Brenda Steward When the greens closed, the MountainView Lady Putters took the opportunity to trade in their visors and putters for something a bit more spectacular. The inspiration for the afternoon began with a simple, brilliant suggestion from a member: it was time to pull out the fancy clothes! From that spark of creativity, the…
David Zapatka The dink is pickleball’s most nuanced shot, deceptively simple to learn, endlessly deep to master. While beginners treat it as a stopgap between rallies, advanced players weaponize it. Here’s how to transform your dinking game from passive to dominant. Elite dinks share three qualities. They land in the kitchen, stay low over the…
Sharon Scanlan On April 30, Queen Camilla was interviewed by Jenna Bush Hager on the Today Show. She started a charity during the pandemic in 2020 called The Queen’s Reading Room, an online book club, with the belief that “reading has the power to make life better.” https://thequeensreadingroom.co.uk/ The Queen’s Reading Room has now reached…
Barbara Barr Bengen The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke sponsored the first-ever trade fair at the San Manuel Community Center for members of the Copper Corridor communities. Entitled “Pathways to Possibility”, the trade fair not only featured employment and career opportunities but also scholarships for training. The community center was filled with a wide variety of…
Andy Marino The SaddleBrooke Italian Heritage Club celebrated in true Italian style with a lively and festive evening at Scordato’s Pizzeria and Restaurant! More than 40 members gathered in a private dining room, where the spirit of la dolce vita was alive and well. Guests delighted in the freedom to indulge from a mouthwatering menu—savoring…
Donna Thompson Mountain Vista school in Oracle held their annual family reading night in March drawing more than 100 kids. There were lots of games including reading by flashlight in the library. And there were lots of prizes. The Arizona Literacy Fund, based in SaddleBrooke, donated 100 Adventures of Carly and Charly books. A good…
Donna Thompson For many reasons, Pinal County public schools have an average third grade math proficiency score of 20%, which is significantly lower than the Arizona statewide average of 34%. Overall, this puts Arizona in 45th place for math according to NationsReportCard.gov. Holy cow! Peak math scores were recorded in 2019 and have never recovered. Over the…
Corey Loyd The SaddleBrooke fruit pickers (SB pickers) recently ended their picking season for the year after a spectacular three months of picking fruit throughout SaddleBrooke. The SB pickers is a group founded four years ago by Dotti McKee and Jill Darban with a few others who saw the need for fruit to be harvested…
David Zapatka Wind is the great equalizer on the pickleball court. It doesn’t matter how polished your dink game is or how powerful your drive is; a stiff breeze can turn your best shots into unforced errors in a hurry. The good news is that with a few smart adjustments, you can use the wind…
Andy Marino The SaddleBrooke Activity Center was transformed into a vibrant “piazza” this February as the Italian Heritage Club hosted an unforgettable evening for more than 50 residents. The room was a sea of il Tricolore—the green, white, and red of the Italian flag—with classic Italian melodies providing a soundtrack to an evening centered on…