Shirley Hamann The annual Member/Member Tournament was held on May 2 and 3. The theme was “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” The first day was an alternate shot Chapman event, and the second day was 1 Gross Best Ball and 1 Net Best Ball event. The overall winners of the Member/Member Tournament were Debbie…
Category: June 2022
Clubs & Classes, June 2022
From Golf Links to Dance Floor
Judy Saks The MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) was getting ready for their Member-Guest Tournament. Lady golfer and SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club (SBLDC) member Terry Kelly had been asked if she could teach a line dance at an evening event. She told them, “I’m just a novice!” But Terry knew she could call on some…
Clubs & Classes, June 2022
U.S. Military History: USS Enterprise
Ross Dunfee Enterprise means “readiness to engage in daring or difficult action,” and such was the lot for the crews of the eight colonial and U.S. ships named Enterprise. All Enterprises were participants in conflict, armed and ready for action. The U.S. ships named Enterprise are as follows: * Enterprise (1775-1777), a 70-ton, 22-gun, 50-crew…
Features, June 2022
2 Your Health: What Is Therapeutic Massage?
Heidi Overman, Licensed Massage Therapist, #MT-24997 I have found, in my practice, that when clients schedule a massage, they really want to feel like they have gotten work done. Clients come in and tell us about their aches, pains, injuries, surgeries, and pathologies. They are in pain, discomfort, and sometimes hopeless. They are looking for some…
Sports, June 2022
Don Eckstedt Gets His Third Hole-in-One
Ann Stonecipher Congratulations to Don Eckstedt on his third hole-in-one. Don had a great-looking shot on Tucson hole number 8 Saturday morning, May 14. We all thought it was close, and then the ball disappeared a few seconds later—into the hole! It was witnessed by Ann and Stoney Stonecipher as well as Dave Caplener. We…
Clubs & Classes, June 2022
Art Sampler Class Set for July 13
Connie Kotke, Publicity Chair The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is pleased to announce its next Art Sampler class on Wednesday, July 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Topaz Room in the Arts & Crafts Center at MountainView Country Club. The class time includes one hour for lunch on your own. In this…
Sports, June 2022
Relishing Pickleball: The Half Volley and the Drop Volley
David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “As opposed to the volley, which is a shot taken when the ball is still in the air, the half volley is hit just after the ball has bounced. It is a reaction shot taken most often as…
Generals, June 2022
Oracle’s National Night Out—August 5
Together we are making communities safer, more caring places to live. This is our nation’s 40th community-building campaign that promotes police community partnerships. National Night Out triumphs over a culture that isolates us from each other and allows us to rediscover our own communities. Millions of neighbors take part in National Night Out across thousands…
Sports, June 2022
News from the SaddleBrooke Softball World
King Mitchell, aka Mitch Well, softball fans and friends, the winter season is in the books, as has been previously chronicled by our now-departed wordsmith Terry Hurley. No, not to the great ballpark in the sky! Terry and his wife Nora have saddled up and departed the Brooke for grand and continuing travels to parts…
Features, June 2022
Etched in the Sand
Stuart Watkins He wrote her a love letter Etched in Daytona Beach The tide gradually washed it away The love letter she never saw Never received Never read Vanished