Jim Beregi The Catalina Mountain Elks awarded five $2,000 Arizona Elks Association scholarships to graduating students at our May Youth Week Awards. The scholarships go to: Riley Johnson, who is attending the University of Arizona with an undeclared major. Cory Tompkins, who is attending Northern Arizona University with a major in environmental and sustainability studies. Trent Oland, who is attending the University of…
Maureen Benigno We have the winners of our prestigious 12-week tournament, which took place from Jan. 6 to March 9, 2020, had a long pause due to COVID, and resumed May 10 to May 17, 2021: 1st Place: Ivan Haag 2nd Place: Jim Golden 3rd Place: Dave Orth First place weekly winners at the final table…
Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is pleased to announce the return of the Art and Wine Party! The first time we did this (pre-COVID), the event was a huge success for everyone, and now we want to do it again. Well, we’d planned another event in 2020, and, of course, it was postponed.…
Elizabeth Henley For many years, Thanksgiving workouts were dedicated to fun relays. Coach Doug had a bucket full of balls. It’s not as easy as it looks to move a bunch of balls down a lane and then hand them off to your next teammate. Under the best of circumstances, it’s also not easy to…
Larry Linderman, Program Director A computer glitch has caused the WWII Roundtable to lose its extensive email list. To make sure you are included in all future events, please email Steve Reggentin at sreggentin@gmail.com. We hope to be able to resume our activities in the fall, so we want to be sure you’re included. If you know…
Diana Wille We have written before about the benefits of ballroom dancing, but I recently read an article about Huntsville Ballroom in Alabama, which had a little different take on how dancing can benefit us as we reconnect after this past year’s isolation. Like the SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC), Huntsville Ballroom was shut down for…
Gary Haslett SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary has many ongoing projects, such as unloading food trucks at the Mammoth Food Bank, helping with the Golden Goose Midnight Madness Fridays, or refurbishing furniture for the veteran’s home in Tucson. One such project is the installation of Little Free Libraries in Mammoth, San Manuel, Hayden, and Oracle. It is…
Barbara Barr The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke is celebrating the many accomplishments of the 2020-21 year and the beginning of the 2021-22 year with dinner and dancing at the Ranch House at SaddleBrooke Ranch. Each year, our club celebrates the passing of the gavel with a special meeting. We are thrilled that this year’s celebration…
Janette Volz Just like a child with a security blanket, a cat or dog with a bed of their own will feel more confident. To help provide some comfort for these animals, Marcia Webster and Athena Taylor, 2021 SaddleBrooke Friday Quilters Service Committee chairwomen, recently met with Mera Laurey of the Pinal County Animal Shelter. The…