Bob Stuart Arizona Pathfinders, a nonprofit volunteer group of the Arizona Historical Society, is conducting a five-day tour (Monday–Friday) on September 30–October 4, 2019, to the Colorado Plateau. Join us for an adventuresome tour to this region and meet Hopi and Navajo artisans and learn about their art and culture. This is a wonderful opportunity…
Category: May 2019
Clubs & Classes, May 2019
2019 USMS Pool Distance Invitational Swim Meet
Karin Bivens For the 2nd year in a row, SaddleBrooke Masters hosted the United States Masters Swim Pool Distance Invitational Meet. The two-day meet was held March 16-17th at the Oro Valley Aquatic Center. On Saturday there was the 1650-yd. swim and the 1000-yd. swim. On Sunday the pool was set up long course for…
Generals, May 2019
Save the date for the Health Fair on October 12
Phyllis Ketring, Publicity Coordinator This year’s Health Fair will be Saturday, October 12, 9:00 a.m.–noon. Mark your calendars and encourage your traveling friends to return in time for the big day. The spirit of volunteerism is part of the fabric of SaddleBrooke and the Health Fair is one of the largest, volunteer-driven events in our…
Clubs & Classes, May 2019
MountainView Bridge Club news
Sue Bush Congratulations to first place winners at MountainView in March: Al Spaet, Eric Vonerheid, Loretta Wood, Marie Heald, Vicki Hanson, Bob Murray, Steve Malzman, Donna DePesa, Cam Mette, John and Arlene Mayfield, Sarah Baumann, Peter Godfrey and Bob Brussel. A call for the director when you have made a mistake at the bridge table…
Clubs & Classes, May 2019
British Club’s ladies’ coffee morning and book exchange
Twink Gates-Zimdar, Publicity On Saturday, April 6, with the chilly day starting with overcast skies and showers, giving way to intermittent sunshine, blue skies, with amazing cumulous clouds here in SaddleBrooke, nine ladies of the British Club met for a coffee morning and book exchange at the home of Barbara Atkins. As per usual everyone…
Generals, May 2019
Let’s go to South America
Joan Elder In May 2018, I traveled to Africa with a group of 18 other people. After we returned from that amazing trip, I wrote an article for this paper. Many SaddleBrooke residents read that article and told me they wished they had known about the trip before we went since they might have been…
Sports, May 2019
Pool players of the Brooke vs. Quail Creek Billiards Club
Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) would like to thank Quail Creek Billiards Club, Dennis Desmond, President of the Quail Creek’s Billiards Club and their members for the friendly competition and camaraderie. Another big thank you goes out to Dominic Borland and Gary Barlow, captains of the Pool Players of the Brooke…
Features, May 2019
Photographer of the month
Photographer of the Month: Andrea Gray Andrea started photographing almost 40 years ago when she took a community college course on photography. But it wasn’t until she moved to SaddleBrooke, 18 years ago, that she became completely involved in photography. After Andrea moved to SaddleBrooke she began traveling around the world. These amazing travels have…
Clubs & Classes, May 2019
SaddleBrooke Writers Group invites all authors to join
SaddleBrooke authors publish and invite other writers to join SaddleBrooke Writers Group. We have poets, authors and memoir writers. Some want to publish and some want to write for family and friends. Come join us and share your writes.
Features, May 2019
Test your nutrition knowledge
Nancy Teeter, RDN Listed below are a dozen common “facts.” Can you identify the statements that are fiction? An apple a day keeps the doctor away. You may have heard that saying since childhood but how accurate is that old adage? While they may not prevent all disease, apples are loaded with the powerful antioxidant…