Arizona Pathfinders Inc., a nonprofit volunteer group of the Arizona Historical Society, is conducting a five day tour October 23 through 27, 2017 to the Verde Valley. Join us for an eventful tour to this region in the central transitional region of Arizona. Highlights: Day one – Travel to Arcosanti between Phoenix and Camp Verde,…
Category: July 2017
Generals, July 2017
“I Don’t Want It” sale sign-up
Sign up September 20, 2017 for SaddleBrooke’s “I Don’t Want It” sale 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the MountainView Clubhouse, Ballroom West. Please bring your homeowner’s card to sign up. Tables are $25 for one and $15 for an additional table (limit two tables per space). We accept cash or check. Sign-in sheet will be…
Generals, July 2017
Driver safety class to be offered by AAA Arizona
Bill Nagy AAA Arizona’s defensive driving class can qualify ages 55 and up for a potential auto insurance discount. Roadwise Driver will be held at the HOA 2 facility in July 2017. The course will be a four-hour workshop that addresses local laws, tips on staying a safer driver and ways to compensate for changes…
Clubs & Classes, July 2017
Paper Crafters donate cards
Carol Thompson Once again, SaddleBrooke PaperCrafters donated their handmade greeting cards to a local senior living center. Desert Springs residents were the recipients this summer. These folks loved the cards we placed on their doors and one of the local residents is pictured here with her card! Our PaperCrafters group donates greeting cards to independent…
Features, July 2017
This I have learned…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg “There is nothing I wouldn’t do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves; it is not my nature.” Jane Austin I first met Anne at Ohio University; Anne was one of my college roommates. Anne was wonderfully outgoing and friendly and I…
Sports, July 2017
Doug Springer breaks swimming records at National Games
Doug Springer, the coach of the SaddleBrooke Swim Club, proved that he is the best of the best at the 2017 National Senior Games! Doug swam six events, received six gold medals, annihilated six Senior Games Records and broke one USMS National Record as he out-swam all of the competition in the 70 to 74…
Generals, July 2017
Donations of clothing, linens and personal care products needed
Micki Wilverding Donations of clothing, linens and personal care products are needed for homeless women. Sr. Jose Women’s Shelter located in the homeless corridor in Tucson has a need for the following: adult clothes, twin sheets, blankets (any size), towels and personal care items such as shampoo, shower gel, lotions (regular or travel size) and…
Sports, July 2017
Ace Day and Low Net winners for SBWGA
Geri Sandilinds Those of us who love this crazy game could be called “cockeyed optimists,” “tenacious bull dogs, or perhaps even “gluttons for punishment,” but one thing you can never call any golfer is “Faint of Heart!” We show up week in and week out, with no idea what small variable will be our undoing…
Religion, July 2017
Wanting to explore and understand Bible scripture? Join our Men’s Bible Study
Paul Vincent Volpe Would you like to study the Bible, interact and enjoy Christian fellowship with other men? If so, join our group, the Men’s Bible Study (MBS), here in SaddleBrooke. Our MBS meets every Friday from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. through May. We meet June through September informally for fellowship during the same period.…
Sports, July 2017
MountainView Lady Putters honor the fallen in military service
Jean Kraus When I was a little girl I remember my parents going to the cemetery on Memorial Day weekend to place flowers on the graves of our loved ones, some of whom had served our country in World War I and World War II. Previously, this holiday was called Decoration Day since the graves…