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…
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…
Eileen J. Snearly The new MountainView Lady Putters (MVLP) board for 2023 was voted in at the luncheon on Oct. 10. This board, as well as the previously elected members, are dedicated to continuing the membership growth. Without these new members, the organization will not be able to support their activities and charity donations. New…
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…
Ed Larsen, KI6R The SaddleBrooke Amateur Radio Club met on Oct. 11 at the MountainView clubhouse. The meeting program was given by Ed, (call sign) KI6R, showing a real-time Internet presentation of DX spotting, propagation logging, and prediction tools. Club members also gathered for a social breakfast on Oct. 19 at the Mesquite Grill of…
Barbara Starrett SaddleBrooke Freethinkers are proud to have Professors Jane Zavisca, PhD, and Beth Mitchneck, PhD, speak about “Rebuilding Ukraine Means Building Homes” on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m. at the DesertView Theater, with a social time at 1:30 p.m. The February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine has undeniably left the country’s infrastructure in…
Elisabeth Wheeler The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club’s fall picnic is an optimal opportunity to connect with our hiking friends who have been gone during the summer months. Eleven of us also enjoyed the camaraderie of hiking the Ridgeline to 50 Year Trail loop before the picnic. The temperatures were cool, the views of the Tortolitas and…
Premier Coin Galleries The U.S. stock market is typically positive for midterm election years, though October can be notoriously volatile. By the time you read this article, we’ll have election results and more economic reports to guide us through the rest of the year. “We have to understand this will take time,” says Vanessa N.…
Thanksgiving Day Dinner at the MountainView Clubhouse has been reserved for 23 Senior Village members and a volunteer hostess. Senior Village is aware that some Senior Village members will be without company, and the answer to that is for Senior Village to have a Thanksgiving event. The menu, cost to participate, and schedule will be…
Kathy Kortus SaddleBrooke’s own 2022 USTA Ladies 65 and over team, Desert Gems, has done it again! They will now move on to challenge themselves at Sectionals. After losing their first match (1-2), they went on to win the next seven matches (3-0, 3-0, 2-1, 2-1, 3-0, 3-0, 2-1). The last match played determined which team…