Mark Wong In mid-October over the course of two days, 20+ members of the SBRTA played some fun tennis in the Steiness Tennis Festival. This is the third year of this annual tennis festival event, and this year it was renamed the Steiness Tennis Festival in recognition and in honor of Helge Steiness, the founding…
Colleen Carey The Calle Rose Trunk Show was a big hit at SaddleBrooke Ranch last weekend. Michele Fredette, who owns the company, brought in a wide array of clothes and jewelry. Everyone had fun trying on different outfits and matching jewelry to go with their new winter outfits. Thanks, Michele, for all your hard work.…
Steve Holdener A little bit more on East Coast Swing (ECS) continuing from last month’s column. ECS is a Rhythm Dance that has both six and eight beat patterns. The name East Coast Swing was coined initially to distinguish the dance from the street form and the new variant used in the competitive ballroom arena,…
The Harvest Andrew McCreery, d’Vine Gourmet Many eloquent words have been used to describe the annual grape harvest. All of the elements coming together to determine when the moment is just right for the grape to be plucked from the vine thus ending nature’s roll in the process of filling your glass. The handoff from…
Alice M. Schroeder, President The Charles Company participated in the annual Christmas Blanket Drive for Soldiers. Blankets will be donated to “Packages From Home” who will mail them to our troops. This year the blankets will go to our troops in the mountains of Afghanistan or to other high elevations where temperatures at night are…
Nan Nasser The State of Arizona offers tax credits for a variety of situations, including charities that provide services to the working poor. That makes SaddleBrooke Community Outreach eligible for donations that can be claimed as a tax credit on the state return. A single filing tax payer is able to claim a tax credit…
1ST FLIGHT 2ND FLIGHT 3RD FLIGHT On a rather cool and very windy morning of November 4, the SBRWGA hosted a successful golf tournament with a wonderful turnout. Forty-four golfers disregarded the inclement weather and enjoyed a fun day of golf. Colleen Carey and Mary Snowden were in charge of the tournament and did a…
Thank you from the Oracle School District Dennis Blauser, Superintendent of the Oracle School District For those that don’t know, the Oracle School District is a very small district with an enrollment of a little less than 500 students. The district does not have its own high school but does have around 250 high school…
Gary Hammond SaddleBrooke Seniors and SaddleBrooke Health and Wellness will again sponsor a seminar series in early 2015. All three will be held at 2:00 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom West. Here’s a brief preview. (1) Thursday, January 22 – Wandering and Safety Issues for Alzheimer’s. The Alzheimer’s disease epidemic continues to grow. It’s critical…
The Men’s Golf Association held its fifth annual SaddleBrooke Ranch Fall Couples’ Golf Event on Sunday, November 9. Twenty-eight resident couples participated in the fun, yet competitive, event organized by Jack and Karen Gressingh. Mike Jahaske, Ken Steinke and their Pro Shop staff provided great support as usual. And the weather chairman cooperated by providing…