Stuart Watkins A lemon slice plucked from your tree floats on the top of my ice water supported by cubes underneath as my lips draw in a sip of tangy water thinking of you Random thoughts come and go with no direction some have a bitter-sweet tang some dance on butterfly wings some start, fade,…
Category: June 2022
Generals, June 2022
Wildland Fire Season Is Here … Have You Signed Up Yet?
Linda Shannon-Hills Pinal County has implemented an emergency mass notification system to alert residents and businesses about emergencies and other important community news. The Pinal Emergency Notification System (PENS) enables Pinal County to provide residents with critical information quickly and effectively in a variety of situations, such as major roadwork, road closures, severe weather, fires,…
Front Page, June 2022
SBWGA-18 & CASA Helping Children In Pinal County
Shirley Hamann Each year the SBWGA-18 Golf Association serves the community by collaborating with a chosen charity. This year, they have chosen Pinal County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) for its charitable focus in 2022. “CASA of Pinal County is affiliated with CASA of Arizona and the National CASA Association which is a network of almost 1,000…
Clubs & Classes, June 2022
Swan’s Trunk Show!
Janette Volz After a two-year hiatus because of COVID, the SaddleBrooke Friday Quilters could again enjoy the benefits of in-person program speakers. While a large focus of our club is charity-based, we also place an emphasis on enhancing our skills through educational opportunities. Recently, local textile artist Swan Sheridan shared her many quilts created from…
Features, June 2022
Fun-Loving Felines Take on the Pickleball Challenge
Carly and Charly Never ones to rest on our laurels (whatever those are), we were ready to take on a new, fast-paced feline adventure: Pickleball. After learning to play tennis, we thought—why not? This fourth book in The Adventures of Carly and Charly series takes us out on the pickleball courts in style and with lots of…
Clubs & Classes, June 2022
Art Class Instructor: Renee Pearson
Connie Kotke, Publicity Chair The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild (www.saddlebrookefinearts.org) offers a wide range of art classes for beginners to experts—right here in the Topaz Room in the Arts & Crafts Center at MountainView clubhouse. Our instructors are remarkably talented, and they love to teach! This month we highlight Renee Pearson who teaches watercolor painting.…
Clubs & Classes, June 2022
Coin Club Hosts Annual Show
Terry Caldwell and Ken Marich The SaddleBrooke Coin Club (SBCC) held its annual Coin Show at the MountainView clubhouse on April 16 in conjunction with Grandkids Day. A special effort was made to introduce children to learning about coins and collecting. Over three dozen kids filtered among the exhibit tables, and each child received some…
Clubs & Classes, June 2022
Suggestions for Movies to Watch This Summer
Are you looking for some meaningful and inspiring films to watch at home this summer? Some of these may also be old friends you’ve seen before that you may want to revisit. The Metaphysical Explorations Club suggests checking out this list of thought-provoking films and documentaries that you can watch on Netflix, Amazon Prime, or…
Clubs & Classes, June 2022
It’s Not About the Distance!
Linda Lyon Staying true to one of the SaddleBrooke Fly Fishers’ (SBFF) goals to “provide educational opportunities” for membership, SBFF held a casting clinic at the end of May. Although the clinic was open to all club members, five of the six attendees had recently graduated from the SBFF Mentorship Program. SBFF Education Committee Co-Chairs…
Features, June 2022
Preserve End-of-the-Season Party a Near Catastrophe!
Bonnie Barazani It was May 7, two days before 127 neighbors were going to attend a catered dinner to be held in the Barazanis’ yard. A phone call came in—Carrabba’s Italian Restaurant said that they would not be able to cater the party. Panic set in! Let’s see, there’s Costco or perhaps Domino’s Pizza. Cancel the…