Dee Berisha Most visitors or new transplants to Arizona would be skeptical when hearing talk of the existence of an Arizona olive oil mill, thinking that the olives would have to be imported from Greece or possibly Italy. So, like the baseball diamond in the middle of an Iowa cornfield, “If you build it, they…
Noelle Minck Julie Adamen and her husband moved to SaddleBrooke in October of 2023. She grew up in Palm Springs, and she cannot remember a time when she couldn’t swim. Julie swam for an age group team from 10 to 12 years old but dropped out and simply swam in backyard pools with friends after…
Denise Cashmore The MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association held their 2024 Presidents Cup Golf Tournament on April 2 and 3. Overall winner is the player with the best two-day low net total. Last year’s winner Ann Martin was honored with organizing this year’s successful event sponsored by Pride Mechanical. Day one began in cool, partly cloudy…
Janet Fabio Last year the three SaddleBrooke community libraries loaned out over 50,000 items! How did this happen? Personalized service and relevant collections are a big part of the libraries’ appeal. We tailor the collection and services to meet the interests of the community we serve. Our book buyers know what will be popular and…
Ron Andrea Even though it’s only May, the Health Fair Planning Team is already busy at work preparing for this year’s event, which annually takes place in October. The 2024 version will be special, as it will be the Silver Anniversary of Health Fairs in SaddleBrooke. For 25 years, the annual Health Fair has been…
What’s This? A New Name and a Logo, Too? Melanie Einbund Introducing our new name: Congregation B’nai Midbar at SaddleBrooke (transliterated: B’nay Meedbar, meaning “The People of the Desert”). Wow! What a ride it has been! You’d think that changing a name would be easy. Well, it wasn’t. But thanks to many, we did it!…