Leslie Fore Area residents have created a fellowship to support each other as we conduct our lives modeling and promoting equity, fairness, respect, and seamless community among a diverse people. The Fellowship for Social Justice recognizes that embracing a diverse community strengthens humanity, enriches culture, enhances faith, and inspires harmony. In doing so, we recognize,…
Category: September 2021
Clubs & Classes, September 2021
Fore For Kids Annual Charity Golf Tournament to Pick Up Where It Left Off
Joe Guyton The annual Fore For Kids Charity Golf Tournament will take place at the Oro Valley Country Club on Monday, Nov. 22, starting with registration at 11 a.m. and a shotgun at 1 p.m. This is the signature fundraiser of the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke. All proceeds are used to support area programs and…
Generals, September 2021
CCP’s November Dinner Theatre Treat: An Evening of One Acts
Andrea Molberg A dining and theatrical treat is coming in November! Community Circle Players (CCP), our very own dinner theatre troupe, will be performing in a new format—a series of eight short, stand-alone plays interspersed with a delightful meal. These one-act plays, not merely skits or vignettes, are thought provoking, tender, and hilarious. The performance format…
Front Page, September 2021
Oracle School District: Much to be Proud of at Mountain Vista K-8 School
Crystle Nehrmeyer, Superintendent The Oracle Elementary School District continues to improve the educational environment for students and maintain existing school facilities, all while maximizing tax payer dollars. During fiscal year 2021, the school district received $311,989.65 in Building Renewal Grants from the Arizona School Facilities Board. Created in 1998, the Arizona School Facilities Board (AZSFB)…
Sports, September 2021
Celebrating Tennis at Any Age
Linda Foy The SaddleBrooke Tennis Club celebrated a special day on the Fourth of July. Rufus Renfrow, an avid tennis player, celebrated his 94th birthday with around 100 hundred members of the Tennis Club. Cake was served, and Walter Fritz presented a plaque dedicating a court to this beloved member of the club. Rufus started playing tennis…
Features, September 2021
Word of the Month: Percipient
David Zapatka Friend, fellow bridge enthusiast, and reader, Maria Davis, wrote, “I enjoyed your article on thraldom. It’s easier to spot the etymology when the alternative spelling thralldom is used. I have seen thrall and enthralled but thral(l)dom is a word that I had not encountered previously. I came across an interesting word today—percipient. It…
Generals, September 2021
Health Fair 2021 Update
Phyllis Ketring, Publicity Coordinator Plans are on track for the 2021 Health Fair on Saturday, Oct. 23, 9 a.m. to noon. Both clubhouses, SaddleBrooke One and MountainView, will be available to provide adequate space. Free shuttles will transport people between clubhouses. As in the past, fairgoers park at the MountainView parking lot and use the shuttle to…
Clubs & Classes, September 2021
U.S. Military History: U.S. Army Flag, Song, Motto, and Oath
Ross Dunfee Flag The Army Seal was originally used during the American Revolution to authenticate documents. It displayed the designation “War Office,” which was synonymous with the headquarters of the Army, and the Roman date MDCCLXXVIII (1778), the first time it was used. It remained unchanged until 1947, when the War Office banner was replaced…
Sports, September 2021
Tennis Club Celebrated the Fourth of July With Its Second Social This Year
Linda Foy What a great feeling, being able to get together in larger groups. Starting at 9 a.m., we filled all the courts with both tennis and POP tennis players. After two hours of play in humid conditions that many of us have not experienced since leaving our home states, everyone was ready to snack and…
Sports, September 2021
STC’s Welcome Back Social
Debbie McGeehan May 29 was our first post-COVID-19 event on the tennis patio. It certainly was a memorable night when SaddleBrooke Tennis Club (STC) members and their spouses showed off their dancing moves to the music of Chuck Moses. Craig and Benith MacPherson did not waste any time getting on the dance floor when Chuck started…