Waiting in Despair, Cinquain Stuart Watkins Hope Wish, Desire Dreaming, praying, planning Waiting, waiting Despair You Are the Flower Stuart Watkins What freedom I have found now that I have found myself and in finding have found you. What better gift than the gift of self-love for only in loving oneself can one learn to…
Category: May 2023
Front Page, May 2023
MountainView Golf Course Undergoes Full Renovation
SaddleBrooke TWO retirement community announced their comprehensive renovation plan for its MountainView Golf Course. The 18-hole MountainView Golf Course is a public course built in 1997 and has hosted NCAA Collegiate tournaments. Groundbreaking on renovations is scheduled for May 1. “This multimillion-dollar project is the result of a community focus by our homeowners to ensure…
Sports, May 2023
SMGA News
Mark Miller March and April are very busy months for the SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SMGA) with our Match Play Club Championship, the Club Championship, and the RoadRunner Member-Guest event. Congratulations to the winners of the Match Play event, which was played over three days in early March: Flight 1 winner: Greg Verbus Flight 2…
Generals, May 2023
The Four Decades
The Four Decades, a trombone quartet comprised of Dennis Ray, Tom Herrera, Mark Lammers, and Carl Fetkenhour, will be performing on the following dates: Saturday, May 13, at 10:30 a.m. at the SaddleBrooke One Activities Center, 64518 Galveston Lane in SaddleBrooke. Local artists Kay Sullivan, Nancy Springer, and Jenni Long will be displaying their work…
Front Page, May 2023
Pinal County Honors SPA
Raymond H. Goettsch On April 21 Pinal County honored the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) for clearing trash from Edwin Road for five years. Near the signage of SPA’s clean-up commitment, Jim Higgenbotham, Pinal County Public Works maintenance manager, read a proclamation lauding SPA and its volunteer members for participating in the clean-up program. Jennifer Corrallejo,…
Front Page, May 2023
Greased Lightning at SaddleBrooke
Denise Cashmore The MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association held their Member/Guest event on April 11 and 12 with a twist—it had a ‘50s theme of “Greased Lightning.” And the Ladies Rock-n-Roll’d it by showing up in red convertibles, poodle skirts, and bobby socks. Special thanks to all who helped organize this premier event. This was a…
Generals, May 2023
United SaddleBrooke’s Spring Potluck
Ron Bechky United SaddleBrooke held a social potluck at the SaddleBrooke One Tennis Center on April 17. No speeches, no fundraising—just good food and camaraderie. Attendees enjoyed the musical talents of Randall Dighton who regaled the group with his guitar and his singing. Songs from his days with the New Christy Minstrels were interspersed with…
Features, May 2023
In Passing
Cynthia E. Stenquist Cynthia E. Stenquist, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on April 13, 2023, at the age of 85 in her home in SaddleBrooke. Cynthia E. Stenquist was born in 1937 in Chicago, Ill., to Edna and Robert Powdrell. She was an only child. She moved several times in her childhood…
Sports, May 2023
Here We Go Again—Bring a Friend
EJ Snearly I know I’ve used this theme, “You’ve Got a Friend in Me,” before, but paraphrasing the lyrics to Randy Newman’s song remains appropriate. You’ve got a friend in me, When the fairway looks rough ahead, And you’re miles away from the green, Just remember what your golf buddy said, Gal, you’ve got a…
Clubs & Classes, May 2023
Peppersauce Delight
Bruce Landeck April 5 dawned to a beautiful, clear morning at 45 degrees as nine SaddleBrooke hikers convened at the Peppersauce Canyon trailhead near a campground at the foot of Mount Lemmon. Bruce and Carol Olson (aka Team Olson) led the group up an old jeep road into a beautiful riparian canyon that follows Peppersauce…