Unit 17 Mary Gelinas Life is the End of a Long Hot Summer was celebrated by Unit 17ers at the home of Linda Gray and Frank Buck on Sept. 4. Linda and Frank did a masterful job hosting the event when the original hosts had to cancel. They set up the party to accommodate any…
Unit 17: Life is a Bowl of Ice Cream Mary Gelinas Arlene DesJardins and David Dodd served up many dishes of ice cream at Arlene’s home on July 26. Arlene had a great selection of goodies to make the ice cream quite enticing. This was our unit’s first chance to try having a gathering during…
Unit 24 Independence Day Parade Jan Arruda Everyone loves a parade! On July 4, Unit 24 celebrated our country’s birthday with a golf cart parade. There were 15 lavishly decorated carts led by Pat Arruda on his Harley. Patriotic parade music was playing as we went through the neighborhood. It was a wonderful opportunity to…
Sue Case To paraphrase Garrison Keillor, it’s been a quiet month in Unit 27. However, things are happening, and activity is occurring, as some residents have shared. Golf is the one activity that SaddleBrooke TWO has allowed to continue since the shutdown began; and the unit golfers have continued to play, probably with more regularity…
Unit 27 Activities Sue Case In last month’s article, I gave a brief overview of the various things our Unit 27 residents were doing in late March and April, as the social distancing requirements from COVID-19 became effective. This month, I want to share the adventure of one of our unit families, as described by…
Unit 27 Activities Sue Case Fira Stout organized another Dine Around at Bob’s Steak & Chop House at the Omni Tucson National Resort for Wednesday, Feb. 19. Possibly because the date fell on a Wednesday rather than the typical Tuesday or because many residents had been to Bob’s with the unit a few years ago,…
Unit 3-S Big Game Tailgate Party Football fans of unit 3-S got together for a tailgate potluck party on the Sunday of the big game at the home of Ed and Laurie Lynch. To celebrate the winning team, everyone brought their favorite tailgate food or a food that is popular in the team’s home city. After watching…
Unit 17 Turns on the Joy Mary Gelinas Unit 17 carolers turned on the joy as they sang Christmas carols at various homes on Tuesday, Dec. 10. They met at Arlene DesJardins’ at 4 p.m. for a vocal warmup. Wearing holiday hats, lighted necklaces, and reindeer antlers, they rang bells and sang to many homes…
Unit 3-S welcomes snowbirds Unit 3-S welcomes snowbirds back to SaddleBrooke Nearly 40 residents of Unit 3-S gathered together in the Agave Lounge on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, to welcome back snowbirds and meet new residents in SaddleBrooke. A good time was had by all. Unit 3-S Halloween costume party Steve Bellacqua Ghosts, goblins and…
Unit 27 activities Sue Case Fira Stout arranged for another unit Dine Around on Sept. 24, at Contigo Latin Kitchen, which is located within the grounds of the Westin La Paloma Resort. The diners were seated in a room that had library shelves of wine on one side and windows on the other—a very inspiring…