Category: March 2020

P.E.O. Chapter EP’s Spring Fashion Show and Luncheon

Sue Hedrick Our Gems of P.E.O. was a sparkling success! P.E.O. Chapter EP’s Spring Fashion Show and Luncheon glittered and delighted its crowd of 300 women with gems, music, delicious food, and gorgeous fashions from Chico’s. Proceeds support P.E.O.’s philanthropic educational opportunities for women, including grants, scholarships, loans, and stewardship of Cottey College, a liberal arts college…

Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries

FSL March Lecture Features Win Holden and Arizona Highways Rolly Prager On April 16, Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries will present a lecture by Win Holden, publisher of Arizona Highways magazine. The lecture “The Colorful History of Arizona Highways Magazine” tells the fascinating story of how a brochure produced by the Arizona Department of Transportation evolved into one of…

Hiking Club Studies Geology

Michael Caryl SaddleBrooke is very fortunate to have the Hiking Club’s very own Karen Gray as our presenter for the April 15, 2020 program. Karen hardly needs any introduction to club members. She has lived in SaddleBrooke since October of 1997. She is now especially active in the club, not only as a member, but…

Dollars and Sense: Reverse Mortgages: Part One

The Paseo Financial Group The reverse mortgage of HECM loan products can be a challenge to explain or understand, even for people who have plenty of financial experience. Over the course of five articles, we hope to put things in simpler terms. The reverse mortgage is a home equity loan that’s designed to help seniors…

SaddleBrooke Skygazers: Dean Koenig to Speak on Telescopes and Astronomy Equipment at the April Skygazers Meeting

Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club is pleased to host Dean Koenig from Starizona on Sunday, April 12 at the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center at 7 p.m. Dean will describe the various levels of equipment (from beginner to professional) used in astronomy. He will also describe the various accessories that supplement the telescope and…

Nightclub Two Step Classes Offered on Thursday Nights

Instructors Jane and Stan Gromelski.

Jane Gromelski We have been asked to teach nightclub two step again. Thursday, March 5, we will start a five-week series of classes at 5 p.m., in the Mariposa Room in DesertView. Nightclub two step is a dance developed by Buddy Schwimmer. It is danced to ballads like “Lady in Red,” or Alan Jackson’s “Remember When.” It is quick,…