James Wetegrove This is the first SaddleBrooke Men’s Niners Club Championship tournament after more than 12 years of the club’s existence. The event was very well attended, with more members participating most days than an 18-hole group put on the SaddleBrooke courses! This will be an annual event going forward, joining our other planned activities. The…
Eileen J. Snearly The Crossing the Brooke fun day of golf is when SaddleBrooke TWO Niners and SaddleBrooke One Niners invite each other to this annual, reciprocal event. This golf day was held Feb. 8 at the MountainView Golf Club. Co-Chairs Joyce Sutay and Suzan Carter worked hard to make this event a great success.…
It was a beautiful, sunny weekend on Feb. 19 and 20, centered between two storms. The SaddleBrooke Swim Club sponsored the National Pool Distance Meet at the Oro Valley Aquatic Center. It is a challenging meet, with a 1,650-yard swim Saturday morning followed by a 1,000-yard swim in the afternoon. The next morning, there was…
Steve Weiss Quietly tucked away in Oracle, a gem hiding in plain sight in the desert, is a musical venue providing live entertainment performed by a wide variety of musical artists. The Oracle Piano Society is in Oracle on the side of American Avenue, opposite the public library, just 15 minutes from the SaddleBrooke Ranch…
Rosemary Douglas Last November, the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) lost its warehouse storage space. The warehouse space, located on Main Street in Mammoth, had been used by TCFB to store non-perishable food supplies for at least 20 years. The Pinal County building, which housed our storage area, was deemed to be unsafe, and TCFB was…
Janet P. Kornmesser On Feb. 18, 35 ladies gathered at the Preserve clubhouse for a festive Valentine’s week luncheon. They enjoyed stunning views and delicious food while making new friends and catching up with old ones. The Preserve ladies’ luncheons are held bi-monthly, with locations generally alternating between SaddleBrooke and local restaurants. The next luncheon…
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, died Dec. 26, 2021. He was a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBT rights. World leaders and people around the globe mourned the death of the man viewed as the country’s moral conscience. He was a close friend of the Dalai Lama, and…
Ann Vernon Judging from packed audiences when tribute bands perform at DesertView, there is little doubt that SaddleBrookers love music from the past. Mark your calendars for April 3 at 7:30 p.m. for what promises to be a great concert, The Tributaries: The 60s, 70s, and Beyond. Many of you have heard The Tributaries, either…
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart Doug Stewart will be sharing his experiences with firewalking when he did 12 walks in the late 1990s. Doug brings his science, engineering, college teaching, and metaphysical perspectives to bear on this amazing experience. Did he burn? How can this be explained? But, more importantly, what did he learn? Did it change his…
Register Now for April Art Classes Connie Kotke, Publicity Chair Research from the National Institutes of Health shows that participating in the arts may improve the health, wellbeing, and independence of older adults. Do your part by registering now for one or more art classes sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild! All classes are…