David Zapatka When your opponent hits the ball high in the air, above your shoulders, think overhead smash! The smash is one of the most fun shots in all of pickleball. It ends rallies with an exclamation point. Execute this fun, rally-ending shot using these seven steps: 1. Use many small steps to position your…
Category: October 2020
Features, October 2020
Whimsy for Today
Becky Kueker I had a bad fall recently. Shopping at a furniture store when a young man pushed past me and I fell backwards over a bench and went splat on the floor. Not funny of course but the actions after the fact made me pause to think about how we have to take adversity…
Features, October 2020
Preventative Maintenance for Your Body
Heidi Overman, LMT You have worked hard all your life and you are looking to have a healthy retirement. You do everything you feel necessary to make sure you are as stable as possible for retirement. You have a financial planner, you go to your doctor for your regular check-ups and exams, you exercise and…
Sports, October 2020
Thirteen Inducted into Senior Softball Wall of Honor
Terry Hurley Thirteen men and women have been inducted into the SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Wall of Honor. The achievement recognizes significant contributions to the success of softball in the community since its founding 15 years ago. Two categories were recognized: volunteer contributors and players, past and present. Their names have been added to Wall of…
Features, October 2020
Oracle’s Hidden Gem
Stuart Watkins Each Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m., there is a Farmer’s Market in Oracle on American Avenue where local artisans share their wares; each Wednesday has a different singer and food offerings, and it is like a big family gathering. Each table has an owner with a tale to tell. Most come to the market…
Features, October 2020
Resident Authors
SaddleBrooke Author Finalist for the CIPA Evvy Awards SaddleBrooke resident author Thomas J. Mitchell has written Moscow Embassy; the Angara Club. Inspired by true events, this is a powerful portrayal of one of the most controversial embassy projects in history, the construction of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, from 1996 to 2000. Moscow Embassy: the…
General, October 2020
Community Circle Players
As the Producer Ponders—CCP’s Fall Production, An Evening of One Acts, Is Not Canceled! Shawne Cryderman, Producer Community Circle Players’ (CCP) fall show is postponed, not canceled. All the tasks that have been completed can just be delayed like the show, right? I mean, all the “behind the scenes” organizing and orchestrating for the production…
Sports, October 2020
SaddleBrooke Swim Club Welcomes New Head Coach
Terese Butler The SaddleBrooke Swim Club is proud to announce Terry Heggy as their new head coach. Heggy and his partner, Claire Guidas, are new residents to our community, arriving in March of this year from Colorado. I asked Heggy what prompted their move to SaddleBrooke and he responded, “When Claire and I were researching…
Features, October 2020
SaddleBrooke Gift Shop Featured Members: Our Writers
Linda Whitehead and Russell Stokes Yes, your SaddleBrooke Gift Shop is up and running while strictly adhering to CDC guidelines for everyone’s safety. We all have preferred ways of dealing with social distancing. Many find ourselves reading more, so this is an opportune time to remind you that the SaddleBrooke Gift Shop features books of…