SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed their own member, Patti Albaugh, to speak on May 26 on genealogy and the SaddleBrooke Genealogy Club (SGC). Patti brought her own family chart, which documents 12 generations of ancestors. “My Mayflower ancestors are down four more generations,” she said. Her chart showed obvious “brick walls,” those ancestors who couldn’t…
Category: July 2016
Sports, July 2016
Carol and John Sochacki “Retirement should be a joy”
Jay Clayton Wilson “The most outgoing couple one could hope to meet at STC.” That is the description most often heard about John and Carol Sochacki. It is an honor they have earned during their 10 years in the SaddleBrooke community. It would be a rare event or most unusual tennis opportunity occurring at the…
Generals, July 2016
Unit Happenings
Unit 5 Fran Berman While it was hot outside, the ambiance was warm inside the Olive Garden Restaurant where 11 Unit 5 ladies gathered for our bi-monthly lunch. We all dove into the all-you-can-eat salad bowl (not literally, of course). Some chose the newest lunch special, which resembled an Italian quesadilla. Others went for more…
Features, July 2016
Artist of The Month
LaVerne Kyriss A teacher by trade and a life-long student, Barbara Leightenheimer served as the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild’s first president. “The guild was already in place when we moved here, but it wasn’t a formal club. I’d joined and the group decided I had the right skills and credentials as both an art educator…
Clubs & Classes, July 2016
Join the English Country Dancers on Thursday afternoon
Enid Fowler It’s too darn hot – to be exercising outside on these hot summer days, but you can still get some great exercise and have a delightful time doing English Country Dancing on Thursday afternoons from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. at the lovely and cool Vermilion Room, SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse. Although we miss our…
Clubs & Classes, July 2016
The civic side of SaddleBrooke CycleMasters
Joanne Marmon For the past number of years the SaddleBrooke CycleMasters have purchased new bicycles and helmets for students in grades one through six at San Manuel and Mammoth school systems. The bicycles are part of the awards ceremonies held at the end of the school year. Children are chosen by their teachers and principals…
Generals, July 2016
Nick Gallardo in concert for one night only
SaddleBrooke favorite takes the stage in a one-man show. You may have seen Nicholas Gallardo play guitar and sing some Ritchie Valens tunes. You may have been there to hear him croon the songs of Paul Anka and the Everly Brothers. You may have been in the audience recently when he and three other lads…
Clubs & Classes, July 2016
Palm Springs, California, tour planned
Bob Stuart Arizona Pathfinders, a nonprofit volunteer group of the Arizona Historical Society, is conducting a five day tour October 24 through 28, 2016 to Palm Springs, California. Join us for an eventful tour to this region, in southern California between the Mohave Desert and the Colorado Desert (a sub-division of the Sonora Desert). Highlights:…
Clubs & Classes, July 2016
SaddleBrooke Nature Club goes batty
Pam Boedeker Bats were the topic of SaddleBrooke Nature Club’s last meeting of the season. Sandy Reith, the speaker, is with Pima County Natural Resources Parks and Recreation. She currently develops and delivers environmental education programs and leads hikes and nature walks in Pima County Parks. Here in Arizona we have 28 species of bats.…
Generals, July 2016
Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries
What FSL does for our libraries SaddleBrooke is very fortunate to have three libraries that provide residents with hardback and paperback books, audio books, videos, CDs, DVDs and magazines. Our SaddleBrooke, DesertView and MountainView libraries are staffed by volunteers and open all year around. Of the 4600 households in our community, 2450 are registered to…