Pam Boedeker On April 12 the SaddleBrooke Nature Club was treated to a presentation on Crested (Cristated) Saguaro. Presenter and founder of The Crested Saguaro Society, Bob Cardell, kept the audience informed and entertained with his slideshow of Crested Saguaro. Bob took his first photograph of a Crested Saguaro in 2005. Nine years later he…
Roger Bogard A large crowd filled the DesertView Theater on May 14 to attend a forum with candidates running for Arizona Governor. The speakers were: Secretary of State Ken Bennett, State Treasurer Doug Ducey, business woman Christine Jones, State Senator Al Melvin, businessman Frank Riggs and Mesa Mayor Scott Smith. After opening comments they answered…
Twink Gates-Zimdar On Sunday, May 25 twenty-nine members of the British Club gathered at the Bocce Ball Courts here in SaddleBrooke for a fun Bocce Ball game. Following the game, everyone headed to the home of Bob Zimdar and Twink Gates for a potluck picnic where they feasted on lasagna, Swedish meatballs, cheeseburger macaroni, shrimp…
George Bidwell Last year the STS donated approximately $35,000 worth of materials and food to military personnel and their families. Now that troops are returning with many not able to find employment, the need is greater for us to supply more food to the Military Food Bank. Your monetary, food and clothing donations make it…
George Bidwell SaddleBrooke Troop Support presented a Certificate of Appreciation to the SaddleBrooke Latin Rhythm Club in recognition for their many generous contributions to STS. Those funds go directly to the support of our local troops and their families who are in need. In the photo are members of Latin Rhythm Dance Club. Jeanny and…
The May meeting featured an interesting presentation by Chris Seggerman, an experienced genealogist from the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records Division. His topic, Newspapers for Research, explained how to use publications to find information about ancestors. Chris suggested looking at death notices, obituaries, marriage notices and other news articles to locate important dates…