Stuart Watkins Forget Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Bookman’s. Get great books to read or give as gifts right here in the SaddleBrooke Gift Shop. When I was “manning” the gift shop, I noticed my new book, Jerome, Arizona, prominently displayed on the nook reserved for SaddleBrooke authors who offer their books for sale in the…
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)…
There seems to be a lot of confusion about what United SaddleBrooke wants to accomplish in our community. Let’s clarify that. First and foremost, United SaddleBrooke is seeking increased cooperation between the two HOA boards, a concept that both boards themselves committed to in their April joint paper on mergers. Cooperation can generate great benefits…
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…
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…
Bruce Kistler The SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus is pleased to invite you to their annual Christmas Concert on Dec. 7 at the DesertView Performing Arts Center. At this year’s concert “Hear Those Jingle Bells!” our small but enthusiastic chorus will blend their voices on such favorites as “Hello, Mary Lou” and “Frosty the Snowman” and will…
A Wish List Are your friends and relatives asking you for gift ideas? Would they be surprised if your wish list included smart home automation? Senior Village is offering a seminar on Dec. 1 in the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center to help you understand useful home automation devices so you can add them to your…
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…
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…
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…