Joseph F. Giammarino First we would like to thank Mission Royale and Steve Speckhart, President of the Mission Royale Billiards Club, for their hospitality, competition, hot coffee and delicious cookies. Another big thank you goes out to Dominic Borland, vice president of the Pool Players of the Brooke, for organizing this event and making sure…
SBCO’s holiday food program update Joan Roberts Once again SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) traveled to Oracle to provide Thanksgiving food baskets to families in the area. This year 40 baskets were distributed, filled with all the traditional Thanksgiving items including a large turkey and all the trimmings. In addition to these baskets, SBCO supports the…
Valerie Malik Four years ago several HOA 1 couples got together and decided that a Christmas golf cart parade would be a lot of fun. So, they decorated their carts with lights and holiday cheers. Before the parade they met at one of the couple’s home for drinks and appetizers. As soon as the sun…
Mark your calendars! Have you needed your smoke alarm batteries replaced? Ever had a snake in your yard? Needed medical attention? Needed medical transport? Ever had a fire emergency at your home? If your answer to any of these questions is “yes” then you have had the assistance of the Golder Ranch Fire Department. To…
High Desert Gardening will be presented in the Maricopa Room at DesertView Clubhouse in SaddleBrooke from 10:00 a.m. to noon for six weeks starting February 21, 2017. Registration is required. Once again, due to popular demand, your Master Gardeners will be offering a six-week mini-course to help residents resolve basic gardening issues along with gaining…
Patti R. Albaugh How many of us have used the phrase “Wild horses couldn’t make me—”? H. Alan Day, author of The Horse Lover: A Cowboy’s Quest to Save the Wild Mustang, spoke to SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary about starting the first government-sponsored wild horse sanctuary in the United States. Hearing his story, many of those…
Our friendly contact program offers supportive friendship Sandy Morse Do you find yourself wishing you could get out for lunch once in a while, maybe catch a movie, attend a concert, receive a birthday wish or just converse with some friendly faces? With the holidays just around the corner, it can be a challenge when…
Diane Mazzarella The MountainView/Preserve Lady Niners honored their 2016-2017 sponsors at the Grab a Gal and Golf tournament on October 26, 2016 at MountainView golf course. A record number of members, guests and sponsors participated in this Halloween-themed event. Sponsors who were able to be away from their businesses to participate in the tournament received…
Here’s something you may have enjoyed as a kid and may not have tried recently; horseshoes. Now that the weather is cooling off, it’s a good time to invite your friends and gallop on down to the SaddleBrooke Horseshoe Courts. It’s an activity that is perfect for most all of us. The courts are located…
Richard Beaty User Group meeting features one of the Apple Chicks One of the group of talented ladies that teach Apple topics for SaddleBrooke Computer Club (self-dubbed: Apple Chicks), was the featured speaker at the November SBCC Users Group Meeting. Her topic: Changes that help your computer, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch work together. It…