Pat Cox Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge Project Chairperson Joyce Garcia and Robert Hurt delivered $900 worth of playground equipment and $600 in gift certificates for art supplies to Roadrunner Elementary School in the Marana Unified School District. The teachers will purchase art supplies at Walmart with the gift certificates. The equipment delivered to the school…
Joe Giammarino First we would like to thank Sun City Oro Valley Billiards Club (SCOV), Jim Lilja Activity Director and Tom Caswell President of SCOV Billiards Club for the friendly competition and camaraderie. Another big thank you goes out to Dominic Borland and Gary Barlow, Captains of the Pool Players of the Brooke (PPB) Travel…
Plant-based nutrition and how to live to be a great grandparent will be presented by Dr. Katzenberg on Thursday, March 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom East. Charles Katzenberg, MD, is a board-certified cardiologist who practices at Banner – University Medical Center’s North Campus. After he completed his fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at…
Hollace Lyon What a fabulous evening! Over 270 gathered for the annual SaddleBrooke Democratic Club dinner at MountainView Country Club on January 27 to relax and celebrate. Attendees came from Legislative Districts 8 and 11 to hear the Arizona Democratic Party Chairwoman, Felecia Rotellini and recently re-elect Commissioner, Sandra Kennedy. Rotellini talked to the crowd,…
Carol Thompson Under the direction of Ron Aeschliman, the Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) choir performed its first time ever Christmas Cantata to a DesertView Performing Arts Theatre audience of approximately 475 people on December 9 in SaddleBrooke. Those in attendance received a spiritual blessing through the music and responded with a standing ovation. Following…
Pat Smith Love was definitely in the air on Saturday, February 9 at the home of Jim and Sue Dailey. With a Valentine’s Day theme, SaddleBrooke Francophiles celebrated the occasion donning appropriate attire, dined on a variety of savory and sweet dishes, all the while listening to strains of French love songs. Door prizes were…
Wanda Ross How fortunate we are to have an opportunity to see professional dancing right here in SaddleBrooke. The Spring Dance Expo will showcase dance professionals and their students, who will be dancing a variety of ballroom, Latin, swing and country dances. This event is on Sunday, March 31 from 10:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. in the…
Barb Kervin On January 30, members of the Knit Wits Club were given a tour of Kids’ Closet in the Mammoth area. The ladies were given a private tour of this amazing and well organized SaddleBrooke Charity by our own Melanie Stout. Melanie answered all of our questions with pertinent and informative answers. The Knit…
Dick Kroese Ally Baehr, the Chief Operating Officer of Make Way for Books, presented to the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club. Established in 1998, Make Way for Books’ mission is to give all children the chance to read and succeed. Make Way for Books works to empower economically-disadvantaged young children with the emergent literacy and language…
Brianne Spaeth Pastor Steven Wilson came to speak to us at our rotary meeting. He grew up in Spokane, Washington to an active and athletic family and spent his younger years playing many sports, including football for Gonzaga. Nearing graduation from college, he realized that his football days were coming to a close and he…