Jim Vavra The SaddleBrooke Democratic Club held its monthly meeting on March 8. Our guest speaker at the meeting was Political Director for the Arizona Democratic Party Barbara Lubin. Barbara provided us with information about the latest controversial bills being proposed by the Arizona Legislature along with guidance as to who to contact in Phoenix…
Bob Edelblut If I were the eighth hole at the MountainView Golf Course I would be asking, “Why is everyone picking on me?” For the fifth time in the first two months of the year a hole-in-one was scored at this hole and the current winner is Bob Maruniak. By the way, this is the…
Elisabeth Wheeler and Mary Croft On March 16 twelve SaddleBrooke Hiking Club members along with Shawn Redfield (Arizona Trail Director), Jeff Bridge (Regional Steward) and Gary Faulkenberry (Oracle State Park) did significant work on the Arizona National Scenic Trail at the number 77 underpass going into Oracle State Park. Shawn Redfield delivered a permanent water…
Mary Kopp It started off like any other hike, a group of 16 enthusiastic hikers setting off to explore the scenic sites that surrounded the Catalina State Park. The six mile Deer Camp site begins as the Fifty-Year Trailhead proceeds along the Baby Jesus and Samaniego Ridge Trails, ending at a camp site situated westward…
Gary Averett The SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SMGA) held the annual SMGA Match Play Tournament February 27 to March 5 at the SaddleBrooke Golf Course. Match play is a much different game of golf than normal stroke play in which only the total score determines the winner. In match play, whoever of the two competitors…
Annual Community Food Drive Nan Nasser For the seventeenth year SaddleBrooke Community Outreach has sponsored a community food drive to benefit our neighbors in Pinal County. On Saturday, March 19 members of SBCO and area residents were involved in curbside pickups, bringing donations to the MountainView Country Club parking lot, sorting all food, checking for…