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…
Gays, Lesbians, and Allies at SaddleBrooke (GLAAS) has continued its monthly potlucks throughout the summer, and September was no exception. The September meeting featured a talk by member Kim Karmenzind on the topic of Medicare. Kim is a licensed insurance broker. She is not bound by any one insurance carrier, but is licensed to help…
For 30 years now, the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners (9ers) and the SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association (18ers) have joined together to golf in a fun tournament, followed by lunch. The first time the two groups golfed together was in early 1990. They played nine holes and had a lovely Fiesta Luncheon hosted by the Niners. Then, many decided…
Janette Volz Sewing machines could be heard buzzing through the course of this summer. The SaddleBrooke Friday Quilters have been busy as bees making items for charity and our upcoming 2022 quilt show. Multiple charities have benefited from this bustling work done under the guidance of Service Committee co-chairs Marcia Webster and Athena Taylor. Last…
Mike Nickerson The SaddleBrooke Democrats met for their first in-person monthly meeting at the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center on Sept. 14. Even though we all wore masks, it was great to see each other again in person. This was a hybrid meeting, so some members still joined us via Zoom. Eric Cadel, Pinal County first…
Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is having a lot of fun teaching our Art and Wine Events, and our guests are enjoying them too! If you’ve missed out on the last one, you can sign up for the Nov. 23 Art and Wine Event. This is a Tuesday, and it’s from 5:30 to 9 p.m. The…
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.…
Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of the Brooke (PPB) would like to thank Green Valley Recreation’s Billiard Club (GVR), Ken Watson, Harry Clark, and GVR’s team for their pool table prowess, camaraderie, friendly competition, and a congenial luncheon at the 19th Hole Grill after the Eight-Ball Challenge. Another big thank you goes out to Dominic…
What a summer it has been. Did anyone know we would have so much rain and so much green in our summer surroundings? Because so many people leave during the summer, our August blood drive was smaller than winter and spring, but we still collected 55 badly needed units. Thank you to all who came out. We…
Stuart Watkins SaddleBrooke has a gift shop with a wonderful selection of arts and crafts made by SaddleBrooke residents. In a corner of the gift shop, there is a variety of books written by SaddleBrooke authors, and these also make great gifts, without having to order through Amazon. There are books for grandchildren; books about places…