Category: Clubs & Classes

Jack “Scratch” Hoverter Two in a Row

Left to right: Jack “Scratch” Hoverter, 1st Place; Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, 3rd Place; Terry “The Cue” Sterling, 4th Place; and Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino, 2nd Place

Joseph Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke Billiards Club (PPB) want to thank our generous sponsors Beth Fedor of Realty Executives (contact her at [email protected], contact her at her office at 520-257-1167, or call her cell at 520-271-3642) and Jim Fabio, Medicare insurance professional (contact him at 520-818-6375). On Saturday, April 24, the PPB Billiards Club hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament…

Celebrating More Dancing as Our HOAs Begin to Re-Open!

SBDC members at a first Thursday dance. (Photo by Wanda Ross)

Diana Wille Good news! The SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) has just been approved to resume many of our activities in the SaddleBrooke One Vermillion Room and the SaddleBrooke TWO Mariposa Room and MountainView Ballroom. These beautiful dance floors are a great place to learn some new styles, add steps to your current repertoire, or…

It’s About Time!

Wanda Ross and Judy Saks

Dottie Adams Time is defined as existence for a period (such as years, centuries, etc.), but, in our daily lives, time impacts every aspect of every day. Time to get up, time to work, time to play, time for this, time for that. Think of all the phrases, songs, and stories that involve time. We…

SaddleBrooke Parkinson’s PWR! MovesBalance Club

Hans Von Michaelis, Tom Berns, Judy Bodor, and Carole Edwards

Vera Shury Dealing with unexpected backward falling. One of the symptoms that can arise as Parkinson’s progresses may be (don’t expect to get it, everyone is different) falling backwards! Even normal people can have a hard time stepping back. There can be various reasons for this symptom, such as hypotension, weak muscles, and loss of depth perception. One…

SaddleBrooke Masters Swim Club Relay Meet

Women's relay (Photo by Terry Heggy)

Jill Fritz SaddleBrooke Swim Club hosted its first official meet since COVID at our DesertView pool for SaddleBrooke team members only on April 17. There were 15 different events, ranging all the way from the 200 free relay to the 800 free relay and the 200 medley relay to the 400 medley relay. The different age groups in…

Nothing Fishy Here

Linda Lyon, President, SaddleBrooke Fly Fishers We had no idea what was coming when we formed the SaddleBrooke Fly Fishers (SBFF) club in early 2020. We managed to have a couple of in-person meetings and one dinner party before the global pandemic brought almost everything to a screeching halt. Fortunately, modern technology helped us stay…