Bob White The curtain came down on February 12, 2018 on the perennial favorite square dance festival in Yuma, Arizona. After 68 continuous years of presenting a festival for square dancers from all over the Southwest as well as Canada, the organization that put on the festival (YSRDA) felt that they could no longer…
Dale Leman Locally owned Summit Hut has long supported the efforts of SaddleBrooke Hiking Club. Entering into the outdoor retail industry in 1967 by two teenagers, Summit Hut has grown over the last 50+ years and now has two retail stores along with an internet presence. Their business focuses on providing the finest gear…
Dr. Blanche Desjean-Perrotta The SaddleBrooke Metaphysical Study Group will be sponsoring a presentation by intuitive counselor and medium, Catherine Yunt, M. C., on April 11, from 2:30-4:30 p.m., in the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center. Catherine Yunt, M.C., a research medium for nine years at the University of Arizona, will share “the mechanism of action,”…
Lydia O’Connor The SaddleBrooke Genealogy Club members and guests received a special treat at the February 1 meeting. Our guest presenter, Karen Hall, an international and national educator and actor, entered in period custome telling of her life and love for her husband Ben Franklin. This was not the usual text book rendition or…
Pat Smith Dozens of mouthwatering crepes were devoured with relish by the SaddleBrooke Francophiles on February 10, at the lovely home of Frank and Kathy Hartley. Party goers donned festive Mardi Gras masks, hats and the traditional colors of the New Orleans gala event. Members created a variety of savory and sweet fillings for the…
David Stanard It came as a surprise to most present when the chair for the day, Ron McNutt, announced that ten years earlier, on February 2, 2008, Groundhog Day, that Resurrection Church had held its first Men’s Breakfast. About a dozen men were at that first gathering and over time the group grew in number…
Paul Shalita This clinic is a practice and critique session designed for players at intermediate and advanced levels who desire to improve their Bridge. No partner is necessary. No time commitment; come late, leave early. Meet potential new partners. Sessions run from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday mornings at 37901 S. Arroyo Way…
Cristina Gonzalez In the early morning of February 1, 2018, a group of 13 curious and adventurous women met at the Miami airport to begin a nine-day excursion for the purpose of discovering various parts of Cuba. Thanks to the people-to-people program we were able to immerse ourselves in a historical, architectural, agricultural and…
Harriet Shemer The Catalina Timewalkers chapter of Questers welcomed February with a Chinese New Year Program. The presenters were hostess Linda Holtz, cohosts Beatrice Castillo and Roberta Williams. Roberta, who had lived and traveled in Asia extensively, began the program. Roberta shared the history of the king, calling all animals to his palace. Along…
Pam Boedeker Carolyn Campbell, Executive Director of the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection, was the February speaker for the SaddleBrooke Nature Club. The Coalition is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Today there are some 40 groups involved in various aspects of a mission to achieve long term conservation of biological diversity and ecological…