Category: November 2023

Agility Training Class: A Barktastic Success

Anne Quinn-Diment Agility training has a unique way of bringing out the best in dogs, challenging their abilities, and enhancing their bond with their owners. At the Agility Training classes held at SaddleBrooke Dog Park this fall, beginners discovered firsthand just how rewarding and fun this experience can be. Agility training is no walk in…

Cooks Out of the Kitchen

Judi Friedman and Jerry Lankin We’re two SaddleBrooke foodies forever seeking great places to eat! We’ll review two restaurants each month for taste and presentation, service, price, value, and ambiance. If you have a favorite eatery and would like to spread the word, please send us an email at [email protected]. Persian Room 9290 N. Thornydale…

Last Blood Drive of 2023

Michael and Laurie Lien Our last blood drive of 2023 will be held on Nov. 18 at MountainView Ballroom from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Now that everyone has returned for the winter, we are hoping to have a record final drive. The community has put forth a great effort this year to collect as…

Unit Happenings – November 2023

Unit 4 Ladies Measure Out a Great Lunch Connie Kotke, Deputy Unit Rep “Tart words make no friends; a teaspoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.” —Benjamin Franklin The ladies from Unit 4 gathered once again for their quarterly luncheon on Sept. 27. This time the venue was Teaspoon, a…

Celebrate the Holiday Season with SaddleBrooke Art Classes

Connie Kotke, Publicity Chair The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild hosts a variety of art classes for SaddleBrooke residents and their guests in the Topaz Room (conveniently located at the Arts and Crafts Center adjacent to the MountainView Country Club). Join your neighbors for enjoyable ways to acquire or fine-tune your artistic skills. Visit the Guild’s…

A License To Laugh—Redux

Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Egads! Vanity license plates abound within our community and beyond! Here are some license plate “topics” that you might enjoy: KIKSCAR: Is it a Nissan 2023 tiny SUV or a Beach Boys reference to Fun, Fun, Fun (Till Her Daddy Took Her T-Bird Away)? BEECH: Goes with the Beach Boys, huh?…

SaddleBrooke Skygazers: Skygazers Meeting Features ‘Space, Hope, and Charity’

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. 10, at the DesertView Theater, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive, at 7 p.m. Charity’s story, Space, Hope, and Charity, is an independent documentary…

Prescription Drug Drop-Off Program

Joyce Sutay Drop off your unused prescription medications at the Pinal County Sheriff’s Substation, located at 63701 E. SaddleBrooke Blvd. in the SaddleBrooke Mini Mart. November Schedule: Friday, Nov. 10, from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Nov. 28, from 2 to 4 p.m. Requirements: Please, no liquids, syringes, creams, or sharp needles. • Pills must be…

War in Israel

On the 50-year anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, during Shabbat and Simchat Torah, Hamas terrorists launched a coordinated, sophisticated, and barbaric attack on Israeli civilians and soldiers by launching thousands of rockets, kidnapping and killing families, and murdering innocents in their homes and streets. As we look and hear of the atrocities, we are…