Category: 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…

News from GLAAS

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…

Busy Sewing This Summer

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…

SaddleBrooke Democrats Meet In Person

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…

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.…

Pool Players of the Brooke vs. Green Valley Recreation

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…

Last Blood Drive of 2021

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…

Books in the Gift Shop

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…