Nancy McCluskey-Moore Although the number of families requesting assistance from the annual Adopt-a-Family and Adopt-a-Child programs increased by 14 to 18 percent in 2023, SaddleBrooke residents stepped up, and the Adopt-A-Family program was able to help 83 families, consisting of 230 children and 133 adults, living in Mammoth and San Manuel. The Adopt-A-Child program provided…
Raymond H. Goettsch The four teams fielded by SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association, Inc., have begun competing in matches in the Arizona Pickleball Players League. The Flying Burrito Brothers team (3.5 65+ men) defeated the Ranch Wranglers2 team from SaddleBrooke Ranch by a score of 30 points to 15 points on Jan. 2. On Jan. 3 the…
JoAnne Gaudioso Memory is the function of the brain that encodes, stores, and retrieves information. Whether you know it or not, you owe everything you do in life to memory-it enables you to speak, walk, develop relationships, and more. Essential oils like peppermint, rosemary and frankincense help support mental clarity and alertness. Tips for Finding…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore On Thursday, March 21, at 4 p.m. in the DesertView Theater, the Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) lecture will feature Laura Markowitz, project producer for the Arizona Public Media(AZPM) series Children of the Holocaust. The lecture is free for members of Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries and $5 for nonmembers to attend. From 1941…
Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club is pleased to host Dr. Azalee Bostroem, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory, on Sunday, March 10, at the DesertView Theater, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive, at 7 p.m. In this talk, Dr. Bostroem will discuss her work on projects to characterize the massive…
Raymond H. Goettsch SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) has scheduled the Second Annual Dinking in the Desert intramural tournament for March 15 through 17. Men’s games will be held on Friday, March 15; women’s games will be held on Saturday, March 16; and mixed games will be held on Sunday, March 17. On each day, matches…
Leslie Fore Jennifer Vanden Eykel, R.N., MSN, Patient Care Manager and Clinical Nurse Educator from Casa de la Luz Hospice, will be offering a presentation and Q&A session about hospice, palliative care, and the Five Wishes program. It will be held at Santa Catalina Catholic Church, located at 14380 N. Oracle Road, on Sunday, Feb.…
Christopher Grey Announcing the Golden Goose Thrift Shop Leap Year Valentine Limerick Contest! It’s true! Now you can have even more fun with the Goose! Just write a limerick about how much you love shopping at the Goose or your favorite Goose experience and drop it in the provided box in the shop. The contest…
Stuart Watkins The SaddleBrooke Writers Group meets the first and third Saturday of each month at SaddleBrooke One in the Sonoran Room. Most of the meetings start at 10 a.m. and end at noon; however, some start at 10 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m. After the meetings, some members stay for lunch to continue…
Mary Klootwyk 2024 is here, and 16 SaddleBrooke Squares Dance Club members, along with 52 other dancers, celebrated by attending the 32nd Annual New Year’s Square Dance in Green Valley, Ariz., on Dec. 31, 2023. The event was sponsored by the Green Valley Square and Round Dance Club, which was formed in 1965. Dancers covered…