Larry Linderman The Roundtable is excited to present Chris Wilson who will talk on Operation Barbarossa, Germany’s invasion of Russia on June 22, 1941. While the Germans initially made huge advances into Russia and took thousands of prisoners, the operation eventually led to a catastrophic defeat for the Wehrmacht and arguably was the major turning…
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Generals, December 2021
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings
Support SBCO While You Shop Nancy McCluskey-Moore AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smileamazon.com, 0.5% of your eligible Amazon purchases will be donated to SBCO. You can manage your purchases and other account information on Amazon.com…
Generals, December 2021
CCP Dinner Theatre Auditions for Spring Show
Andrea Molberg With the curtains barely closed on Community Circle Players’ (CCP) highly successful fall dinner theatre production, An Evening Of One Acts, the troupe is already turning its attention to the upcoming spring show, which will run March 14 through 23, 2022. Save the dates! CCP will be bringing another fabulous dinner theatre show to the…
Generals, December 2021
Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries
Bucks 4 Books Raffle Helps Fund SaddleBrooke Libraries Barry Swartzberg Many SaddleBrooke residents assume that because the three SaddleBrooke community libraries are housed in the SaddleBrooke and MountainView clubhouses and DesertView, the libraries are funded through our homeowners’ dues. In reality, the HOAs provide space, shelving, and computers for the libraries, but the books, large-print…
Generals, December 2021
Holiday Books and More for You and the Grandkids
Janet Fabio, Renee Mazin, and Sharon Scanlan The holidays are here, and the DesertView Library can make this hectic season a little easier. If grandkids are visiting, bring them to the DesertView Library to find books and DVDs in the Children’s Collection. There are holiday classics, such as Polar Express and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.…
Generals, December 2021
Come Join Us—The Fellowship for Social Justice Is Looking for New Members
Are you interested in learning more or sharing your thoughts about social justice topics? Do you want to help educate, advocate for, and help victims of social justice issues? The Fellowship for Social Justice is a relatively new community organization created to do just that. We support each other as we discuss and learn about…
Generals, December 2021
Holiday Garden Gifts
Sheilah Britton, Pinal County Master Gardener When I first moved to Arizona in the late 1970s, I shipped fresh citrus to my parents who lived in the mountains of Colorado each December. It was a rare thing for them to have a box of tangelos and lemons in the midst of winter. A short time…
Generals, December 2021
The First-Ever Fit Fest
Barbara Barr Mark your calendar for Friday, Jan. 7, for the very first Fitness Festival (Fit Fest) at the MountainView Ballroom at 1 p.m. The Wellness Integrated Network (WIN) will be featuring demonstrations and the 411 on fitness programs from both SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO. You will meet Bry Deter, fitness coordinator for SaddleBrooke…
Generals, December 2021
Western Heritage Preservation Club Sponsoring Benefit Concert January 7
Al Mollenkopf A benefit western music concert will be held on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, to raise funds for Senior Village at SaddleBrooke. The concert is sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Western Heritage Preservation Club as part of the club’s outreach program to support social and educational programs in our community. The concert will feature two…
Generals, December 2021
Jim Hoagland to Present “Five Seasons of Bird Observations”
Sheilah Britton, Pinal County Master Gardener SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners are delighted to host one of our own for our December community education presentation. Birder and photographer Jim Hoagland will present Five Seasons of Bird Observations on Thursday, Dec. 16, at 1 p.m. As a young boy, Jim Hoagland and his family would explore the woods…