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…
Patti R. Albaugh On May 25, 2017 SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary launched the project Protein for Growing Minds to help ease hunger in Pinal County children and senior citizens. Cynthia Chevalley of Tri-Community Food-Bank inspired the project. At an earlier meeting she told Rotary members that hunger is especially problematic in the Copper Corridor of Pinal…
Patti R. Albaugh SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club recently helped a young man with his music career. Sammy Rivas, son of Jorge and Betty Rivas, received a scholarship to the University of Arizona School of Music. The only problem was the terrible condition of his saxophone, a well-used instrument that had seen better days. Sammy was…
Ann Kuperberg The summer games will be held in the Sonoran Room at MountainView Clubhouse starting July 4 on Tuesday and Friday afternoons at 1:00 p.m. Many MountainView Bridge Club players participated in a special unit Membership game at the Skyline Country Club. The event was two sessions, morning and afternoon with a delicious lunch…
Bob White One of the exciting aspects of square dancing is taking what one has learned and going out amongst square dancers from around the state of Arizona and beyond. After three years of dancing at the MountainView Ballroom with Larry Kraber as our instructor, my wife and I decided to take advantage of the…
Frank Earnest Members of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club initiated a new effort to hike the Arizona Trail (AZT) beginning in January 2017. The Arizona Trail is an 840-mile National Scenic Trail starting at the border with Mexico and ending at the Utah border. Two groups of SBHC members completed the AZT in years past. The…
Dr. Mark Magdanz Line Dance Classes with Rebecca started June 26 for a nine lesson summer series ending September 7. If you sign up now you can catch up quick as all dances are taught two weeks in a row – and then reviewed the rest of the series. Miss a couple classes anytime –…
Stefanie Modos Summer is here and it is hot. Being inside is the only way to go. We have a couple great summer classes that will keep you cool and are fun. We have our Beginner Slab Roller Class July 11. This is so fun you can create any item you want, kind of like…
Joan Elder EZ Riders is the indoor cycling club in SaddleBrooke. There are six separate rides weekly led by volunteer leaders. Club membership is required to belong to MyGrove in order to sign up for any of those rides. But an introductory 45 minute session will be offered to SaddleBrooke residents who wish to try…
Vivian Herman Closet coordination is a beautiful thing and each SilverBelle’s closet is a finely tuned, carefully crafted mélange of sparkly, sophisticated and flattering items that when put together make us look, feel and dance like a million bucks. Coordinating our performance costumes falls to Claudia Booth, our costume maven. Taint easy finding items that…