We Know How Santa Feels Barbara Barr The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke partners with a number of local organizations. These humanitarian groups know they can call on our club when they need a helping hand. Recently the Tri-Community Food Bank received a grant for blankets for their clients in our community and surrounding areas. Since the…
Debbie Witten In the late afternoon each Tuesday, you will see the pickleball courts packed with women pickleball players who call themselves the Dinking Divas. The group was started when Sherry Brinster and Debora Witten wanted to play pickleball with just women of liked ratings. A small group of eight grew to more than 25 members within a month…
Andrea Molberg Thanks to the help of Costume Coordinator Susan Schweitzer and Props Coordinator Mary Riemersma, Community Circle Players (CCP), our live dinner theatre troupe, will delight its audiences once again. CCP is producing An Evening of One Acts—a charming dinner theatre production in a new format. The show’s producer Shawne Cryderman is grateful for Susan…
Deborah Witten Every pickleball player must have a bag to carry things such as paddles, extra balls, phones, water, bug spray, and maybe a snack or two. The pickleball bag by Franklin appears to be the bag of choice for the SaddleBrooke Ranch pickleball players.
Debbie Witten The Pickleball Canada National Championship took place in August in Red Deer, Alberta, just a few days after Canada reopened their border. Elida and Chris Jerman were invited to attend the tournament. Though the Canadian pickleball tournament was only open to Canadian pickleball players, both Elida and Chris worked at the tournament. Elida…
Learn about Growing Wildflowers in Arizona Nov. 18 Zann Wilson, Pinal County Master Gardener Your SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners are pleased to invite you to attend an online program presented by Jared McKinley with his partner Katy Gierlach, owners of Spadefoot Nursery, a local nursery that promotes growing native plants and supporting wildlife in the…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg The first time I heard Taps was in the movie From Here to Eternity in a scene when pugilist Prewitt (played by Montgomery Clift) held his bugle to his lips and played a mournful bugle sound while crying for the loss of his friend, Angelo Maggio (played by Frank Sinatra). It was not until…
Ross Dunfee Flag and Seal: Marines used the Grand Union flag, and possibly the Gadsden flag (yellow flag with a “Don’t Tread on Me” rattlesnake), during the assault on New Providence Island, The Bahamas, March 3, 1776. During the 1830s and 1840s, the flag consisted of a gold fringed white field centered with an eagle and…
Douglas Sedam There is nothing like punching that time clock for the last time as you picture your imminent golden years—full speed ahead to sun, golf, and travel. The first few years of retirement are usually when people start thinking about downsizing and/or relocating. But in your zeal to “live the dream,” you might overlook…
David Zapatka Want some tips to help you with your forehand groundstroke? Quoting from Pickleball Fundamentals by Mary Littlewood, when hitting a forehand groundstroke, “from the moment the ball leaves the opponent’s paddle, you should be tracking its flight with your eyes to aid you in judging the speed and direction of the ball. Move to the…