democratic Club (SBDC) tasked a professional team to develop a marketing and communications plan and targeted messaging for the 2024 campaign. SBDC chose a logo and slogan for the campaign focusing on Stand Up for Freedom. The new messaging was presented to the club in November, along with…
Ken Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to introduce Dr. David Eaton as a new ILR faculty member. Professor Eaton has more than 40 years of teaching and doing research at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. His specialties are medical toxicology, chemicals and cancer risk, environmental toxicity, drug metabolism, natural…
Most people tend to focus on one type of exercise or activity and forget to have a well-rounded approach to fitness. Research has shown that it’s important to get all four types of exercise: endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility, on a daily basis. Each one of these exercises has different benefits. Endurance Exercises Endurance activities,…
BK Koch On Monday, Dec. 4, Jan Haney and Laura Berkley welcomed 42 Sputters and one new member who challenged the course. Either the balls were getting bigger or the holes smaller, but there were not any money hole winners. Laura Berkley and Marilyn Palatas shot a 37, with Opal Larkin right behind them with…
Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) would like to thank Rincon Country West Billiards Club (RCW), Bob McKenna, and RCW’s billiards team for their pool table prowess, camaraderie, and friendly competition. Another big thank you goes out to Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, PPB Travel Team captain for organizing this event. On Dec. 9…
Mary Klootwyk ‘Tis the season to savor flavors, bask in the glow of pure holiday spirit, discover unique gifts, and commemorate the old and the new. It’s a period of celebrations, remembrance and memory-making, and gathering with family and friends—whether intimately in person or virtually. SaddleBrooke Squares Dance Club did just this by celebrating with…
Mark your calendars, Roundtable members, for Friday, Jan. 26, at 1 p.m. in the DesertView Theater. Mark Schwartz will present a talk on decision-making by the belligerents in World War II. Roundtable meetings are open to all, and there are no fees and no dues. Was the decision by Japan to attack the U.S. at…
Daniel Grossman Our beloved dad, brother, “Papa,” uncle, cousin, and dear friend Daniel Grossman lost his courageous battle with cancer on Nov. 16, 2023. Danny was a long-time resident of Cedarburg, Wis. He enjoyed retirement in the SaddleBrooke Community of Tucson and recently the Clarendale Community of Phoenix, Ariz. Danny was born in New York…