Janie Grinstead, Director Halloween is a great excuse to have fun. Some of the Sonoran Singers morphed into very strange creatures. We had Snow White’s evil queen with a poisoned apple, witches, ghouls and other transformations.
Category: December 2018
Clubs & Classes, December 2018
Photographer of the Month: Michael Reale
Barbara Wilder At the SaddleBrooke Photography Club general meeting in November, our speaker was Michael Reale who presented a slide show featuring his recent trip to the Amazon Basin and Peru. It was an exciting trip, especially since Peru was in the World Cup Soccer Games for the first time in many years. The whole…
Clubs & Classes, December 2018
The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke helps brighten holidays
Barbara Barr For some, it’s just not possible to put a turkey dinner on the table at Thanksgiving. So, for many years The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke, along with IMPACT of Southern Arizona, the Golder Ranch Fire Department, the Elk’s Club and Bashas’ have come together to make a Thanksgiving meal possible for those who…
Clubs & Classes, December 2018
SaddleBrooke Ceramics Club wishes all a Happy Holiday
Jill Conklin December already but don’t fret, there is still time to do some last-minute gifts. The pouring and firing teams have been hard at work so that the members can produce beautiful, one-of-a-kind pieces. Not a member yet? Please plan to visit us at the Recreation and Activities Fair January 19, 2019. The first…
Clubs & Classes, December 2018
Peer Discussion Group for Better Hearing
Jennifer Jefferis and Dick Kroese Remaining active with our families and our communities is so important. That is why Jennifer and Dick started the Peer Discussion Group for Better Hearing. Both of us have found the best way to help yourself is to not isolate and give up. Instead, find the support and information you…
Clubs & Classes, December 2018
GriefShare meets in January
Cari Block Community Church of SaddleBrooke (CCSB) will continue the GriefShare program with meetings at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, January 6 and January 20 at the Parish House. Call or email for directions. Session topics will include: “The Journey of Grief” and “Grief and your Relationships.” This highly regarded video and support group is designed to…
Front Page, December 2018
Generosity helps shelter dogs rest comfortably
Laurel Parrott This is a story about how regular people can make a huge difference for a great cause. When you look after dogs as pets in your home, you make sure they have nice, comfortable beds to sleep on every night, somewhere warm and dry like in outdoor dog kennels, but last spring, SaddleBrooke…
Generals, December 2018
Prescription drug drop off program
Prescription drugs can be dropped off on the second Friday each month from 10:00 a.m.-noon. This month’s date is Friday, December 14. You can also drop off on the fourth Tuesday of each month from 2:00-4:00 p.m.; however, it will be closed this month due to the Christmas holiday. Drop off your unused prescription drugs…
Clubs & Classes, December 2018
Saturday Morning Bridge clinic
This clinic is a practice and critique session designed for players at intermediate and advanced levels who desire to improve their bridge. No partner is necessary. No time commitment; come late, leave early. Meet potential new partners. Sessions run from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday mornings at 37901 S. Arroyo Way in SaddleBrooke. We…
Features, December 2018
This I have learned
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg It goes without saying that December is probably the most hectic and frenetic month of the year. Over-extended, over-stressed and over-stimulated, we sometimes find that when the last day of the month arrives, ergo – New Year’s Eve, we have become inured to all of the emotions that come with “the…