Susan Astin The semi-annual used book sale at Oracle Public Library is Saturday, October 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the library, 565 E. American Avenue in Oracle. Thousands of books in paperback and hardcover, fiction and non-fiction, and children’s titles will be displayed on tables and for sale at low, stock-up-for-winter-reading prices.…
Discover a hot new author with great critical reviews Come and meet thriller writer Becky Masterman at the Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries’ next author luncheon to be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, November 20. As the former editor of a forensic medicine encyclopedia, Masterman brings a unique background to her mysteries. Largely unknown to…
Ron Bechky The DesertView Performing Arts Center opened in 2005. The DesertView Cinema Club started presenting movies there virtually as soon as the theater opened. We’re both beginning our eleventh seasons. Our season will run for seven months, November through April. The DVCC is a membership club – $10 per person per year. Existing memberships…
Jim Cox The Writers’ Group returns from its summer break on Saturday, October 3 in the Saguaro Room of the HOA 2 Clubhouse at 10:00 a.m. For those interested, the Writers’ Group is open to all SaddleBrooke residents–you need not be a published author. The group meets on the first and third Saturday of each month from October to April in the Saguaro Room…
Joe Giammarino and Dominic Borland On August 1, 2015, the first Blind Draw Partners 8-Ball Tournament was held in the SaddleBrooke Starter Shack. The Tournament Directors were Dominic Borland and Joe Giammarino. After a blind draw, the 10 players were grouped as follows: Jim “Aviator” Wydick and Dan Stebbins, Dave Brinker and Joe “Fast Eddie”…
CJ Wright never touched a racket until shortly before she moved to SaddleBrooke 10 years ago. CJ (short for Carol Jean) was like so many who are new to our community. She and her husband had to feel their way around the plethora of activities that are offered here. But things began to change about…