Senior Village Celebrates Members’ Birthdays! Laura Anderson Senior Village’s birthday social coordinators Debbie McGeehan, Marcia Kovac, and Mona Sullivan planned a January/February members’ birthday celebration on Feb. 19 with cupcakes, tap dancing, guitar playing, and balloon games. Nineteen members and guests were entertained by Randall Dighton’s guitar performance of Broadway hits and Irish songs. Becca…
Joseph F. Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) would like to thank Green Valley Recreation’s Billiard Club (GVR) and Tom Keller, GVR’s Travel Team coordinator, for their pool table prowess, camaraderie, friendly competition, and a nice luncheon after the match at the Coyote Grill. Another thank you goes out to Tony Cardillo, PPB…
Mary Jane Wilson Cacti, succulents, fruit trees, vegetables, herbs, flowers, roses—you can name it, and someone in SaddleBrooke probably has experience growing what you are interested in. Would you like to learn what has worked for gardeners in our unique SaddleBrooke climate? Would you like to meet people whose gardens produce bags of citrus, baskets…
Buzzing with Life: Understanding Bees and Protecting Our Pollinators What would our world be like without the beauty of bees? Your Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners are pleased to invite you to our Community Education Presentation on Wednesday, March 19, at noon at SaddleBrooke Ranch Sol Ballroom, 31143 S. Amenity Drive, Oracle, AZ 85623. The…
King Mitchell (aka Mitch) Well, SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Senior Softball fans, here it is Feb. 26 and Progress and SaddleBrooke Ranch Roundup deadline time. You’ll be reading this just before our St. Patrick’s Day Tournament on March 15. Ranchers Welcome! Yeah, all you Ranchers, in case you didn’t know, are welcome to come on…
Varda Main The SaddleBrooke Plant Based Nutrition Group is pleased to bring back Dr. Ted Crawford to speak on “How to Stay Young, Functional, and Reverse Disease” on Friday, April 4, at 4 p.m. in the DesertView Performing Arts Center. Everyone’s talking about how to stay young, vital, and active. Dr. Crawford will discuss anti-aging…
Marlene D’Ambrosio In every deck of cards there is always a Queen of Hearts. In the SaddleBrooke Paper Crafters Club (SBPC), we have our very own Queen of Valentine Cards, Arlynne Striplin. On Feb. 1 SBPC offered a Valentine’s Day card-making Fun Shop led by Arlynne. Those who attended created three beautifully designed cards to…
Bruce Hale The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club will present the third annual My Favorite Hike program on March 19 at the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center at 4 p.m. This month’s program consists of a few short presentations by club members who share memorable hiking experiences, photos, and maps from Arizona, the U.S, and around the world.…
Barbara Barr Bengen It’s back! The PEO annual fashion show is B-A-C-K! The women of PEO Chapter EP invite you to join them for lunch and a fashion show with J.Jill fashions at the MountainView ballroom on Friday, April 11. Doors open at 11 a.m. Ticket sales began at SaddleBrooke TWO on March 4 and…
Mary Klootwyk Today’s square dancing is a far cry from the simple, repetitive steps used decades ago in grade school P.E. classes. It’s lively, friendly, fun, and provides both physical exercise and mental stimulation in a drug- and alcohol-free environment. Gone are the fiddlers and live bands, replaced by sophisticated sound systems and recorded music.…