Smiling for the camera before a performance at Sage Memory Care, the SilverBelles celebrate the beginning of another dance season. We look forward to entertaining residents at Dove of Peace, St. Andrews, and Covenant House in the next few weeks, and at holiday parties here in SaddleBrooke and neighboring communities. We’ve added some new choreography…
Bonnie Schoenfelder Although many popular line dances are set to country music, today line dances are performed to many different types of music including: jazz, blues, rock, Latin, waltzes, and more. Since line dancing is people dancing in lines to music, there is no need for a partner, so anyone can do it. During the…
Pam Boedeker The season opener for SaddleBrooke Nature Club featured a neighbor who also happens to be one of the world’s leading experts on honey bees. Steven Thoenes PhD grew up nearby in a family which raised honey bees. He continued the tradition and now has 45 years of experience as a bee keeper. Thoenes…
Pam Boedeker What a great turnout SaddleBrooke Nature Club had for its meeting in the Desert View Theater! Associate Professor Jessica Tierney spoke on the topic of climate change. Ms. Tierney is an associate professor in the Department of Geosciences at the U of A. She teaches organic geochemistry. Ms. Tierney holds an impressive number…
Joe Giammarino First, we would like to thank Green Valley Recreation’s Billiard Club and Ken Watson for their pool table skills and camaraderie, friendly competition, and a nice luncheon at the RoadRunner Grill after the 8-Ball Challenge. Another big thank you goes out to Dominic Borland PPB Travel Team Captain and Gary Barlow PPB Travel…
Rolly Prager Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries will be heading to West Texas for a nine-day tour. The tour is scheduled for March 25 to April 2. The trip will begin with a visit to El Paso where we will spend a day exploring historical sights and museums including the Magoffin House, a prime example of…
William Nagy The inaugural Charity Golf Tournament to Support Veterans was held at the 49ers Country Club on Nov. 2, 2019. All proceeds will be used to complete needed infrastructure upgrades to allow Esperanza En Escalante to continue to support homeless veterans in our community. The mission of Esperanza En Escalante is to provide transitional…
Steph Mattie On Dec. 8, at the DesertView Theatre, the SaddleBrooke Singers were pleased to take you along on an energetic journey of holiday sights and sounds. We hope you were able to join us as we presented a cavalcade of holiday music in this year’s show entitled “Holiday Portraits”. In the November article, I…
David Stanard It was November, so once again it was a Veterans Day/military theme at the Resurrection Church Men’s Breakfast. Breakfast Committee Chair Al Toensing recognized those who have served and Ron McNutt led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance and opening prayer. Since the snowbirds are starting to return, attendance was well over…
Cowboy Cook-out Fur Critters a success! Carole Rossof Wednesday, Nov. 6, was another successful event for SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network. A capacity crowd of SB animal lovers gathered indoors at SaddleBrooke One for our fourth annual Cowboy Cook-out. Thanks to Bob Koblewski, our resident photographer, who donated his photography skills and Bob Stiens, for donating…