Neil Macdonald The SaddleBrooke Republican Club was pleased to welcome Arizona State Speaker of the House David Gowan at the club’s monthly meeting. Speaker Gowan has served in the Arizona State legislature since 2009. Not surprisingly he spoke before an enthusiastic audience of well over 150 club members and guests. The main topics of the…
Rett Benedict The Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter met on October 17, 2015, at the MountainView Clubhouse in SaddleBrooke. The speaker was Lieutenant Colonel Randall (Randy) Olson, Army helicopter pilot in Vietnam and an Air Force T-37 and A-10 pilot and retired in 2000 with 28 years of service and over 6500 flying hours. His presentation…
Brian Mundy The Emerald Isle shone bright in glorious fall sunshine as 17 savvy travelers (most from SaddleBrooke) experienced the beauty and history in a fun-filled 13-day escorted tour through Ireland. The locals told us that the 12 days of great weather we experienced was their summer! And while The European Travel Club cannot take…
It’s the Hustle Steve Holdener The Hustle is a fun partner dance created in the New York Bronx in the latter part of 1972 and was primarily danced among the Puerto Rican people at house parties, basement club dances and hooky gigs in the South Bronx. In 1974 it was also known as the Spanish…
Fran Berman On October 15 more than 30 SaddleBrooke Freethinkers and guests mixed, mingled and munched during happy hour at the Roadrunner Grill. As always, the room was alive with stimulating and sometimes provocative conversation. We reconnected with friends and made new ones. Attendees included residents of SaddleBrooke One, SaddleBrooke Two and SaddleBrooke Ranch. Thirdsty…
Dr. Mark Magdanz It’s time to reserve space for January 2016; almost 100 SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch residents are currently registered. Limits are placed on student numbers for safety. The winter series are planned for 10 classes in each level of difficulty. Starting the week of January 18 classes resume. Classes begin promptly at or…
Jim Vavra Vote smart or vote dumb! was the admonition of our guest speaker at the October 13 meeting. Adelaide Kimball, Senior Advisor and Founding Board Member of Project Vote Smart, presented Project Vote Smart: Your Gateway to Politicians, their Backgrounds and the Positions They have Taken. She provided an internet-based orientation to the capabilities…
Richard Beaty User Group Meetings Filling To Capacity SaddleBrooke Computer Club holds an open User Group Meeting once a month. By open we mean that all of SaddleBrooke is invited, whether you are a Computer Club member or not. The October meeting featured our President Dennis Korger speaking about Windows 10, answering the questions: What’s…
Marilyn Anthony The October Potluck was once again a great success. The food was amazing – the best in SaddleBrooke. Everyone ate too much and had a wonderful time! Our first catered dinner of the season is happening on November 12 in the Vermilion Room at HOA 1. It is a buffet and will consist…
Terry Coe Welcome back, snowbirds! You are just in time for our annual players’ appreciation days. From October through the end of the year fees have been cut in half. Our games are now only $2! As always, the club welcomes new players. We play Tuesday and Friday afternoons at 1:00 p.m. in the Mariposa…