Valerie Metz A short time after the stay at home restrictions were applied, thoughts of how to keep busy started stirring. Hearing about a SB lady, Maggie DeBone, who donated each year to the Apache Indian Children on the reservation in Casa Grande, raised an idea of donating handmade quilts for each child. Not realizing…
David Zapatka The “59th Street Bridge Song”, known by many as the “Feelin’ Groovy” song by Simon and Garfunkel, came on the radio. I was asked if I knew the history behind the word “groovy” which led to this month’s WOTM, “groovy.” Groovy: ˈgrü-vē Adjective 1. marvelous, wonderful, excellent 2. hip, trendy Origin and Etymology: “pertaining to…
Phil Simpson Our beloved friend, Fred Klein, SaddleBrooke’s oldest resident, left us on July 30, 2020. It seems like only yesterday when on April 25, the SaddleBrooke community paraded 220 vehicles by Fred’s home in celebration of his 104th birthday. Fred was thrilled by this wonderful gift. Joined by fiancé Elaine Stamm and swim club…
G. William Myers, LT, CEC, USN, Inactive The Catalina Mountain Satellite Chapter (CMSC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) resumed its regular, monthly meetings after having suspended them in the spring because of the COVID-19 virus and after CMSC’s normal summer hiatus. The meeting was held on Oct. 17 at a new venue,…
Frank Mucklo Frank Mucklo is a highly active member of SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA). A USTA competitive tennis player, Frank heard about a game called pickleball being played in SaddleBrooke. He tried it, was a natural at it, and was hooked. “In the first years here we played tennis until someone said there was a game called pickleball.…
Unit 27 Activities Sue Case There may be a pandemic going on around us but as of October, five new couples have moved into Unit 27 since the beginning of 2020, and at least two additional houses have sold. Quite a turnover for a unit with only 76 homes! Unit 27 has always included an active…