Marie Starjnski Catalina Mountain Elks hosted its Second Annual Dart Tournament to benefit veterans. Sixteen teams competed to raise a total of $4,542 for our veterans. There were many items that were raffled, as well as silent auction items, including NASCAR tickets, golf outings, and gift certificates galore. There were many happy winners.
Come play Canasta with us every second and fourth Tuesday. We try to have about 20 players each day. We each put $3 in a pot, and prizes are for the top six places. We play in the Catalina Room at the Mesquite building near the SaddleBrooke TWO clubhouse. Everyone is invited. Please contact Sandy…
After four years of outstanding service as president of the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild, Karen Brungardt has decided to step down. She is passing the gavel to Jenni Long, the new president. Karen’s tenure has been one of great achievements. The club membership has doubled, a new website was added, and Karen’s goal of an…
Bruce Landeck On May 6 SaddleBrooke hikers took to the close-by Linda Vista Trail. Talk about a trail that lives up to its name! The Linda Vista Loop doesn’t disappoint. Translated from Spanish, Linda Vista means “beautiful view,” and these four hikers saw precisely that as they made their way around this short loop trail…
Karla Trippe At the May meeting of the SaddleBrooke Democratic Club (SBDC) Ylenia Aguilar, Joshua Polacheck, and Jonathon Hill, candidates for the Arizona Corporation Commission, spoke to the club about the commission’s vital role in setting utility rates and making Arizona’s energy infrastructure more efficient and less dependent on fossil fuels. Aguilar noted her experience…
Robert and Lynne Kumza The new SaddleBrooke Gardening Club (SBGC) is off to a fast start. During the first two weeks since the initial announcement, 70 people requested that their names be added to the new club roster, and 33 participated in the new-member meetings held in May. The initial meetings focused on discussing our…
Lynda Fraley On May 1, 35 dancers of the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club (SBLDC) gathered at the SaddleBrooke TWO ballroom to celebrate the arrival of spring with song and dance, food, and fellowship. Because May 1 is evocative of flowers, May baskets, and preparations for the Kentucky Derby, and because SBLDC leadership declared a Derby…
From Flag Day to Father’s Day to the first official day of summer, you can count on the Golden Goose Thrift Shop to keep you “cool”! Super-sizzling summer sales are planned to keep you smiling during the peak of the heat of our desert June! The Golden Goose has you covered for the perfect gifts…
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart For many of us, we are the matriarchs of our family and have had many lifetime lessons and gained a lot of wisdom to pass on. So, for me, sharing with my daughter this information is important so she can share it with her stepdaughters and daughters-in-laws, who in turn can share…
David Zapatka One of my favorite dishes on cruise ships is fish al fresco, “fish cooked and eaten in the fresh air.” This means the executive chef purchases fresh-caught fish in the ports, displays them in the outdoor grill section of the ship, then cooks them to order. One of my favorites is chimichurri on…