Donn Hamm, SaddleBrooke Woodworkers Club The SaddleBrooke Woodworkers Club has many members with a wide variety of skills and ambitions from SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO. Our collective focus is on completing our individual projects and helping our SaddleBrooke neighbors when possible. We always do this with a “safety first” approach. On the subject of…
A wood dinner? Really? Actually, it was our annual Wood Carver and Woodworker Dinner. Our combined club dinner was very well attended, and it was a fine time to get to know more friends and spouses. We all enjoyed roast chicken and pulled pork sandwiches. Additionally, everyone brought delicious dishes to share, and we had…
Jay Rosenlof We have a State Champion wood carver in SaddleBrooke! Mark Erickson, our Wood Carvers president, won a first-place award in the Advanced category at the annual Arizona statewide carving competition in Mesa in February. Mark has been carving since his youth and has found that his lifelong hobby has developed into a true…
Arlene Daigle The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club took their spring trip this year to Palm Springs Feb. 25-27. The group included 61 enthusiastic hikers. Typical late February temperatures there hover around the high 60s and low 70s during the day, with nights in the mid-40s. Not this time! Instead, they experienced temperatures in the 90s—quite unusual…
Diana Smith On Feb. 18 SaddleBrooke Hiking Club guide Ruth Caldwell led 16 intrepid hikers into the rocky spires of the Texas Canyon Nature Preserve near Dragoon, Ariz. Hikers were treated to a number of incredible rock formations and beautiful vistas along the gently rolling trails, followed by a pleasant lunch at the well-appointed picnic…
Barb Schaepe The date for the SaddleBrooke Great Decisions April meeting has been changed to April 21 due to room availability. It was originally scheduled for April 7. The start time remains at 3 p.m., and the location continues to be the MountainView East Ballroom. Sandy McNabb will be leading the discussion on the topic…
Bruce Landeck Ken Wong recently completed his one-year term as president of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club. His background and past experiences, as well as his attention to detail and dedication to perfection, enabled him to be a perfect fit for this leadership position. The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club is the second largest sanctioned club in our…
Jane Gromelski Dancing is a great activity for couples, and it has many benefits. It is great exercise, it builds synapses in the brain, and you do it with your partner. Best of all, it is fun! It’s the only sport where you hold your partner close—forget the luge. We will teach Beginners Arizona 2-step…
SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Classes Tracy Nelson Summer is coming, and you may be wondering what to do to fill those long, hot days. When it’s too hot to hit the courts or the golf course, you can be learning to paint a desert silhouette in acrylics or to make your own beautiful basket. Sign up…
Kay Sullivan Our outreach to the Mammoth-San Manuel PreK-12 school resulted in us helping with the cost of a field trip to the Desert Museum for the 9th grade Physical Science students in September. The assistant principal, Amber Walden, shared with us that she wanted programs to inspire the high school students toward higher education…