Category: November 2022

SaddleBrooke Lady Niners Love Celebrating Holidays

Wanda Ross The SaddleBrooke Lady Niners love an excuse for a party celebration, and holidays provide the perfect opportunity. On Oct. 18 we enjoyed a Halloween Gala. We had a creative Halloween team golf game called Black Widow Spider. After each hole, one player’s net score was chosen as the team score for that hole. On…

U.S. Military History: Military Birthdays

Ross Dunfee The thought of independence for the 13 English colonies was revolting to the mother country and the colonies knew that they had to band together to obtain their freedom, and they did. The First Continental Congress convened and concluded at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia, Penn., Sept. 5 to Oct. 26, 1774. Their primary…

Fun Times Shared at the HOA2 ‘I Don’t Want It’ Sale

Frank Shipton SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club (SSR) members participated, along with many other individuals and organizations, in support of SaddleBrooke TWO’s annual “I Don’t Want It” Sale. Held on Oct. 14, the rain-soaked event didn’t stop anxious buyers from participating in a fun-filled day, making purchases and supporting the SSR to raise, once again, funding…

‘Winterizing Your Desert Garden’ November 16

Sheilah Britton, Pinal County Master Gardener Your SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners invite you to attend an in-person presentation with Deb North who will be presenting “Winterizing Your Desert Garden” at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Ms. North will be speaking in the La Mesa/La Montana Rooms at La Hacienda in SaddleBrooke Ranch. Though it…

Night at the Movies

Come enjoy an evening of mysteries on the big screen! On Thursday, Jan. 12, local filmmakers Lori and Norb Lyle are showing their award-winning films in SaddleBrooke! The psychological thrillers Glass Cages and Permitted will be at the Mountainview Ballroom East starting at 4 p.m. This evening is free of charge, with donations for Lori Lyle’s next…

SaddleBrooke Parkinson’s PWR! Moves 4 Balance Club—Optimize Neurolife Quality with Complementary Modalities

Vera Shury There are 47 complementary modalities, according to Cochrane Complementary Medicine Research (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24278805). That doesn’t include aromatherapy and medicinal creams, which scientifically reduce medication use by nearly 50%, for example. So, let’s start with the most urgent modality: your breath. Breath work can improve energy by doing a double inhale and a slower exhale. It…

MountainView Bridge Club

Ann Kuperberg Thanksgiving is arriving soon, along with wonderful, festive meals. As we think about the weight we’ll gain, we can divert our attention to thinking of bridge games. The MountainView Bridge Club welcomes all duplicate bridge players, whatever their level of play. Games are every Tuesday afternoon from 1 to 4 p.m. in the…

Photographers of SaddleBrooke Kicks Off 19th Year

Jim Hagedon The Photographers of SaddleBrooke, formerly known as the Digital Imaging Group of SaddleBrooke (DIGS), is getting their 2022–23 meeting year off to a great start! This year’s monthly meeting programs will include several professional photographers from a variety of disciplines, as well as member photos taken during club field trips, photo scavenger hunts,…