Joyce Savage On the weekend of Nov. 6, if you were wondering what the two crazy ladies (one with Nordic walking poles) were doing walking along Ridgeview for hours and hours in the dark, heat, cold, wind, and rain, we were participating in the 3 Day, 50-Mile MS Challenge Walk for Multiple Sclerosis (MS). I…
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Front Page, November 2020
An Enormous Challenge—Reached, with Fantastic Results!
Valerie Metz A short time after the stay at home restrictions were applied, thoughts of how to keep busy started stirring. Hearing about a SB lady, Maggie DeBone, who donated each year to the Apache Indian Children on the reservation in Casa Grande, raised an idea of donating handmade quilts for each child. Not realizing…
Front Page, November 2020
Browse, Borrow, and Boogie at Your Libraries
Janet Fabio Do you miss in-person browsing the library collections to find your next book to read or select a few movies to watch? Two of the SaddleBrooke Community Libraries have recently reopened for limited access. If you prefer the curbside library pick-up services, be assured those services are continuing and have even been expanded. Both…
Front Page, November 2020
Trailblazers
Joyce Sutay Hard work always wins for trailblazers. Over six years ago, these ladies worked diligently with the SaddleBrooke TRIAD Partnerships to provide a non-existent service for our community. After nearly half a year of persistence, they were granted permission to establish the Prescription Drug Drop Off Program here in SaddleBrooke! Now, thanks to these…
Front Page, October 2020
Senior Village Volunteers Are Ready to Help
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart Every now and then, Senior Village hears the comment, “I don’t want to be a bother, so I don’t call the village when I need a service.” There is no reason to postpone scheduling an appointment or putting off a small needed project. As a member, you can utilize village services six…
Front Page, September 2020
SaddleBrooke Singles Club Celebrates an End to Solitude
Hazel Staloff As the community began its path toward reopening, the SaddleBrooke Singles Club reactivated its busy social calendar. Friday afternoon happy hours at the Agave Lounge were the first events reinstated. The enthusiasm for contact with other humans was such that no vacancies at the table existed at the scheduled starting time and, given…
Front Page, September 2020
New Fun Steps and Practice Make Good Friends
Sandy Gianotti Step-lock-step, jazz box, shuffle, cross vine, rock recover, scissor step, rocking chair, sugar foot, serpentine, mambo and the list goes on. If you have never line danced (and like myself always wanted to) or have been for many years, SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club (SBLDC) provides the opportunity to dance as much as you…
Front Page, August 2020
CycleMasters Celebrate the 4th
Madelaine Salas What a perfect morning for a bike ride! Instead of our usual lime green club jerseys, the CycleMasters chose to ride on the 4th sporting red, white, and blue. A couple dozen members showed up for the holiday ride all decked out, socially distanced of course! The group broke up into their usual…
Front Page, August 2020
Oracle, Arizona’s Hidden Gem
Stuart Watkins Each Wednesday evening from 6 to 9 p.m., the community of Oracle holds a Farmer’s Market offering homemade candy, cookies, soaps, candles, articles of clothing, art pieces, and books by local authors. No entry fee! Food is available for purchase and there is usually a local musician playing for tips. But, playing on stage…
Front Page, July 2020
Quilters Support Local Vets and Military Families
Linda Eisenhart Service always has been a centerpiece of the SaddleBrooke Friday Quilters activities. 2020 Service Co-Chairs Linda Crum and Janette Volz have been busy coordinating eight projects that benefit 10 different local groups! We proudly present our military family beneficiaries. Beth Bradford has been a SaddleBrooke quilter for the past eight years. She is a…