Category: Clubs & Classes

Texas Hold’em Tournament

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…

Art and Wine Party Returns!

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.…

Another Take on the Many Benefits of Ballroom Dancing

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…

Free Library Project Moving Toward Completion

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…

SaddleBrooke Friday Quilters Provide Comfort

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…

It’s a Wrap!

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…