Carol Thompson Every month, Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) provides blue bags to encourage food donations for Tri-Community Food Banks in the surrounding areas of SaddleBrooke. July was cold cereal month, and the church participants came through once again! We wish to thank Kathy and Bill Doran, who have worked for this ministry for many…
The SaddleBrooke Metaphysical Study Group (MSG) is sponsoring a unique experience, presented by author and psychic medium, Karen Callan on Sept. 11, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., in the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center. This is a free event. Karen Callan is an author, psychic medium, spiritual advisor, a non-impact aerobics dance teacher, artist and registered…
There are 70 choirs for the memory impaired all over the world, and the choir at Vista de la Montana Methodist Church in Catalina will be number 71! To address the misperceptions of our culture for those whose short-term memory is compromised, the church has created the Vista Song of Joy Choir. The choir will…
Saturday, July 6, was an eventful evening full of music and laughter with a little bit of comedy thrown in. SaddleBrooke Winds & Strings started off their free concert with the “Star Spangled Banner,” and we all rose to place our hands over our hearts. Then, an audience member, dressed in his 1940s Army uniform,…
Carole Rossof Microchips embedded into pets greatly increase the chances that they will be reunited with their families if they become lost, but a microchip only works if its registration information is accurate. For example, Tucson had its first monsoon storm of the season on July 13. I was driving down Edwin Road when I…
Meet Kathy and Kevin Tharp Carole Rossof Kathy and Kevin Tharp are a remarkable couple living in SaddleBrooke, and this is their story. It began when they found a pregnant stray dog in Oracle without a tag or microchip. The Tharps took her in with the hope that her owners would come forward, but no…
Pat Smith With the 2019-20 calendar of events finalized by the planning committee, the SaddleBrooke Francophiles are looking forward to their twentieth year of celebrating the culture, foods and wines of France and everything French that goes along with it. Our last season’s finale was a “Paris in the Park” event at the home of…
Local author and poet Stuart Watkins published Supernatural Stories, which includes stories told to him by his former students as well as some of his personal experiences with dreams that came true, conversations with deceased relatives and other strange experiences. This book is available in the SaddleBrooke gift shop for $10 and through Amazon. Watkins’…
Phyllis Ketring Many people do not know about the strides that Oro Valley Hospital has made in the treatment of behavioral health. Unless you or someone you know has had need of these services, it is unlikely that you have visited the well-designed inpatient behavioral health unit at the hospital. The inpatient behavioral health unit…
Stephen Argentati The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke recently celebrated its annual Passing of the Gavel ceremony, where past president Doug May “passed the gavel” to the incoming president, Barbara Barr. Barbara has been a powerhouse rotarian for many years, and we are excited to begin the new year with her at the helm! The assistant…