Category: October 2023

Two Major Golf Events

Sandra Murray and Shirley Hamann SaddleBrooke One competed at the 2023 AZ Senior Women’s State Championship held Sept. 18 through 20 at Briarwood Country Club, Sun City West, Ariz. This prestigious tournament is 54 holes of individual stroke play, played over three days. Players are flighted according to age and handicap. Flights are as follows:…

SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network – October 2023

Millions for Tucson Raffle—It’s a Win-Win! SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network continues to offer tickets for the Jim Click Millions for Tucson raffle drive supporting 501(c)(3) organizations based in Southern Arizona. Participating 501(c)(3) organizations who sell these tickets keep all proceeds raised. The first prize is a 2023 Ford Bronco Raptor. The second prize is two…

SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild Donates to Pinal Rural Fire and Medical District

Connie Kotke, Publicity Chair The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is a nonprofit organization that provides educational, skill-building, and social opportunities for Guild members and SaddleBrooke residents alike. One popular activity is our quarterly Art & Wine Event where friends and neighbors join in to paint a completed work of art while enjoying a sack supper…

Using Recycling as an Artist’s Medium

Some people recycle plastics, glass, cardboard, and paper and put them out in a trash container for a pickup service once a week. However, Valerie Metz takes some of these items, especially cardboard and all types of paper, and recycles them to create works of art. Valerie has a B.A. degree in art from Hunter University…

October at the Golden Goose Thrift Shop

Don’t let retail prices scare you! The Golden Goose has everything you need for your fall and Halloween décor and celebrations, all for pennies on the dollar! Our fall and Halloween merchandise is out and on full display! We have Halloween costumes that will have you screaming (with joy)! Don’t be haunted by high prices!…

Tony ‘The Snake’ Cardillo Tops Round-Robin Field!

Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) Billiards Club wants to thank our Travel Team director Tony Cardillo for putting the latest competition together. On Sept. 9, the PPB Billiards Club hosted a singles Round-Robin 8-Ball Tournament in SaddleBrooke One’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. The PPB was tentatively scheduled to play…

Happy Halloween

Gretchen Houston Happy Halloween, SaddleBrooke! We love this festive holiday, and I love to decorate. If you are interested in seeing an over-the-top display this season, let me know. I will be having visitors over to see what we have done. Call or text me at 208-890-5836, and I will see if we can have…

SaddleBrooke Writers Group

Stuart Watkins On the first and third Mondays, find the SaddleBrooke Writers Group meeting in the Sonoran Room at SaddleBrooke TWO. They meet from 10 a.m. to noon, or sometimes until 12:30 p.m. Members read their poems, short stories, memoirs, or chapters of books underway. After the meeting, some stay for lunch to further discuss…