Suzanne Marlatt Stewart Like so many other people in SaddleBrooke, I moved here from a totally different environment. I lived in the Northwest all my life and loved the lush, green foliage and being close to the water—either a lake, the Puget Sound, or the ocean. I constantly complained about the Arizona weather—too hot, windy,…
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Features, October 2021
Spotlight On Advertiser: Love Affair: 2021 Annual Show, Diana Madaras Paints from the Heart
Kiley Kennedy Love Affair: The 2021 Annual Show explores subject matter closest to the heart of award-winning painter Diana Madaras. “I have lived in Tucson for over 40 years, and continue to find infinite inspiration in the diverse landscape and wildlife surrounding us,” says Madaras. This year, her annual show will include 20 new works…
Features, October 2021
In Passing
Mary “Caroline” Morrison Mary “Caroline” Morrison was born in 1935 in East Prairie, Mo. to Nancy “Juanita” and Daniel Thomas Attebery. The family moved to Lincoln, Ill. when she was 13 and she later graduated from Lincoln High School. She graduated from Greenville University with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. She tried student teaching, but…
Features, October 2021
U.S. Military History: Some U.S. Marine Corps History
Ross Dunfee What is a Marine? A sailor, a soldier, infantry, amphibious assault members? They are all–soldiers serving on ships ready for land action. Their history, etched in antiquity, has records in ancient Greece and Rome. In the 17th century, the English, in its wars with the Dutch, referred to Marine units as naval infantry.…
Features, October 2021
Poet’s Corner
All Hallows Eve Linda Rosenkrans Jack-O’-Lantern sneers Hungry ghouls prowl at night The blue moon appears. Monsoon Rains Stuart Watkins Bring her again, monsoon rains Over the desert sands Quenching all thirsty and dry Bring her soon again to me Let thunder stir my soul Who am I to wonder why Animals huddle to stay…
Features, October 2021
2 Your Health: Therapeutic Massage and Injuries: What Causes Injuries to Your Muscles?
Heidi Overman, LMT #MT-24997 It’s common in my practice to see and help clients with muscular injuries. Often, clients come to me in pain, but they don’t know what happened or how they could’ve hurt themselves. I often hear, “I was just taking the laundry out of the dryer” or “I just reached and all of…
Features, October 2021
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network Pet Food Drive
The September pet food drive held Sept. 17 was a huge success! We filled a large pickup truck and received $1,360 in cash donations. The families in Pinal County, who are struggling to keep their pets in their home with them, will have a much better chance thanks to Lynda Nesbitt and her team of…
Features, October 2021
The Moore Advantage Team Sponsors a Pickleball Court
Raymond H. Goettsch With great appreciation, SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association, Inc. (SPA) announces that local realty group, The Moore Advantage Team, has made a generous donation to assist in the expansion of pickleball at SaddleBrooke. For this sponsorship donation, SPA has designated court 4 as The Moore Advantage Team Court. The Moore Advantage Team is a…
Features, October 2021
This I Have Learned: Golf Course Manners and What Matters
“The object of golf is not just to win. It is to play like a gentleman [or gentlewoman!], and win.”—Phil Mickelson It’s October, and the fall and winter golf season in Arizona is back in earnest. Quite the appropriate time to provide a short primer on the niceties of the sport we all love. For this,…
Features, October 2021
Veterans Day Softball Tournament Set for Saturday, Nov. 13
The annual SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Veterans Day tournament is set for Saturday, Nov. 13 at the community’s jewel of a ball field. The tournament features men and women who play in the league’s current fall season. Four games are planned at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 1 p.m. Free hot dogs, bratwurst, chips,…