Louise Breves, President, SaddleBrooke Ceramics Club Want to be creative and spend some of your day having fun socializing, learning a new painting technique, and making new friends? If so, the SaddleBrooke Ceramics Club is the place for you. The club is located in the Quartz Room, just west of the SaddleBrooke TWO Administration Office, and…
Category: December 2021
Clubs & Classes, December 2021
November SaddleBrooke Democratic Club Meeting Was Educational
Linda Lyon The SaddleBrooke Democratic Club was pleased to host the Oracle School District superintendent, Crystle Nehrmeyer, as our November guest speaker. She had much to share with the members about the 401 students who attend Mt. Vista Elementary School, including the preschool, which is mostly funded through the Oracle Schools Foundation, with generous contributions…
Features, December 2021
Artist of the Month: Collage Artist Garners Award of Excellence
LaVerne Kyriss When Deb Kress decided she was going to enter the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild’s 2021 One Image, No Limits contest, she first decided that collage was going to be her medium. While skilled in watercolor and acrylics, collage has been her medium of choice for 25 or 30 years. Her entry, Buckie, won an…
Features, December 2021
Thank You Shoppers!
The Wags & Walkers group had another very successful fundraiser at this year’s I Don’t Want It Sale. We had a tremendous response to our plea for donations, so we had lots of very nice items available for sale at our For Pets Sake Boutique. This year, we concentrated our efforts on fine jewelry items,…
Sports, December 2021
Table Tennis Club Reopens
Greg Hlusko The SaddleBrooke Table Tennis Club started playing again in the spring after a long closure due to COVID-19. The club invites residents of SaddleBrooke to come and take up a game they may have played years ago in their basement or at a rec center. Players of all ability levels are welcome. Some…
Generals, December 2021
SaddleBrooke WWII Roundtable Presents…
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…
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…
Sports, December 2021
Celebrating the Holidays in Lady Niners Style
Wanda Ross Here we are in the midst of our most joyful holiday season, and what are the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners doing? Well, we’re being joyful! The holiday season started with a Turkey Shoot golf tournament and luncheon on Nov. 16, a perfect time to get us into the spirit of gratitude for Thanksgiving. After…
Clubs & Classes, December 2021
New Classes Coming for Artists of All Skill Levels
Connie Kotke, Publicity Chair The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is a nonprofit organization that provides a wide range of classes to build or enhance the skills of artists at all levels of experience. Classes are held in the Topaz Room at the MountainView Clubhouse. Learn more about instructors, techniques, fees, and material costs (if applicable)…
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…