Category: Generals

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings

Steve Groth is stepping down as president of SBCO following many years of service to the organization.

Steve Groth Passing the Baton as SBCO President Nancy McCluskey-Moore After serving as the first male president of SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) for four years and executive vice president for a year prior to that, Steve Groth is ready to hand over the reins to Denise Anthony, the current SBCO executive vice president. Steve’s service with…

Unit Happenings

Unit 27 Travelers Sue Case March was a month of changing weather patterns. For example, snow, followed a few days later by temperatures in the high 70s. And of course, the ever-present pandemic continues to challenge both our physical and mental well-being. However, Unit 27 residents are resilient and flexible, and they have found ways…

Senior Village at SaddleBrooke – Neighbors helping Neighbors

AZ Rep. Tom O’Halleran met with Senior Village Executive Director Linda Hampton and Board Chairman David Loendorf to learn about the logistics of the SaddleBrooke vaccination clinics.

Senior Village Is Much More Than Vaccinations Stephanie Thomas For the past five months, the name Senior Village has been synonymous with the Saturday vaccination clinic, but did you know that Senior Village offers 11 volunteer teams to support its 1,000 members and address their needs? Even during mask-wearing and social distancing, our volunteers have been…

Summer Address Delivery

Elizabeth Maddox, Editorial Assistant Are you going away for the summer for two months or longer and want to have your newspaper forwarded? Don’t forget to notify us! Utilize our handy online form at www.saddlebrookeprogress.com/change-address or give us a call at 480-895-4216. There is no charge for forwarding delivery. Thank you and safe travels!

Master Gardeners Explore the Desert

Sheilah Britton Your SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners are pleased to bring Doris Evans, retired educator in environmental education positions as Curator of Education at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and as Environmental Education Resource Teacher with the Tucson Unified School District, for an online community education program on Thursday, April 15 at 1 p.m.…

Hearing Vibes: A Journey to Better Hearing

Lyle Larson and his wife Jen Jefferis

Lyle Larson There is no way a person with relatively normal hearing can understand what it’s like for people with hearing loss. I am blessed with good hearing in my later years, but my wife is not as fortunate, and it’s been an interesting journey for both of us. Although she had experienced some degree…

Back to the Garden: April Prep

Sheilah Britton, Master Gardener, Pinal County April showers are an unlikely event in the coming month. The average April rainfall in Tucson is .17 inches and that won’t do much to help your garden grow. But there are many things you can do for your garden in this month of near perfect weather that will…