Mary (Twink) Gates The holiday spirit was in full swing on Dec. 11 when 21 members of the British Club attended their annual Christmas Party, this year teaming up with Unit 5 and Unit 11, at the MountainView clubhouse ballroom in SaddleBrooke TWO. Surrounded by sparkling Christmas trees and Christmas garlands, the camaraderie was palpable,…
Mary (Twink) Gates Carols, Cocktails, and Canapes kicked off the holiday season for 40 members of the British Club at the home of Lynne Pendlebury and Mike Sachse on Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. It was so much fun, each member being decked out with choices of necklaces of flashing Christmas lights, headdresses of reindeer…
Dawn Walker SaddleBrooke Winds and Strings finished 2024 with a series of fun and well-attended concerts. Our music director Jesus Jacquez teaches at every rehearsal and enhances our performances with a creative visual display to go along with the music. If you have an instrument and might be interested in joining us, please get in…
Connie Kotke SaddleBrooke residents tend to be a talented lot, with wide-ranging skills and experiences acquired through decades of working, traveling, and just plain living. What expertise do you have that would make our community a better, and more informed, place to live? The SaddleBrooke Public Affairs Commission (SPAC) is a “dynamic” group that spans…
Linda Drake Mark your calendar for Thursday, March 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ranch House Ballroom for the “Lunch and Lecture with a Financial Legend.” The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke is holding a great and informative event on revisiting your retirement planning. The “Father of the Four Percent Rule” and member…
Christianne Dettmann By Gifting, Lifting, Shifting, Shivering … and Quilting! Okay, so those don’t completely rhyme, but it’s worth noting just how many ways the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club finished strong in 2024 and is striding even stronger into 2025. In December alone, the club: • Gifted Christmas goodies and necessities to dozens of needy…
Mary Klootwyk Dancers from SaddleBrooke Squares hit the road again to attend a two-day square dance festival held in Bakersfield, Calif., this past November. The trip started three days earlier with a stay in Lake Havasu to visit the local sites, including a picturesque ferry ride departing just north of the famous London Bridge and…
Jane Gromelski Dancing is a great activity for couples. It has many benefits. It is great exercise, it builds synapses in the brain, and you do it with your partner. Best of all, it is fun! It’s the only sport where you hold your partner close—forget the luge. We will teach the Arizona 2-step in…
Pat Knepler As the excitement of the new year fades, so do many of our resolutions. The SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC), however, has a wonderful way to renew interest in some of those “forgotten” resolutions—especially the one about getting into shape. What better way than ballroom dancing to have fun while burning those holiday…
Laurence Edralin The topic of our February Tech Talks meeting will be “Introduction to Photoshop Elements and Learn How to Improve Your Images,” presented by Mark Guinn. Mark Guinn is a lifelong amateur photographer. “After my sister said, ‘Mark, you take good pictures. You should get a good camera,’ I got my first SLR from…