Neil Macdonald Our third member meeting of the year was opened by President Neil Macdonald. Pastor Ron Gannett gave the opening prayer and Al Melvin led the Pledge of Allegiance. Neil explained the change that occurred at the Central Arizona College (CAC) meeting February 23. The CAC board voted three to two on a new…
Category: April 2016
Generals, April 2016
Unit Happenings
Villas Ed Sand The annual mid-winter dinner for Unit 20 Villas was held in the Roadrunner Grill with nearly a full house as most owners, renters and guests were present. The event was hosted by Noreen and Pierre Fabinski with the welcome given by former board member Ed Sand. This was an important event to…
Sports, April 2016
The MPMGA Cup winner is Len Raab
Bob Edelblut The MPMGA Cup is another of the relatively new additions to the Men’s Club portfolio of special tournaments. As its name implies, the model for this tournament is the Fed Ex Cup which every golfer knows has become a major force on the PGA Tour. The MPMGA Board concluded that if this format…
Sports, April 2016
Ladies’ Scorpions and Men’s Longhorns win 2016 STC Gender Social Team Tennis
Jay Clayton Wilson Gender Social Team Tennis is the name adopted for an exciting tennis format. It simply means that men’s doubles teams will compete against each other while women’s doubles teams compete against each other in an exciting format. There is not a mixed doubles component and, distressingly, women are not allowed to play…
Features, April 2016
2 Your Health: Sciatica: A “Pain in the Butt” and leg
Craig W. Brue, D.C. Sciatica is often associated with pain, numbness, tingling and aching in the lower back, hip, buttock, leg, calf and foot. The sciatic nerve is the longest and largest of all the body’s nerves, running from the lower back (the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae), through the buttocks and down the back…
Sports, April 2016
St. Patrick’s crowd thrilled
Jonathan Green As always, a beautiful day and exciting softball play by SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association (SSSA) players made the day for hundreds of SaddleBrooke fans at the annual St. Patrick’s Tournament here sponsored, appropriately, by local dentist Patrick Shaffer. Free lunch, too! Cooked by Doug Wagers of Window Wizard and served by SSSA volunteers.…
Clubs & Classes, April 2016
All aboard
JoAnn Waddell On March 16, thirty-five members of the SaddleBrooke Nature Club boarded the Dolly Steamboat on Canyon Lake. Canyon Lake is one of four reservoirs created by dams on the Salt River. It is located on The Apache Trail behind the Superstition Mountains. The weather was perfect for the hour and a half nature…
Sports, April 2016
Robson Challenge trophy stays in SaddleBrooke
Diane Mazzarella The MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners (MPLN) once again won the Robson Challenge Trophy. PebbleCreek hosted this year’s tournament that included golfers and pros from the Robson Communities of SaddleBrooke, PebbleCreek and Quail Creek. SaddleBrooke and PebbleCreek fielded two teams each for a total of five teams competing on March 9, 2016. SaddleBrooke’s two teams…
Religion, April 2016
Resurrection Church wins big with two services
David Stanard Let’s go back to a year ago when Resurrection Church was new to our community. Just six months old at the time, it had a problem that all churches would like to have. Exploding attendance had resulted in its outgrowing its meeting place, the Vermilion Room at the HOA 1 Clubhouse. Not wanting…
Clubs & Classes, April 2016
Remember having fun in the pits?
Gary Zellinger Horseshoe Pits that is, where ringers, leaners, points, near misses and lots of laughs and good times happen. Two horseshoe courts are located near the DesertView Theatre, just south of the softball field. The SaddleBrooke Horseshoers is a small informal group of about 20 active participants who pitch on an organized basis twice…