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…
Jay Rosenlof With this article, I would like to introduce you to another of our Woodcarvers Club members, Ron Ruberg. Ron has been enjoying the good life here in SaddleBrooke for just five years. Growing up in Colorado was a great experience, as he learned to snow ski, hunt, and fish. He was also active…
Maureen Benigno, Coordinator of Texas Hold’em Following are the five winners of our prestigious 12-week tournament from July 25 to Oct. 10: 1st place: Sam Alkhoury 2nd place: Maggie De Block 3rd place: Marianne Pinello 4th place: Tony Heacock 5th place: Mike Edmonds Following are the first-place winners at the Final Table from July 25…
Welcoming the High Holidays has kept IJSS busy! On Sept. 21, the Institute for Judaic Services and Studies (IJSS) members attended the Welcome Back Happy Hour gathering. This was a time for congregants to welcome back Rabbi Sandy Seltzer and for Rabbi to greet congregants. We are glad that our Rabbi got tired of retirement. The event was…
Hardworking SBCO Volunteers to Provide Thanksgiving Baskets to Local Area Families Nancy McCluskey-Moore The Thanksgiving holiday will be brighter for many families in Oracle, San Manuel, and Mammoth due to the efforts of SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO). Just before Thanksgiving, SBCO volunteers in SaddleBrooke, chaired by Mona Sullivan and Mark Liefke, will assemble and deliver…
United SaddleBrooke Board The Opportunity: You have a unique, vital opportunity to shape SaddleBrooke’s future by voting. SaddleBrooke One has three board openings, and SaddleBrooke TWO has two. Choose visionaries who will focus on community priorities and mutual commitment. The Reciprocal Use Agreement (RUA) signed on Sept. 10, 2021, binds SaddleBrooke together as one community. Superseding…
Rev. Suzanne Marlatt Stewart “Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.” —W.J. Cameron. Before the Thanksgiving dinner, we give thanks for the richness of our lives and for our wonderful family and friends. For too many people, however, the meaning of Thanksgiving ends with spending a few moments giving thanks at the dinner table.…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Imagine living a dream that would take you on a remarkable journey to visit 26 states, five Canadian provinces, and Cuba. Been there and done that, you say? Well, have you ever taken this journey on a 52-foot motor yacht over the course of three and a half years? This is exactly…
King Mitchell (aka Mitch) Well, softball fans, it’s Oct. 25 (deadline the 26th), so the Softball world here in the SaddleBrooke ‘hood is two weeks into the fall season. That means, among other things, that most of our fall and winter snowbirds have drifted on in, and the rosters are filling up. Good to see…
Just in case you missed last month’s article, here is this month’s introduction and reminder. Since you have lived in SaddleBrooke, we all know that there is not a woodworking facility in SaddleBrooke—or is there? Many of you know that there is as much or more woodworking equipment in many garages in SaddleBrooke than in…