Marilyn Anthony Oh What a Night wasn’t one of the hits played at the recent dinner but it certainly was quite the night as our members took to the floor for the first JFG dance of the century after enjoying an excellent dinner. The music, slow and fast, got many people onto the dance floor to…
Colonel Rett Benedict The MOAA Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter met March 19, 2016, at the MountainView Club in SaddleBrooke. The speaker was Lieutenant Colonel Rick Felker from the Pima Air and Space Museum. Lieutenant Colonel Felker served in Vietnam as a Forward Air Controller, in Cambodia as an Assistant Air Attaché and had a final…
Carol Chiarello A recent article in the New York Times touted the health benefits of knitting. A doctor noted that “the repetitive action of needlework can induce a relaxed state like that associated with meditation and yoga.” We also know that knitting and crocheting can lower heart rate and blood pressure and reduce harmful blood…
JoAnn Livingston The SaddleBrooke Republican Club, Patriots of SaddleBrooke and the Republican Women of Pinal County are hosting the following Congressional District 1 candidates running for the House of Representatives: Paul Babeu – current Pinal County Sheriff Ken Bennett – former legislator and Secretary of State Dave Gowan – current Speaker of the House Gary…
Ted Belanger March 12 was another beautiful day in SaddleBrooke for a bike ride to our destination breakfast at Pat and Bruce Somerhalder’s home. 35 members rode their bikes on different routes and all met up for the breakfast. A special presentation of Bruce’s Railroad exhibit, which featured five different trains with homemade trestles, tunnels,…
Elisabeth Wheeler It’s an adventure to climb up 2100 feet in about two miles to find a red painted mailbox and a wrought iron bench, as well as a 360 degree view. That’s what six SaddleBrooke hikers discovered after a steep, slippery hike up Picket Post. Picket Post is a daunting angular shaped volcanic butte…
Anni Evans Would you believe that you can help make a difference in children’s lives by not telling any jokes for an entire month? Well, that is just what Mike Westerbeck accomplished when he challenged the SaddleBrooke Squares to make donations to Kids’ Closet. By Mike not telling jokes the group managed to collect enough…
Lynne Kumza Thirty members of the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club made their way to a fun-filled afternoon in the Vermilion Room. Our theme for the day was a Hawaiian Luau. And they came wearing flowered shirts, hula skirts, muumuus and sarongs. During our regular dance session we did more than line dance. Several members of…
You want to live lively? Then do join our family of friends and laugh, dance, socialize and enjoy living la vida loca, live lively! Try it! If you don’t like it, no problem! But you do deserve the experience of trying and seeing what you may be missing. You don’t know until you try. Trying…
Jim Vavra The SaddleBrooke Democratic Club held its monthly meeting on March 8. Our guest speaker at the meeting was Political Director for the Arizona Democratic Party Barbara Lubin. Barbara provided us with information about the latest controversial bills being proposed by the Arizona Legislature along with guidance as to who to contact in Phoenix…