Ann Vernon Guests attending the USO Canteen party stepped back in time as soon as they arrived at the home of Dan and Anna Marie Marsh who hosted this unique Treats and Talents Auction event along with Dave and Joanne Thomas, Gus and Karen Pachis and Bob and Linda Delaskey. The hosts, along with the…
Nita Fuchs Don’t let anyone tell you the number 13 is an unlucky number. The residents of SaddleBrooke One proved 2013 to be the best in thirteen years when donating toward the thirteenth annual Employees’ Holiday Party. The party was held on Sunday, December 15 in the SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse. More dollars were donated this…
Ann Vernon Mary Ziats, an expert baker and candy maker, opened her home recently to eight women who wanted to learn how to make chocolate turtles. She first demonstrated to her class how to layer the chocolate and caramel and where to put the pecans and then she turned them loose to make their own.…
April 22 to 27, 2014, Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries announces a six day five night guided bus tour of the Cities of the Ancients, Four Corners of Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. The tour will feature the cliff dwellings in Navajo National Monument and Canyon de Chelly National Monument and Mesa Verde National Park…
Nan Nasser Two days before Thanksgiving, members of SaddleBrooke Community Outreach, Inc. loaded their cars with all the trimmings for a holiday meal and headed to Oracle. Under the direction of chairmen Joan and Rich Roberts, the first stop was at the Oracle Ridge Learning Center where 10 baskets of food were quickly assembled for…
Nan Nasser Start clipping those food store coupons! The annual SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Food Drive will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2014. This event is open to all residents, including SaddleBrooke Ranch, with curbside pickup of nonperishable food items that will be delivered to the Tri Community Food Bank in Mammoth. It takes the…
Cathy Schaber 2014 marks the twentieth year for the SaddleBrooke Friday Quilt Club, and to mark that milestone the theme of this year’s quilt show will be Memories. The show will be held at the MountainView Ballroom from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Expect to see at least 100 beautiful creations on display on Sunday,…
Mark your calendars for February 16 and 17 for the second A Community That Cares fundraiser for the University of Arizona Cancer Research Center. This two day fund raising event, chaired by Clark Hall, features two major events with lots of fun, activity and great prizes. The Sunday, February 16 event starts off with a Taste of SaddleBrooke at…
Santa Catalina Catholic Church at 14380 N. Oracle Road will be hosting an open session on Sunday afternoon, January 26, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall to address the issue of youth homelessness in our communities. Youth homelessness is a daily and growing problem for hundreds of teenage girls and boys throughout…
Ann Vernon When it comes to generosity, Jennifer Starner, managing partner of Carrabba’s Italian Grill, epitomizes the term. For the Treats and Talents Charity Auction she is like the gift that keeps on giving! Last spring she and her staff hosted a cooking class for 15 auction attendees who purchased this fixed price event. It…