Units 5 and 11 Join for a Pre-Souper Bowl Party Ken Marich and Ric Nicholson SaddleBrooke Units 5 and 11 joined together in a pre-Super Bowl social gathering on Feb. 9, sharing a potluck of culinary delights, including “souper” soups, chilis, stews, salads, breads, and desserts. Nearly 60 attendees enjoyed breaking bread and meeting friends, new…
Kathy Sinnott The Arizona Heroes Memorial is under construction and will be our state’s newest destination spot! This tribute recognizes our first responders, current military, veterans, and healthcare workers. You’ve read about our progress for this 2.5-acre memorial housed within Narana Park in Oro Valley. Now, we’d like to get you involved! First, we have…
Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) Billiards Club hosted its 50th pool tournament on Jan. 27 in the SaddleBrooke One Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. Thank you, Rancheros Market, for sponsoring this tournament to the tune of six gift cards! The format was a double-elimination 8-ball singles tournament. The tournament director was…
Tim Gaule Sixteen men from The Preserve enjoyed lunch at The Preserve restaurant on Feb. 23. As usual, The Preserve staff provided great service and a delicious menu selection. Our group meets at The Preserve every other month and at an area restaurant during the remaining months. We are looking forward to our March lunch…
Joy Wegner and Mera Laureys The animal shelter in our county, Pinal County Animal Care and Control (PCACC), has created a double win-win, and you could be one of the winners! PCACC, like many shelters, has been experiencing a tremendous intake of dogs and cats in the last months. To add to this stressful situation,…
Dale Tate, SaddleBrooke TWO Patrol Captain Following the success of the 2023 season of the free SaddleBrooke Senior Safety Seminar Series (SSSSS), these educational and entertaining events are returning for a new season of sessions focusing on safety-related topics aimed at our 55+ active retirement community. Coordinated by SaddleBrooke TWO Patrol and SaddleBrooke One’s Safety…
Edward Larsen The SaddleBrooke Amateur Radio Club demonstrated radio equipment and antennas at the clubs and groups Activities Fair on Jan. 20. On display were a 70s-era AN/PRC-47 portable high frequency (HF) transceiver used by the U.S. Marines in Vietnam, a modern Elecraft K3 transceiver, a Yaesu FT-991A transceiver, a LNR Precision HF portable loop…
Frank Shipton Once again, members of the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club (SSR) participated in the annual SaddleBrooke Ranch Activity Fair. Our club is always looking for those men and women who seek ways to “give back”: Service before self! The Ranch Fair offers that opportunity. If you missed attending the fair and want to participate…
Come play with us every second and fourth Tuesday. We try to have about 20 players each day. We put $3 each in a pot, and prizes are for the top six places. We play in the Catalina Room at the Mesquite building near the SaddleBrooke TWO clubhouse. Everyone is invited. For more information, please…
David Zapatka Friend and fellow pickleball player, Natasha Thompson, writes, “‘Apricity’ means warmth of the sun in winter. Did I expand your vocabulary?” Yes, you have, Tash, and I expect you will be expanding our readers’ vocabulary with this word as well. Maybe you will even bring it back into use as it has fallen…