Mary Klootwyk Dancers from SaddleBrooke Squares hit the road again to attend a two-day square dance festival held in Bakersfield, Calif., this past November. The trip started three days earlier with a stay in Lake Havasu to visit the local sites, including a picturesque ferry ride departing just north of the famous London Bridge and…
Jane Gromelski Dancing is a great activity 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 Arizona 2-step in…
Pat Knepler As the excitement of the new year fades, so do many of our resolutions. The SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC), however, has a wonderful way to renew interest in some of those “forgotten” resolutions—especially the one about getting into shape. What better way than ballroom dancing to have fun while burning those holiday…
Laurence Edralin The topic of our February Tech Talks meeting will be “Introduction to Photoshop Elements and Learn How to Improve Your Images,” presented by Mark Guinn. Mark Guinn is a lifelong amateur photographer. “After my sister said, ‘Mark, you take good pictures. You should get a good camera,’ I got my first SLR from…
Mary Jane Wilson The new SaddleBrooke Gardening Club (SBGC) started scheduling member-only garden tours with the arrival of our cooler temperatures. Seeing someone’s garden and hearing them talk about how and why they did things, along with the opportunity to ask questions and share personal experiences, is what most of our members have been asking…
Julia Virgil and Barbara Barr Bengen Join us for an illuminating exploration into the heart of astrology on Monday, Jan. 13, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Catalina Room of the Mesquite building at 36891 S. MountainView Blvd. Sara Bourland, SaddleBrooke’s own astrologer, will present “Unlock the Secrets of Your Moon Sign: A Journey…