Jan Strada SaddleBrooke Caregivers United is the new name chosen for the SaddleBrooke Neurological Support Group. Our goal is to provide support and resources for those in our community who are caregivers. Our first meeting after summer break will be on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to noon. Meetings are held at the SaddleBrooke…
Category: August 2025
Generals, August 2025
SBHFPC Offers Grants for Community Health and Wellness Projects
The SaddleBrooke Health Fair Planning Committee (SBHFPC) is accepting applications for funds to be used towards community projects that have an emphasis on health and wellness. Periodically, the SBHFPC provides funding towards health and wellness-related projects that benefit the SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO communities. Examples of prior awards include a chair lift for the…
August 2025, Features
Mother Alice
Linda Rosenkrans Ice cream sundaes melt Mom and I can’t stop laughing I miss her giggles.
August 2025, Sports
Mahjong Maniacs Presents a Robson Communities Mahjong Tournament at PebbleCreek
Come join us for a fun-filled day with your fellow Robson Communities Mahjong players. This event will take place on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the PebbleCreek Tuscany Falls Clubhouse (16262 Clubhouse Drive, Goodyear, AZ 85395). Entry fee is $60, which includes a catered lunch (your choice of Cobb…
Sports, August 2025
Samba Fanatics Presents a Robson Communities Samba Tournament at PebbleCreek
Come join us for a fun-filled day with your fellow Robson Communities Samba players. This event will take place on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the PebbleCreek Tuscany Falls Clubhouse (16262 Clubhouse Drive, Goodyear, AZ 85395). Entry fee is $60, which includes a catered lunch (your choice of Cobb…
August 2025, Features
Word of the Month: Balkanization
David Zapatka This comment was printed in a recent news article: “Taleblu warned against Western attempts to divide the country. ‘The way to unite the Iranian population is not to talk about balkanization,’ he said. ‘That would be an own goal of moral and strategic proportions.’” Balkanize—bal·kan·ize verb 1: to break up (a region, a…
August 2025, Sports
MV Lady Putters Swing to Putting and Music
Dee Rock It is true that being outside to putt on Monday mornings is good for one’s health. It is also true that music is good for one’s soul. MountainView Lady Putters (MVLP) are fortunate to enjoy benefits of both putting and music. During monthly luncheon meetings, Jo Ann Wilbour effortlessly sits at the grand…
August 2025, Sports
SaddleBrooke Pickleball, a Group for the Age
Corey Loyd The SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) includes a wide range of members, but one standout group is the Octogenarians—those aged 80 to 89—who continue to impress both on and off the court. These remarkable players bring experience, tenacity, and sharp skills to every match, playing four to five times a week around golf games…
August 2025, Sports
Pickleball—Why Do I Play?
Gary Pelphrey As I sit here, benched by surgery and watching the Arizona sun turn the courts into a frying pan, I can’t help but hear Joni Mitchell singing in my head, “You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone.” Right now, my pickleball paddle is gathering dust, and when I am in the…
August 2025, Sports
SaddleBrooke and Ranch Senior Softball Action!
King Mitchell Okay, softball junkies, here it is July 24 and Progress deadline time. So, here’s the past and future in the action-packed world of SaddleBrooke softball. Summer League Action Well, folks, we’re just two weeks into the summer season, and already things are heatin’ up! And I mean the softball, too! The girls and…