Ask your Master Gardener event March 25 An Ask Your Master Gardener Event will take place at SaddleBrooke Ranch Saturday, March 25 from 10:00 a.m. to noon. SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners will be available to answer your landscape and garden questions on design, plant selection, plant care and maintenance, irrigation and identification and…
Category: March 2017
Front Page, March 2017
This Spring the SaddleBrooke Singers will Shake, Rattle and Roll
Monica Gray Swing into the SaddleBrooke Singers’ spring concert, A 50s Medley Melee!, to enjoy all your favorite tunes from the 1950s. The Singers are hard at work rehearsing for their concerts to be held on Friday evening March 31 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoon April 2 at 4:00 p.m. at the DesertView Performing Arts…
Sports, March 2017
State Medallion tournament
Janey Clausen The 2016 Arizona State Medallion Tournament was played on the Tuscany Falls Course at PebbleCreek in Goodyear, Arizona on January 14 and 15, 2017. Our two MPWGA representatives, who played their round on Saturday, January 14, were Ann Van Sickel (net winner) and Ann Martin (gross winner). The two Anns won First Place…
Clubs & Classes, March 2017
DesertView Cinema Club
2017 Oscar season Well, at least we got some of the 2017 Best Picture nominees on our schedule prior to the announced nominees: Hell or High Water and Manchester By the Sea (at DVPAC March 21 at 2:15 and 7:00 p.m.). We missed with a couple other picks (Florence Foster Jenkins and Sully). These two movie misses…
Clubs & Classes, March 2017
Where Can You Go To Get Help With Your Computer?
Our February Users Group meeting highlighted a frustration we have all endured at some time or another-“Help! My computer has a problem!” When that happens, who can you turn to for help? The club invited local area computer and software repair companies to make a brief presentation about their backgrounds and expertise and what types…
Clubs & Classes, March 2017
Quester’s Time Walkers visit Barrio Bread
Harriet Shemer Recently the Catalina Timewalkers toured Barrio Bread, located in the historical Broadway Village. Mr. Guerra indicated his Artisan breads are made from locally grown organic high-quality grains such as Durham and White Sonora. It was exciting to see the workers making bread, preparing loaves to rise and ready to bake. Over the years,…
Clubs & Classes, March 2017
Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke receives Presidential Citation
Tim Morsani Club President Joe Guyton and immediate Past President Joe Dylewski accepted the award from past District Governor Frank Presson. Each year, from 33,000 Rotary Clubs around the world, the president of Rotary International recognizes a relative few who have excelled in specific areas of service. The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke earned points for…
Sports, March 2017
Kids’ Closet Golf Balls founder Jim Handrigan takes his bow
Bob Edelblut Thursday, January 26 was The MountainView-Preserve Men’s Club first luncheon meeting of the new year. Old Man Weather tried as best he could to freeze the field but our experienced organizers acted quickly to modify the event thus insuring that the buffet line and business discussions would begin and end on time. Cheers!…
Clubs & Classes, March 2017
What’s new at SaddleBrooke Computer Club?
Richard Beaty Users Group Meetings We have a variety of Users Group programs coming up in the next few months. Users Group meetings are open to all SaddleBrooke residents, whether you are a club member or not. These meetings are usually held on the third Monday of the month at 1:00 p.m. in the MountainView…
Features, March 2017
Senior Village at SaddleBrooke – Neighbors helping Neighbors
“They take good care of me” Stephanie Thomas February is the one year anniversary of enrolling the first member in Senior Village and that distinction goes to Larry Wilhelm. Senior Village recently interviewed Larry to find out how the Village has changed his life in the past year. SV: Larry, what was your reaction last…