SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network: Monthly Pet Donation Drop-Off Program Karyle Steele Our various pet charities are always in need and are always thankful for your donations. Please consider dropping off any of the items listed below. Cash donations are also accepted and appreciated. The drop-off location is at the SaddleBrooke One bocce ball courts. It…
If you would like to make a meaningful difference in the lives of local veterans in need, there is no better way than to support your local American Legion Veterans Service Organization. “The American Legion Oro Valley Post 132 has been a steadfast ray of hope to our local, less fortunate veterans for years.” These…
I was recently having breakfast with six friends on the patio of the Roadrunner Grill in SaddleBrooke One. I was telling my friends about my first grandson Ari, born in December in Singapore. He unfortunately was diagnosed with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS), a rare but devastating genetic disorder. I told my friends that my son was…
March was again a very successful blood drive. We collected 84 units of blood. Our next blood drive will be May 21 and will have fewer appointments available due to many of our fellow residents leaving for the summer. Time and place remain the same: MountainView Ballroom from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. If you…
Can you imagine having to flee your home without a moment’s notice because you were in imminent danger? Can you imagine traveling a long way to a new country where everything is so different and you don’t speak the language? How wonderful it would be to find out that people who don’t even know you…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore Bring your outdated paper files to the Shredding and Recycling event on Saturday, April 30, from 9 a.m. to noon (or until the truck is full). The event, hosted by Long Realty-Golder Ranch, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach, and the Beacon Foundation, will be held on the SaddleBrooke One bocce ball courts. All documents are…
Linda Lyon The SaddleBrooke Dog Park (SBDP) Association is once again in very capable hands with the re-election of Susan Williams as the president, Nadine McAfee as vice president, and Kris Letterman as treasurer. Pat Tarr joins the other officers as secretary. Other members of this year’s board include Ken Wentz, Jim Vavra, Cathy Lee,…
Volunteer Motivated by Love of ‘The Kids’ Nancy McCluskey-Moore Kris Sallee moved to SaddleBrooke four years ago from San Diego. For 29 years, she worked as a bookkeeper and auditor for Vons, a grocery store chain now owned by Safeway. Before retiring, she worked in accounting for a nonprofit mental health system. For many of…
Rosemary Douglas The Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) was the recent recipient of 5,900 pounds of non-perishable food items. This windfall was donated by participants in one of the largest 24-hour mountain bike events in the world. The 19th annual 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, sponsored by Epic Rides, was held Feb. 18 through 22. Recent…
Rosemary Douglas Last November, the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) lost its warehouse storage space. The warehouse space, located on Main Street in Mammoth, had been used by TCFB to store non-perishable food supplies for at least 20 years. The Pinal County building, which housed our storage area, was deemed to be unsafe, and TCFB was…