Jerry Wayne Emmons Jerry Wayne Emmons passed into his eternal home on Sept. 28, 2025, at the age of 87. He was born Jan. 25, 1938, to William Oscar Emmons and Ada Hooten Emmons in Eufaula, Okla. In 1939, the family moved to the Casa Grande area of Arizona, then in 1941, to Bakersfield, Calif.…
Sandy Epstein SaddleBrooke Great Decisions looks forward to insightful 2026 programs on key U.S. foreign policy issues. Meetings, held on Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m., usually in the MountainView East Ballroom, run from January through March. Exact dates and rooms should be finalized and communicated in December. Meetings include viewing a Foreign Policy Association…
Michael Reale The SaddleBrooke Photography Club kicked off its fall season on Sept. 13 in the Coyote Room with a presentation by professional landscape and wildlife photographer Ian Plant. He shared some of his favorite photos from around the world, as well as some of his top composition techniques for making artistic photographs that get…
Bruce Kistler The SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus is presenting its 22nd annual concert on Saturday, Oct. 18, in the DesertView Theater at 7 p.m. Our featured guest chorus this year is A Cappella Syndicate. This Phoenix-based chorus formed in 2015 and is still going strong today! We are really pleased to be bringing them to SaddleBrooke…
Leslie Hawkins The Fitness Walkers, part of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club, offer one-hour morning walks Monday through Friday throughout the year. Leslie Hawkins started with the group in June of 2017, shortly after moving here and joining the Hiking Club. To get more background on the group’s origin, she spoke with a member who began…
Cathe Kropp On Sept. 7, 8, and 9, 78 women competed in the State Senior Amateur Championship at Oro Valley Country Club. This was a 54-hole, three-day, stroke play tournament. There were three divisions: Championship Division, Field Division, and Super Senior Division (70+). It was three days of sun, fun, golf, and camaraderie at Oro…