D. A. “Bo” Nanna SaddleBrooke Troop Support (STS) welcomes Diane and Mike Buckley as the new Veterans Administration (VA) Coordinators for the organization. Both Diane and Mike retired from the Air Force, each having served for 20 years, and have lived in SaddleBrooke for over eight years. STS stalwart Barb Carter recruited her own replacements…
Joyce Honorof and Barbara Starrett On Thursday, August 4, 2016, Donna DePesa, an American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Sapphire Life Master, taught a class on Doubles to the Small Slams Bridge Club. Over 40 people enthusiastically attended the program. The lecture on Doubles was directed at improving the bidding component of the Bridge game. Specifically,…
Dick Kroese SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club is all about making a difference in kids’ lives. We decided as a club that we wanted to donate copy paper to Oracle School so that they would have the necessary paper to carry on the many functions that require copy paper. We all went out and purchased paper…
Fran Berman On Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. in the MountainView Ballroom, SaddleBrooke Freethinkers welcomes Dr. Bonnie Buntain who will speak about One Health. One Health is the interconnectedness of the health of people, domestic animals and wildlife and our shared environment called ecosystems. This interconnectedness has positive and negative impacts on our…
Julie Goodman Metaphysical Study Group (MSG) will start its speaker season off with SaddleBrooke’s own Nita Anders on October 12, 2016 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the HOA 1 Activity Center. Nita will share her knowledge in a presentation titled, The Awakened Spirit in the Human Heart. MSG is an exploratory group of like-minded…
Stephanie Parks Our featured player this month is our moneymeister (aka treasurer), Peter Godfrey. While living in London, Peter was first exposed to Bridge when his parents played social bridge with their friends whom, he notes, was the only time they ever argued; however, their friends were even worse — hurling nasty insults across the…
Richard Beaty Turn Your House into a Smart House Monitor your home’s security. Control your lights remotely. Save money on your energy bill. You will discover how to do all this and much more at the first Computer Club User Group meeting of the season. User Group meetings are held monthly and they are open…
Doug Sweetland On July 28, the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club hosted representatives of the SaddleBrooke Troop Support (STS) at its weekly meeting. Attending from the STS were George Bidwell, president and Bo Nanna, publicity chair. Mr. Bidwell shared the history in the formation of the organization with the start in 2005. Initially the organization was…
Jane Gromelski You’ve seen others dancing on the floor, now see how easy it is; we invite you to come and learn the Texas Two-Step and the Western Waltz and experience a boot stomping, ground pounding good time! Our next series of Beginners’ classes will start Wednesday, October 19 in the MountainView Ballroom at 6:00…
Bob Stuart Arizona Pathfinders, a nonprofit volunteer group of the Arizona Historical Society, is conducting a five-day tour on October 24 through 28, 2016 to Palm Springs, California. Join us for an eventful tour to this region in southern California between the Mohave Desert and the Colorado Desert (a sub-division of the Sonora Desert). Highlights:…