Helen Amelsberg The British Club gathered in fine royal style on Saturday, June 13, for a festive and fun-filled King’s Birthday Bash at the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center in SaddleBrooke. Although King Charles III’s actual birthday is in November, members came together to celebrate his official birthday, the one traditionally associated with Britain’s military celebration,…
Joe Giammarino The PPB thanks the SaddleBrooke Ranch Billiards Club (SBR), Jim Kauffman, and SBR’s billiards team for their pool table prowess, camaraderie, and friendly competition. Another big Thank-you goes out to Tony “The Snake” Cardillo PPB’s Travel Team Captain for organizing this event. On May 30, the SBR’s Travel Team ventured up to SaddleBrooke…
Denise Cashmore MountainView fairways were lit up on May 30 for a spectacular, moonlit Glow Ball Event. Four-person teams charged onto the course for a 7:30 p.m. shotgun start, and battled it out over nine thrilling holes under the rare gaze of a Blue Micromoon (the second full moon of the month). Thanks to the…
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool Let me offer a piece of advice that can save you a lot of frustration and help you stay motivated on your journey to improvement. Anytime you take a lesson or begin working on a new skill, real improvement rarely happens immediately. In fact, it’s very common for your performance to…
Dale Dillon Lips Let’s ask some long-time members! “Nothing compares to mastering a newly learned line dance. Once you lock down the steps and the music starts, everything clicks. In that moment, you are immersed in the experience and the rhythm is exhilarating.” Anonymous “I started with zero dance experience ten years ago and now…
A Day in the Life of a Volunteer Driver for Senior Village Are you curious about the rides Senior Village offers to members? Ever wonder how many miles people drive or the amount of time spent volunteering? Well, each volunteer decides for themselves. A volunteer on the Senior Village Going My Way team decides which…
Virginia Bynum America’s 250th birthday, its semiquincentennial, was July 4th. Refresh your memory or learn something new about the birth of our country by checking out a book or video at the SaddleBrooke Community Libraries. “When in the Course of Human Events”…so begins our Declaration of Independence, some of the most famous words written in…
Sunrise Rotary Club Welcomes New Member Mike Frankovich Christianne Dettmann The SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club is thrilled to have yet another new member join its ranks! Club President Bob Lamar officially inducted Mike Frankovich at the Club’s regular business meeting on Thursday, May 7. Sponsored by current Rotarian Jack Stebe, Mike brings to the Club…
Karen Parks The hot weather has arrived, and the gardening club’s tours are on hold until fall. Likewise, you may find that, short of watering, you have curtailed much of your normal gardening activity. And yet, we gardeners find that we need a little “fix” from time to time. So, what is a gardener to…
Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brookes’ Billiard Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Scotch Doubles tournament on June 20 in SaddleBrooke One’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room sponsored by Debra Miller and State Farm. Debra Miller is one of the PPB’s latest tournament sponsors and we gratefully thank Debra for her…