Sign up September 3 for SaddleBrooke’s I Don’t Want It sale from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the MountainView Clubhouse Ballroom West. Please bring your homeowner’s card in order to sign up. Tables are $25 for one and $15 for an additional table (limit two tables per space). We accept cash or check. The I…
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Front Page, August 2015
50s and 60s Sock Hop in MountainView Ballroom
Jane Gromelski Do you remember dancing at sock hops in the high school gym? We couldn’t wear shoes because the finish on the gym floor might be damaged, but our moms were not happy with us when the bottoms of our socks were no longer white. Fortunately the finishes on wood floors today no longer…
Front Page, July 2015
Programs! Step right up and get your red hot programs!
As a child of the 60s a program meant a TV show-—the happy opposite of its evil twin, homework. In the 70s a program became a software term for digital gobbledy-gook written by smart geeks in sandals. In the 80s it circled back to the TV in the form of programming the VCR, a challenge…
Front Page, July 2015
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach partners with Wheels for Kids
Melanie Stout SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) has again partnered with Wheels For Kids, a nonprofit organization operating out of Oro Valley to provide refurbished bikes to needy children in our service area. Wheels For Kids operates exclusively with volunteers who love to fix up bikes and make people happy. Please check out their website http://www.azwfk.org/.…
Front Page, July 2015
It’s getting hot outside!
Janet Tucker It’s heating up outside so come inside with your favorite Art Guild members and spend some time learning a new skill, working with a new medium or just meeting new folks. You do not have to be an artist. These summer classes are designed to be fun and easy. These mini classes are…
Front Page, June 2015
Beat the heat with Summer Line Dancing
Summer has arrived. The snowbirds have gone, the mercury is rising and you may be asking yourself, “Self, what can I do to get some exercise during the day?” Not all of us want to roll out of bed before 7:00 a.m. to hit the courts, the links or walk the same old streets. Of…
Front Page, June 2015
Theresa Woodhouse wins age group at Ironman 70.3 Triathlon Galveston
Rodger Bivens On Sunday, April 26, 2015, five SaddleBrookians competed in the half ironman distance triathlon held on Galveston Island, Texas. This race is a very popular event on the triathlon circuit and is important to the island economy as it still is recovering from the disastrous effects of Hurricane Ike in September of 2008.…
Front Page, May 2015
Hiking Club holds third work week on Arizona National Trail
Elisabeth Wheeler The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club has completed three trail work events so far in 2015 on the Oracle Passage of the Arizona National Scenic Trail. Work efforts were focused on two miles of trail going north from the American Flag Ranch to Webb Road northeast of Oracle. This section required some extensive brushing and…
Front Page, May 2015
Meet the Golden Goose telephone staff
Ron Andrea The telephone staff are the fifteen lovely ladies who answer the telephone when you call the Golden Goose—but they’re not just pretty faces. They schedule all the truck pickups and even help the pricers by researching the value of unique and unusual items. They also need to be familiar with all aspects of…
Front Page, April 2015
SaddleBrooke Swimmers photo finish in Mesa
SaddleBrooke Swim Club’s expectations for a high team ranking at the Misty Hyman Classic swim competition in Mesa on February 14 and 15 were not particularly high given the numerical strength of the host club Mesa Aquatics over the smaller contingent of SaddleBrooke swimmers competing in the two day event. However, at the end of…