Marsha Mantykow Passover is a sacred and special occasion on the Jewish calendar. It is steeped in custom and importance. Annually, the Jewish Friendship Group (JFG) celebrates with a seder on the second night of Passover. This year it is Thursday, April 2. This dinner, along with a shorter modern service, has always been open…
Greg Hlushko The SaddleBrooke Chess Club has players of various experience levels, and the games are played for fun in a casual, friendly environment.. The club plays in the Ocotillo Room in the SaddleBrooke TWO clubhouse on Monday and Thursday from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Come by to learn how to play or to enjoy…
Christianne Dettmann “Cruise with Kroese and make a difference!” If you grew up in the 1950s and 1960s anywhere near Hebron or Humboldt, Neb., you’re probably no stranger to this Ford dealership slogan. In fact, your folks might very well have had the family car cleaned by SaddleBrooke’s very own Dick Kroese (pronounced “cruise”). Dick…
Barbara Barr Bengen What are you doing with your soft plastics? We can’t add them to our recycling bin and set them out on the curb. If we put them in the trash, they just stick around in our landfills for hundreds of years. Tah dah! Enter soft plastics recycling! The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke…
Joyce Wainscott The little engine that could, also known as Mary Thompson, has chugged uphill her entire life. A founding member of SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary, Mary was born in Rochester, N.Y., where winter builds character and grit comes standard. Mary grew up in a small apartment filled with love. Money was tight, but family bonds…
Mary Klootwyk Members from the SaddleBrooke Squares Dance Club, along with several hundred other dancers, participated in the annual Tucson Square Dance Festival held Jan. 16-18 at the beautiful hall in the Casino Del Sol Resort and Convention Center. The mood of the entire weekend was upbeat and festive, as dancers were led by two…