Claire Guidas Despite Arlyn Melcher being a farm boy who taught himself to swim in the sand pits of Nebraska, there is much more to this humble SaddleBrooke resident than the high-point award he recently earned in his first swim meet ever. Arlyn is remarkably active, both physically and mentally, in capacities that would exhaust…
Jim Grosjean They say that good things happen to those who wait, and that was proven once again on Dec. 4, 2023, when Tom Quinn recorded his very first hole-in-one at The Preserve Golf Course. Although he has witnessed three or four aces by various playing partners, it was quite a different experience to see…
David Zapatka While reading The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong: Table Tennis as a Journey of Self Discovery by Guido Mina di Sospiro, I ran across the word redolent. His use of the word while describing table tennis rubber was intriguing. Redolent—red·o·lent adjective 1. Exuding fragrance: aromatic 2. Full of a specified fragrance: a. scented (air redolent of seaweed)…
Judy Saks On Dec. 11 Santa decided to stroll over to his workshop to see how the Christmas gift-making was going. Things seemed fine until he noticed that a few of his “elves” were missing. And where were all these elves? At the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club holiday dance party, that’s where! As usual, the…
Calling all beginning or exploring artists! The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is pleased to announce another opportunity to take part in its next Art Sampler class on Wednesday, March 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Topaz Room in the Arts & Crafts Center at MountainView Country Club. The class time includes one…
Raymond H. Goettsch The four teams fielded by SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association, Inc., have begun competing in matches in the Arizona Pickleball Players League. The Flying Burrito Brothers team (3.5 65+ men) defeated the Ranch Wranglers2 team from SaddleBrooke Ranch by a score of 30 points to 15 points on Jan. 2. On Jan. 3 the…