Category: March 2017

STC’s Bill Powell – an extraordinary career

Jay Clayton Wilson Bill Powell met his wife in the ordinary way. It was a blind date to play miniature golf. He was with Delta Products in the sales and marketing department until his retirement. Ordinary, right? But beyond this there is nothing ordinary about Bill Powell. Bill did not join STC until he and…

Craft Room tour

Tour hostesses: Doris Dieterle, Jan Francis and Arlynne Striplin

Carol Thompson Once again, SaddleBrooke PaperCrafters opened their craft rooms to members of the club. Four members gave tours of their awesome craft rooms for 31 members on a rainy Saturday afternoon in February. The attendees learned of some great organizational ideas and left very envious! Hostesses were Doris Dieterle, Jan Francis, Arlynne Striplin and…

STC hosts UA/Skin Cancer Institute and the Arizona Wildcats Men’s Tennis Team

TJ Duffy The SaddleBrooke Tennis Club played host to a multifaceted fundraising event for the Skin Cancer Institute (SCI) which unites The University of Arizona Cancer Center’s many skin cancer prevention endeavors, bringing together innovative research, clinical care, education and community outreach. Denise Spartonos, Community Outreach Coordinator for SCI, explained, “Our mission is to prevent…

Randy “Thin Man” Smith defeats Ranch challengers

Left to right: Jim Mansmith 4th, Randy Smith 1st, Dominic Borland 2nd, Tom Kaliski 3rd

Joe Giammarino Pool Players of the Brooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Billiards Club want to thank SaddleBrooke Ranch and our sponsors It’s Greek to Me, Temperature Control Inc. and Karl Knight. On January 28, 2017 SaddleBrooke Ranch hosted an 8-Ball Tournament. Tournament Directors were Dominic Borland and Joe Giammarino. The following field of 16 players gathered…

Vintage tennis at modern SaddleBrooke Tennis Club

Photos by TJ Duffy

Jay Clayton Wilson In February a bright ray of nostalgia illuminated the STC Tennis Center. First on the courts was John McEnroe, followed by Chris Evert, Bjorn Borg, Rod Laver and—wait. That’s impossible. Those were the great players of the 70s. How could they be at STC this winter? Closer examination revealed STC’s most imaginative…

Tai Chi student promotions

Carol Emerson Ken and I are happy to announce the recent promotions of eight of our students! They have all worked extremely hard and we are very proud of their accomplishments. Pictured left to right: Carol Emerson Shifu, purple belt Lynda Green, white belt Larry Fahrney, purple belt Joyce Schneider, white belts Patrice Passer, Marsha…

SaddleBrooke author, Gary Gildner, publishes his 22nd book

Michele Gildner Author Gary Gildner, a new SaddleBrooke resident, has published his twenty-second book, The Capital of Kansas City (BkMk Press), a collection of stories nominated for the 2017 Story Prize. Nobel Laureate Alice Munro has said of Gildner’s art, “There is such a good feeling about his stories-—that the writer knows his people, the whole…

Showcase of talent benefitting SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue

Pat Tiefenbach Reservations are going fast for the second SaddleBrooke Showcase of Talent on Monday, March 27 at 7:00 p.m. at the Gaslight Music Hall in Oro Valley. Don’t miss all the fun; call 520-529-1000 or visit gaslightmusichall.com to reserve your seats. Half of the $10 admission charge will be donated to SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue…