Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg It is not an organization many people are familiar with. And yet it has been serving millions of veterans of the United States since 1929. Originally named The Retired Officers Association (TROA), in 2003 its named was officially changed to Military Officers Association of America (MOAA). Regarding its mission, the MOAA…
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Clubs & Classes, November 2022
Pizza with Friends
Judy Saks Dancing, dancing, dancing. That is the main purpose of the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club. It even says so in the mission statement on our website. “The Mission of the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club is to … learn and enjoy the craft of line dance.” Doing all that dancing (which we love to do)…
Clubs & Classes, November 2022
Ignite Sparks with Ballroom Dance
Dinner and dancing is a kind of ultimate fantasy date, but too often we skip the second part. Things have been looking up, thanks to Dancing with the Stars. Seeing macho football players, average Joes like Jerry Springer, and billionaires adeptly moving around the floor can make men feel liberated to give ballroom dancing a…
Clubs & Classes, November 2022
What to Expect in 2023: An Astrological Forecast
Sara Bourland On Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, join the Metaphysical Explorations group for a presentation on “What to Expect in 2023: An Astrological Forecast,” by Sara Bourland, a professional astrologer. As a people, we are divided philosophically and politically in this country, as well as around the globe. We feel the deep upheaval on a visceral…
Clubs & Classes, November 2022
Ceramics Club Recruiting New Members for 2023
Helen Avery SaddleBrooke Ceramics Club members attended a workshop, led by President Leigh Beaty, where they learned how to apply crystal glazes to their bisque pieces. Each participant was given a choice of colors to choose from and spent the morning creating their art. For those of you who would be interested in joining the…
Clubs & Classes, November 2022
Ultra-Successful Novice Dance Lessons and Practice Dance Announced
Diana Wille The SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) recently added a new offering to support new dancers. Many SBDC members remember when we took that first dance class and later attended a party where we actually got up and tried to remember anything of what we learned. Has that ever happened to you? Or maybe you haven’t…
Clubs & Classes, November 2022
A Link Between Zambia and Idaho
Linda Lyon His summer adventure locations were more than 8,300 miles apart, but SaddleBrooke Fly Fishers President Dean Umemoto managed to link them through his love of fly fishing when he recently presented at a club meeting. In Zambia, Dean, his wife, and grandson were fishing for tiger fish on the Zambezi River, the fourth largest…
Clubs & Classes, November 2022
SaddleBrooke Writers’ Group
Stuart Watkins The Oct. 1 meeting of the SaddleBrooke Writers’ Group meeting involved 13 members who presented their poems, short stories, and books in the process of being published. President Patricia Freemont Smith announced that election for officers for the new year are welcomed. She told of the decision to donate to the planting of trees…
Clubs & Classes, November 2022
‘JWST: Shedding Light on Our Cosmic Origins’—December 11
Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club is pleased to host Charity Woodrum, a PhD candidate and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory, on Sunday, Dec. 11, at the DesertView Theater, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive, at 7 p.m. Charity will discuss humanity’s most powerful space telescope, the James…
Clubs & Classes, November 2022
Discussion Groups for Better Hearing
Who We Are: We are SaddleBrooke residents who recognize the need in our community for a caring place of support and education for those experiencing hearing loss and those beginning to research this topic for themselves or a loved one. What We Do: (1) Discuss issues we face, learn tips and solutions, receive handout educational…