Jim Donat As the foursome approached the fourth green at MountainView, they noticed that only three golf balls could be accounted for. Ron knew he hit a good shot but Paul Zapf, who was also in the foursome, did as well. Ron suggested to Paul that he should look in the hole for his ball.…
LaVerne Kyriss When Bobbie Patton and her husband went looking for an Arizona retirement community last year, she had one non-negotiable criteria. “Our new community had to have some sort of art club,” she explained, noting “everything else was negotiable.” The Pattons had lived in the Sacramento, California area for many years, including most recently…
Twink Gates-Zimdar, Publicity It was Sunday, May 5, and the British Club celebrated Cinco De Mayo at their annual Bocce Ball event. Another gloriously sunny day in SaddleBrooke with temperatures around 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a nice breeze. Twenty members and four guests of the British Club gathered at the Bocce Ball Courts in SaddleBrooke…
Carol Thompson Our SaddleBrooke Paper Crafters traveled up to Mesa recently to take classes at the Waffle Flower location. While there, 11 of us learned new techniques and experienced their unique stamp sets and dies. We each came away with four beautiful cards! We also had a chance to do some shopping to add to…
Joe Tomasello has been taking photos and telling visual stories since he was 12 years old with a Kodak Instamatic. In high school he was the yearbook photographer and built his own dark room. By college he was entering contests and winning awards. Over the years Joe photographed friends, family and special events. Joe worked…
Twink Gates-Zimdar, Publicity On Saturday, May 18, ten ladies of the British Club met for a coffee morning and book exchange at the home of Cindy O’Connell. It was a lovely spring morning with sunshine and blue skies and, as per usual, everyone enjoyed the camaraderie of friends, exchanging tales of family, travel plans and…
Ann Lange Eleven was heaven for Loralee Horwedel on April 16, the first golf day of the Member/Guest Tournament when she aced that par 3 at the Preserve Golf Club for her very first hole-in-one. Loralee and Susan Dell, members of MPWGA and their respective guests, Dede Crowder, SBWGA and Marion Ewing, SBRWGA, started on…
The Arizona Historical Society’s oldest auxiliary organization, Pathfinders, is looking for a board member with financial experience to help manage its new endowment fund. Meetings are monthly, September-May, on the first Monday. More information and inquiries should be sent to Mary Lee Fitzgerald, [email protected] or you can call Bob Stuart at 520-825-4239.
The Sonoran Singers had their spring party to celebrate another year of singing. The significant others enjoyed the songs sung to them: Shenandoah with Judy Bram on harmonica and Dream a Little Dream of Me. If you enjoy singing, having fun and giving back to the community, please consider joining our 40+ member ladies chorus,…
SBCO honors volunteers and supporters Nancy McCluskey-Moore For more than 20 years, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) has supported food, clothing and educational programs for local children. Annually SBCO serves a 100-mile corridor stretching from Catalina to Miami and San Carlos, which includes more than three counties, eight communities, 17 schools, three Head Start programs and…