Raymond H. Goettsch On Aug. 7, 140 residents from The Preserve attended an appetizer party in the MountainView ballroom. Everyone not only enjoyed the appetizers, but cocktails and dancing as well. Chuck Moses provided music and vocals for the party.
Janice Mihora It’s time to mark your calendars for the SaddleBrooke Ranch ARTwalk Studio Tour to be held on Friday, Nov. 1, from 1 to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Twice a year, resident artists open their home studios to art lovers in our community and visitors from…
Vera Shury What is the first thing I can do? Try to understand that Parkinson’s has snuck up on you, and before you got a diagnosis, your motivation has taken a big nosedive, and you have lost drive, muscle mass, and strength. This has accelerated the progress of the disease. Dopamine is the motivation chemical…
Unit Nine Celebrates Taco in a Bag Night Scott Baker Unit Nine held its annual Taco in a Bag Night at Sheri Wyland’s home, with 45 members attending the event. What is Taco in a Bag? You take a small Fritos snack bag, smash the Fritos into small pieces, then cut across the top of…
Join the Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) for the first library lecture of the 2024-25 season in SaddleBrooke on Oct. 17 at 4 p.m. at the DesertView Theatre. Professor Emeritus and biologist Ted Fleming, author of Sonoran Desert Journeys, will introduce us to the lives of several interesting vertebrates who co-exist in the unique environment…
Gail A. Nelli Have you a musical or theatrical talent you wish to share with our SaddleBrooke community? We have just the outlet for you in our new Variety Show 2025 called “A Seventies Shindig.” All of us Boomers lived through this exciting decade where recordings went from two tracks to 32 tracks and records…
Bob Hutton The Woodworking Shop is moving forward! Recent happenings reinforce this. The board, administration, and committee members are putting a fine point on all avenues of the project. At the Woodworkers Club’s July meeting, members continued to confirm safety and operational details of the plan. Many, many hours of research and detailing have been…
Edward Larsen A 100th anniversary screening of the silent film The Mine with the Iron Door will occur in Oracle on Oct. 5 and 6. Both screenings are a collaboration of the Oracle Historical Society, Triangle L Ranch, and the Oracle Piano Society. The silent film was based on a popular book by Harold Bell…
Georgine Hurst In June I wrote an article, “You Have Two But You Only Need One,” about the need for living kidney donors and how to become a donor. This article provides a snapshot of what donor candidates experience. Note that each kidney center determines its own requirements for donors and recipients. Donors may be…
Denise Cashmore The Return of the Beach Bums Tournament was held on Aug. 20 at The Preserve Golf Course. Both MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) and SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Associations (SBRWGA) played in this fun event, organized by Debbie McMullin and Kim Cox. It was a 7:30 a.m. shotgun, and everyone played red/yellow…