Frank Shipton After nine years of outstanding and dedicated service, Mary Thompson is leaving the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club (SSR) and the SaddleBrooke community to move back East near her family. As a demonstration of our club’s appreciation, Ron Lenz, SSR president, presented Mary with certificates of appreciation and a plaque. Mary intends to remain…
Stuart Watkins The surf was up, and the boards were out. Sunshine beat down, a direct route. Someone said, “Look at the empty surfboard.” Son John, alone, first time, borrowed board, surfing around the point, and my eyes screamed. I grabbed a Styrofoam board and my fins. I knew I needed to take my time,…
Claudia Booth “Dance, dance, dance” is the new mantra for the SilverBelles Dance Team who are getting ready to dance their way into the 2023 Variety Show on March 21 and 22 with the showstopping Irving Berlin song “Puttin’ on the Ritz.” Ann Kurtz’s choreography is perfect for this song, and the SilverBelles are stepping…
Vicki Ray The PebbleCreek Gun Club in Goodyear, Ariz., is this year’s host for the 12th annual trap shooting competition, called the Robson Trap Trials. Trap shooters from any Robson community in Arizona may participate in the event, which takes place Friday, March 24, at Casa Grande Trap and Skeet. Each person will shoot three…
Lori Anderson The SaddleBrooke Singles Club is planning several activities, besides our weekly happy hours and bocce games. Activities the club is considering: * A luncheon under the oak trees at Lavender Farm * Additional dine-aways at local restaurants * Horse races at Rillito Park * Feasting at Cadillac Chaparral Steakhouse and Saloon * A…
BK Koch On Jan. 2 “Raindrops kept falling on our heads” and, therefore, sputting was canceled for the day. During the luncheon, we had sunshine, and after the luncheon, raindrops were coming back to fall upon our heads. In the words of Sputters President Helen Bellacqua, “I think the weather is a woman, because it…