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Swim Club Intrasquad Meet Makes A Big Splash

Terese Butler On Saturday, March 2, the SaddleBrooke Swim Club held their fifth annual Intrasquad Swim Meet at the DesertView Pool. To the delight of all the participants and volunteers, after a week of cold weather, the day dawned bright and sunny. The team was divided into two squads, Willer’s Killer Whales and Jim’s Desert Sharks, who…

A Gift of Education Changes Lives for Generations

Bonnie Westra contributed to the SBCO Scholarship Fund to help future generations obtain college educations.

Ron Andrea Bonnie Westra is one of several local residents who has contributed to the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Scholarship Endowment Fund. “I know from experience that education is a gift that keeps on giving,” said Bonnie. “I was a first-generation college student and didn’t have family role models to show me the benefits of…

Mary Bubla Chosen for 45th Annual Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Exhibition

Mary Bubla, SaddleBrooke resident and member of the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild has been juried into the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies (WFWS) 45th annual exhibition to be held at the Idaho State Museum in Boise. The painting entitled “Color in the Desert” is one of 100 paintings selected for this year’s Watercolors Rock the Gem State WFWS…

For the holidays Golden Goose gift cards

Charlotte James One of the most popular, easiest, and favorite presents for anyone to receive is a gift card. Did you know the Golden Goose has gift cards for purchase? They can be found right up front at the cash registers and are so easy to get. Simply choose a card and hand it to…

CycleMasters’ bicycle round-up

On Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, SaddleBrooke CycleMasters will again conduct their annual Bicycle Round-up. This event is designed to enable SaddleBrooke residents and friends to rid themselves of any excess bicycles, bicycle clothing, and bicycle parts/accessories in order to help our less fortunate neighbors. The CycleMasters are again proud to be teaming with BICAS (Bicycle…

Bee-Cuz We Care Cancer Golf Tournament

Ret Convey How do you handle pressure on the golf course, or do you fold like a cheap umbrella at the thought of competition? Do the yips send your easy-peasy eight-inch putt screaming past the hole, hijacking your dreams of saving triple-bogey? When your third tee shot kerplops into the water, do you wonder why you…

Adopt-a-Family and Adopt-a-Child program again brighten the holiday season

Ken and Ellen Perkins For more than a decade, the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Adopt-a-Family and Adopt-a-Child program has provided hand-picked and carefully wrapped Christmas gifts to local families and Apache children on the San Carlos reservation. In recent years, the program has grown to annually assist about 90 families and 257 Apache children. SaddleBrooke and…