Stuart Watkins I am the Northern Lights I am the midnight sun I am the winter cold And the summer fun I am Alaska and I say, “Welcome son!” My people are my warmth My animals, my soul and heart. Love me, Let me set you free. For I am Alaska Where love, beauty, and…
Category: March 2023
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Do You Remember Gene Kelly Dancing in ‘Singing in the Rain’?
Diana Wille His performance in Singing in the Rain was such an iconic exhibition of the joy that dancing can bring. And living in SaddleBrooke gives you many unique opportunities to dance, rain or shine. SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) is a well-established dance club that provides lots of opportunities for dancing, having fun, and expanding…
Sports, March 2023
Jack ‘Crash’ Hoverter on Top Again!
Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) Billiard Club wants to thank our generous sponsors: Medicare Solutions by Leah Kari, 520-484-3807; and Stone Canyon Painting, Alex Stewart, 520 780-4122. On Feb. 25 the PPB Billiards Club hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament in SaddleBrooke One’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. The…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
SaddleBrooke Partners Western Dance Club
Jane Gromelski SaddleBrooke Partners Western Dance Club has a lot of dancing opportunities as we move into spring. We will have a monthly dance with Wild Ride band playing for us, and we will have classes in Arizona 2-Step and East Coast Swing. We have a great group of dancers who bring the most fun…
Front Page, March 2023
Swim Club—A Newcomer’s Perspective 2
Lori Lyle If you’ve swum at the DesertView pool in the last year, there’s a good chance you’ve met one of the most friendly and energetic new members of the SaddleBrooke Swim Club: Susan Bryant. Susan, aka Susie, joined the Swim Club last year after her partner Mike Schwarz taught her to swim freestyle. Susie…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
SaddleBrooke Singles Round Up for Lunch
Lori Anderson Steak, ribs, burgers, and cowboy beans were on the menu when members of the SaddleBrooke Singles Club rode their horses (well, cars and motorcycles) up Highway 79 to the Cadillac Chaparral Steakhouse & Saloon for lunch on Feb. 19. The laid-back atmosphere and the fast, friendly service provided by cheerful servers added to…
Sports, March 2023
Oh, What a Night!
Eileen J. Snearly The MountainView Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) held their 2023 “Golfing with the Stars” Awards Dinner on Jan. 17 at the MountainView clubhouse. The 2022 MPLN board did a wonderful job planning and executing this fun night. The membership was welcomed by their new 2023 president Charlene Leach, with special recognition given to…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Art Class Instructor: Janet Frost
Connie Kotke, Publicity Chair The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild (www.saddlebrookefinearts.org) offers a wide range of art classes for beginners to experts—right here in the Topaz Room in the Arts & Crafts Center at MountainView clubhouse. Our instructors are remarkably talented, and they love to teach! This month, we highlight Janet Frost who teaches digital art.…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
World Prayer
Stuart Watkins This prayer is for all the leaders of the world, elected or not, when you make decisions that affect people, be they your citizens or others, may the decisions you decide on be Godly, Godly in that they would be pleasing in the eyes of God, and disregarded if not. Amen.
Generals, March 2023
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings
Help Fight Hunger—Annual SBCO Food Drive March 6-18 Nancy McCluskey-Moore This year the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) annual Food Drive will once again accept donations of food, as well as money, to support the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) based in Mammoth. TCFB serves needy families living in Mammoth, San Manuel, Oracle, and the Dudleyville/Aravaipa areas.…