Wanda Ross Insurance companies treat manual bicycles very differently from e-bikes, because e-bikes have a motor. A manual bicycle, like many of us have ridden since we were children, is treated by insurance companies as personal property, the same way they view other sporting equipment. However, an e-bike is considered to be a vehicle, because…
Janet Fabio Are you a snowbird who wants a worry-free yard when you’re away? Or maybe you travel frequently and you don’t want to spend time wondering if you’ll come home to dead plants because there was no rain while you were globe-trotting or because SaddleBrooke experienced a deep freeze while you were enjoying a…
Mark Erickson Hello friends and neighbors, welcome to the new year and great news. Almost everyone by now has heard that the SaddleBrooke One Craft Center, where the Gift Shop has had its home for so many years, is going to be completely renovated starting in March. It will then be called the Creative Arts…
Join us for a friendly, inter-community trap shooting competition! Who: Residents of Arizona Robson Communities only. Contact your community leader for a registration form. What: Rounds of trap singles (75 targets) using your own shotgun and ammunition. When: Friday, March 27. Registration is at 9 a.m., and the competition begins at 10 a.m. Where: Casa…
Joan Benson Saturday, Feb. 7, is the date for the next SaddleBrooke Recreation and Activities Fair. The event will run from 8 to 11 a.m. in the ballrooms at the MountainView clubhouse. This is always an exciting and busy event where clubs and social groups showcase their activities and inform prospective members. This event is…
J.C. Ward Community Circle Players is proud to announce some interesting tidbits on their upcoming play Rumors, written by Neil Simon. It was his 23rd play! To give you an idea of his work, here are a few you might be familiar with: Barefoot in the Park, Biloxi Blues, The Odd Couple, and Brighton Beach…
Penny Bartley What do you get when you mix fabric, thread, and the talents of multiple people? The 2026 SaddleBrooke Quilters’ raffle quilt. The quilt is a unique blend of colors, from deep chocolate, turquoise, green, yellow, and even a glimmer of purple. The colors of our desert come to life in this one-of-a-kind quilt,…
Leslie and Tom Mehalek The November blood drive was a tremendous success. We collected 85 units of blood, thanks to all of our wonderful donors! Please join us for our next SaddleBrooke Blood Drive at the SaddleBrooke TWO ballroom on Saturday, Jan. 17, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. We have 70 people signed up…
Al Mollenkopf The SaddleBrooke Western Heritage Preservation Club is sponsoring a concert at DesertView Performing Arts Center (DVPAC) starring two of the country’s best western music and cowboy poetry entertainers, Brenn Hill and Andy Nelson. The concert is Friday, March 6, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person and are now on sale at…
Meet the New Instructor Joan Elder Irina Zlatogorova was born in the Siberian region of Russia. She immigrated to the Chicago area of the United States with her husband in 1992. After two decades raising her children, Irina earned an MBA from Northern Illinois University. In 2018 she completed a Ph.D. in business psychology and…