Carol Thompson Save the Date: November 11, 2014 The women of SaddleBrooke’s MountainView/Preserve Ladies Niners (MPLN) are teaming up with the American Heart Association Go Red for Women to benefit an important issue that hits home for many of us. Heart disease is still the No. 1 killer of women compared to all cancers combined,…
Category: September 2014
Sports, September 2014
SSSA bids goodbye to Joe Lestingi
Rick Ervin The SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association bid bon voyage to one of its founding fathers and most dynamic organizers on Wednesday, July 9 at the HOA 1 Activity Center. Joe Lestingi, who is moving to Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife Jean, was honored by an overflow crowd of appreciative softballers and their spouses. The…
Sports, September 2014
SaddleBrooke Masters’ results
US Masters Swimming, or USMS, has three swim competition seasons: Short Course Yards (SCY), which is swum in a 25 yard pool, Short Course Meters (SCM), swum in a 25 meter pool, and Long Course Meters (LCM), swum in a 50 meter pool. SaddleBrooke Masters, the competitive arm of the SaddleBrooke Swim Club, has achieved…
Sports, September 2014
Paula Michels hits 4th Ace
Paula hit a 7 wood on hole No. 11 at the Preserve on August 7. She thought it was a good shot (it was a blue pin), but she couldn’t see the ball once it got close to the hole. She and her playing partners (Kate Pope and Barb Heaps) looked for the ball until…
Sports, September 2014
Harold Peter competes in the Masters World Championship
The International Federation for Swimming (FINA) held its biannual international world championship swimming for Masters Swimmers in Montreal, Canada, this summer. Over 5,700 senior swimmers from 97 nations showed up to test their skills against a world class set of competitors. SaddleBrooke’s own Harold Peter arrived in Montreal in early August determined to compete against…
Sports, September 2014
Free Pickleball demonstrations
Joni O’Brien The SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) will be presenting a free demonstration on most aspects of Pickleball at the Preserve Courts (7, 8 and 9) on Monday, October 6 at 11:00 a.m. Members of the SPA will be there to demonstrate the basics of the game, show you the proper equipment used and answer…
Clubs & Classes, September 2014
SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club – September 2014
Novice and beginner line dancing: 10 lessons for $10 Want to learn to line dance but afraid to try? Well, now is the time! Come on down and learn to line dance with the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club. Volunteer instructor Shirley Miller will teach you the basics of line dancing as well as several fun…
Features, September 2014
San Miguel…Top city in the world to visit!
Linda Stack-Chenok This year Conde Nast travelers have selected San Miguel as the number one city in the world to visit! Why? It is a combination of many different things—sunlight bouncing off earth-tone walls, flowers, restaurants in old haciendas, stores, history, museums, music, art and gorgeous B&B’s and hotels. The city itself is a UNESCO…
Features, September 2014
How Does Your Garden Grow – September 2014
Louise Grabell Louise, Louise, oh won’t you please, tell us how does your garden grow? For my fellow gardeners, I thought I would do just that; let you know how things are growing in the Grabell garden. As you look at the recent photo (August, 2014) you can see that I am not in need…
Features, September 2014
Spotlight on Advertiser – September 2014
Bon Voyage Travel announces grand opening at Oro Valley location Britni Dutz Bon Voyage Travel, Arizona’s leader in travel advising since 1976, will celebrate the grand opening of its new Oro Valley location in October. The new location is in the same plaza as the previous location at Oracle Road and Ranch Vistoso Boulevard. It…