Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg It’s not easy breaking habits because, for the most part, many of us hold onto them to maintain order in our lives or to sustain certain memories. I mention this because, as my mother did, I do our washing every Monday! There is something very rhythmic about my following in my…
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Generals, June 2018
Unit Happenings
Unit 3-S Brenda Newitter Forty-nine Unit 3-S residents celebrated Cinco de Mayo at the home of Steve and Helen Bellacqua on Saturday, May 5. This was a potluck dinner and residents were asked to bring Mexican food, if possible, and to dress in their best Mexican attire. Two residents were celebrating birthdays, so there…
Generals, June 2018
SaddleBrooke Cold War Symposium – July 12 and Aug. 9
Mark Schwartz The SaddleBrooke Cold War Symposium Summer Video Festival will be held July 12 and August 9, the second Thursday each month in MountainView’s Sonoran Room from 1:00-3:30 p.m. The SaddleBrooke Cold War Symposium explores the decades we grew up in, exciting and sometimes threatening times. We experienced America as an unquestioned world…
Generals, June 2018
SBCO hits home run with Little League sponsorship
Nancy McCluskey-Moore In 2017, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach approved a request from the Mammoth San Manuel Community Schools to provide financial support for its Little League Baseball Program. The program runs from the end of April to the end of June. SBCO’s assistance was needed to fill the void left when other sponsors reduced their…
Generals, June 2018
SBR Singer/Songwriter to appear at Oracle State Park Dark Sky Evening event
Bruce Carlson Oracle State Park is hosting a special evening event on Saturday, June 30. The Dark Sky program first features Bruce Carlson, a recent resident at SaddleBrooke Ranch singing original music and some mellow cover folk and Americana tunes from 6:15–7:30 p.m. Bruce’s music is all about love, life and landscapes played on…
Generals, June 2018
SaddleBrooke Health Fair has new Volunteer Coordinator
Phyllis Ketring, Publicity Coordinator The spirit of volunteerism is part of the fabric of SaddleBrooke, and the Health Fair is one of the largest, volunteer-driven events in our community. Recruiting, training and organizing over 100 volunteers to staff the fair is a big job. Sally Sample retired this year after eight years as Volunteer…
Generals, June 2018
From The New Home Sales Team
Luxury Villas coming to SaddleBrooke For active adults looking for a “Lock & Leave” lifestyle, SaddleBrooke will be introducing the new Courtyard Villa Series this summer. These impressive single-level, attached homes will exemplify carefree living by offering popular great rooms for entertaining, spacious master suites and outdoor living spaces to enjoy Arizona’s fabulous weather.…
Generals, June 2018
Oracle School District
Betsy Levenson, for the Foundation With the advent of spring and warmer weather in SaddleBrooke, the games got hotter, as approximately two hundred residents gathered in thirteen different homes, and on a golf course, to prove that when “Champions play, Oracle kids win.” Sponsored by the Oracle Schools Foundation, the “Games Month” project hosts…
Generals, June 2018
SASO performing opera this summer and other events
Punch Howarth Linus Lerner will conduct opera this summer at the San Luis Potosi Mexico Opera Festival from July 7 to 21. Members of the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra will be performing. SASO will be the main orchestra for a performance of Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutti on July 29. SASO members will join with members…
Generals, June 2018
“I Don’t Want It” Sale sign-up
Sign up September 12, 2018 for SaddleBrooke’s I Don’t Want It Sale, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the MountainView Clubhouse Ballroom West. Please bring your homeowner’s card to sign up. Tables are $25 for one and $15 for an additional table (limit two tables per space). We accept cash or checks. Sign-in sheets…