The Friends of the SaddleBrooke Libraries is a wonderful organization dedicated to keeping the SaddleBrooke Libraries funded so we can continue to enjoy the newest best sellers, favorite authors, audiobooks, DVDs, large print books and the popular Lecture Series as well as Meeting the Author luncheons. In order for this organization to continue we must…
Category: January 2014
January 2014
Save the date
April 22 to 27, 2014, Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries announces a six day five night guided bus tour of the Cities of the Ancients, Four Corners of Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. The tour will feature the cliff dwellings in Navajo National Monument and Canyon de Chelly National Monument and Mesa Verde National Park…
January 2014
Holiday Food Baskets for Oracle Community
Nan Nasser Two days before Thanksgiving, members of SaddleBrooke Community Outreach, Inc. loaded their cars with all the trimmings for a holiday meal and headed to Oracle. Under the direction of chairmen Joan and Rich Roberts, the first stop was at the Oracle Ridge Learning Center where 10 baskets of food were quickly assembled for…
January 2014
Volunteers needed…Help make a difference
Nan Nasser Start clipping those food store coupons! The annual SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Food Drive will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2014. This event is open to all residents, including SaddleBrooke Ranch, with curbside pickup of nonperishable food items that will be delivered to the Tri Community Food Bank in Mammoth. It takes the…
January 2014
Don’t miss Friday Quilters Quilt Show March 16
Cathy Schaber 2014 marks the twentieth year for the SaddleBrooke Friday Quilt Club, and to mark that milestone the theme of this year’s quilt show will be Memories. The show will be held at the MountainView Ballroom from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Expect to see at least 100 beautiful creations on display on Sunday,…
January 2014
SaddleBrooke: A community that cares – Two day cancer fund raising events scheduled in February
Mark your calendars for February 16 and 17 for the second A Community That Cares fundraiser for the University of Arizona Cancer Research Center. This two day fund raising event, chaired by Clark Hall, features two major events with lots of fun, activity and great prizes. The Sunday, February 16 event starts off with a Taste of SaddleBrooke at…
January 2014
Santa Catalina Parish to hold session on youth homelessness
Santa Catalina Catholic Church at 14380 N. Oracle Road will be hosting an open session on Sunday afternoon, January 26, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall to address the issue of youth homelessness in our communities. Youth homelessness is a daily and growing problem for hundreds of teenage girls and boys throughout…
January 2014
Thank you, Carrabba’s
Ann Vernon When it comes to generosity, Jennifer Starner, managing partner of Carrabba’s Italian Grill, epitomizes the term. For the Treats and Talents Charity Auction she is like the gift that keeps on giving! Last spring she and her staff hosted a cooking class for 15 auction attendees who purchased this fixed price event. It…
January 2014
The Foods of Arizona at the FSL membership kick-off
Elizabeth Stephens The Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries, FSL, Annual Membership Kickoff event is scheduled for Wednesday, January 22, 2014, in the MountainView Ballroom. The doors will open at 1:00 p.m. and the program begins at 1:30 p.m. Gregory McNamee, a dynamic speaker and prolific writer from the Southwest Center of the University of Arizona, will…
January 2014
New location for CCS
We are growing! Last year Catalina Community Services provided nearly 50,000 clothing items for qualified, local residents. To meet the needs of even more families we have expanded our services. Our new clothing bank is located in the Catalina Pointe Plaza at 15920 N Oracle Road, Suite 150, next door to the Golden Goose Thrift…