Nancy McCluskey-Moore On Monday, April 8, at 3 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) will honor the volunteers and supporters who have made it possible to annually serve children and their families living in the Copper Corridor, stretching from Catalina to Miami and San Carlos. This area includes more than three counties,…
Twice monthly volunteers at the Sheriff’s Office Substation in the Mini Mart are available to help dispose of expired or unwanted pills. The schedule is the second Friday of each month and the fourth Tuesday of each month. January dates: Friday, Jan. 12, from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Jan 23, from 2 to 4…
E J Snearly The MPLNiners chose to name SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Thanksgiving Baskets to be their charity during the Presidents Cup golf event held at MountainView Golf Club. The raffle and cash donations benefited the SBCO Thanksgiving baskets that were distributed to needy families in Oracle, Mammoth, and San Manuel. The MPLNiners are so…
Phyllis Ketring, Publicity Coordinator Health Fair 2018 will be Saturday morning, October 13. This is always a popular event and 2018 should be no exception. Details on exhibitors will be available later this year. Expect to see the immunization providers, skin cancer screening, eye exams and more. The Health Fair is one of the…
Elisabeth Wheeler When an extra work event was scheduled on the Arizona National Scenic Trail in December, eight SaddleBrooke hikers responded to the call. Led by Zach McDonald of the Arizona Trail Association and Gary Faulkenberry of Oracle State Park the work teams cleared the trail of grasses and overgrowth south of Oracle State Park.…
Elisabeth Wheeler Nineteen intrepid SaddleBrooke hikers braved a chilly morning to improve trails in Oracle State Park. A special effort was made to clear the trails of sticker bushes and obstacles for runners participating in the upcoming Oracle Rumble to benefit the Arizona National Scenic Trail. Lots of excellent work was accomplished in three hours,…
Phyllis Ketring Planning is well underway for this year’s Health Fair. The invitation to screeners has been sent out. If you have a doctor, clinic or medical specialty that you would like to have included in the Health Fair, now is the time to recommend them. There is always a waiting list, but it is…
Every month, a group of SaddleBrooke women that play together on a 4.0 interclub tennis team gather to do something fun and exciting off the court. In October they decided to put their skills to good use by helping a deserving family build their first house at a Habitat for Humanity building site. On October…
Dorothy Wood Dancing Horse Ranch, right here on the eastern edge of SaddleBrooke, is looking for some volunteer help with feeding, watering and corral cleaning for their eight horses. The chores are light, the horses are gentle and the folks are friendly. Several SaddleBrooke homeowners stable their horses here. As little as an hour or…
Melanie Stout Did you know that every year Kids’ Closet provides close to 3,000 wardrobes to needy children within our tri-county community? In addition to shoes, clothing and books the children also receive soap, toothpaste and a toothbrush. The older children, third grade and above, enjoy picking up a small bag of unopened hotel toiletries…