Barbara Barr Bengen, Assistant Governor, Rotary District 5500 When the horrific fires ravaged Southern California, the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke and the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club (SSRC) combined forces to help those in need. Many of the residents in the SaddleBrooke communities lived in those areas and have friends and family who have been directly…
Stuart Watkins Blame Greg Hlusko for suggesting the 2025 Chess Tournament, because 10 members of the SaddleBrooke Chess Club agreed. Now everyone plays everyone twice; once with the white pieces and once with the black pieces. Greg is the outgoing president of the club, and the new president is Bruce Arid. Both are skilled in…
Larry Ingram Lisa Golembiewski, account executive with Delta Defense and service provider for the U.S. Concealed Carry Association, provided the members of the Veterans Club with information on constitutional concealed carry and self-defense. She answered questions such as “When can I use force?” “Should I shoot?” and “How to identify a public threat.” She provided…
Jane Gromelski Dancing is a great exercise for couples. It has many benefits. It is great exercise, it builds synapses in the brain, and you do it with your partner. Best of all, it is fun! It’s the only sport where you hold your partner close—forget the luge. We will teach the Intermediate Arizona 2-step…
Christine Schmitz On Feb. 16 the Cornhole Partners Double-Elimination Tournament was well attended. Our congratulations go to the first-place and undefeated team of Dana Eckhardt and Gary Zellinger. Second place went to Larry and Miriam Weber. More tournaments will be scheduled. Watch the website for future dates. Maybe your team can defeat Dana and Gary!…
Terese Butler Have you always wanted to learn how to swim but didn’t have the chance? Or maybe you gave it a try but found it difficult and didn’t think it was for you? There are a myriad of reasons why you might have stayed away from the pool, but now is the time to…