Tag: events

MPWGA Ace of the Year tournament winner

MPWGA held its Ace of the Year Tournament on April 8. Each month golfers qualify for the tournament by winning a gross or net Ace of the Month qualifier. They are each awarded a golf towel, courtesy of L&M Painting. These winners then play in the Ace of the Year Tournament. This year’s tournament was…

2014 M-PMGA President’s Cup tournament results

Dan Schroeder and Bob Eder A large field of 97 players grouped into nine flights competed in the club’s second major individual tournament of the year, the President’s Cup, on April 16 and 17. What makes this event special is the club takes the time to recognize our past presidents with complimentary golf, lunch and…

News from the Desert Stars

The Desert Stars, a tap/clogging group (clogging with a flair), has been on the go! The group performed in the SaddleBrooke Variety Show in March, in which it performed a dance routine to the 1960s hit song, Way Down Yonder in New Orleans, by Freddie Boom-Boom Cannon. And in April the dance group performed for…

What women need to know…  just in case

Terry Barringer When faced with a dilemma, Scarlett O’Hara was often heard to say “Well – I can’t think about that now – I’ll think about that tomorrow.” How many of us take that same position with regard to emergencies and unexpected life events. We look forward to planning a vacation or a reunion or…

Happy 11th birthday to the Golden Goose

Larry Clark Three hundred and fifty volunteers, spouses and guests gathered at the Golden Goose Thrift Shop on Sunday afternoon, April 13 to celebrate the Goose’s eleventh birthday. Eleven years! Who would have believed it? The believers are the hearty gaggle of volunteers and staff who have been making the Golden Goose Thrift Shop hum…

Dress rehearsal concert

How do you get sixty-five SaddleBrooke residents to listen to an hour of accordion music? First, send out a compelling invitation without admitting what instruments are going to be presented. Then schedule and decorate the HOA 1 Activity Center with festive colors. Have plenty of snacks and drinks available when they arrive. Wine and dine…

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings – June 2014

Mark your calendar for Golden Goose Fashion Show Nan Nasser Summer is the time to start marking your fall calendar with dates of fun fall festivities. One of those will be the annual Golden Goose Thrift Shop Fashion Show to be held on Monday, September 8 as part of SaddleBrooke Community Outreach general membership program.…

MPWGA hosts ‘Escape to Margaritaville’

The MPWGA member guest was held April 28 and 29. The theme was Escape to Margaritaville. The first day’s activities were held at the Preserve, with a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start. The teams were met with appropriate music and a beautiful grass hut for team pictures. The weather was great for a modified Chapman scramble.…

Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries – June 2014

Game Day 2014 There is limited seating for Game Day 2014. Gather your friends together and plan to play your favorite games supporting the Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries. Game Day is Monday, August 11; game playing begins at 9:30 a.m.; lunch 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; raffle drawing 1:30 p.m.; tables close at 3:30 p.m.…

SaddleBrooke Variety Show donates proceeds

Tim Koch In keeping with its long standing tradition, the SaddleBrooke Variety Show recently donated $11,000 of its ticket proceeds to the DVPAC Theater and five local nonprofit organizations. On Wednesday, May 5 at a brief ceremony in the MountainView Bistro lobby, long time Variety Show producer Lloyd Maritz, along with recent Variety Show director…