Category: Generals

Mental illness: what you need to know and how to get help

Leslie Fore Mental health problems are very common. One in five American adults and youth are affected by mental illness. The Santa Catalina Catholic Church Social Awareness and Justice Ministry is hosting an educational forum on mental illness called Understanding Mental Illness: Together We Can Make A Difference on January 28, 2018 from 1:00 to 3:00…

State Parties

Kansas Day Party – 5th annual Jan Deer and Ginny Porteous Please join your fellow Kansans for a special Kansas Day Celebration on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. We’ll gather at the HOA One Roadrunner Grill from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dinner is a buffet including marinated skirt steak and BBQ chicken. The cost is $28…

Date changes for ‘50s-‘60s Sock Hop Dances

  Jane Gromelski ‘50s and ‘60s Sock Hop Date Changes for 2018! Return with us to those thrilling years when we were young. Some of us went to the dances and danced, some watched from the sidelines. Bah! To that, we can all get on the floor and dance with our own moves—come and have…

Local travel agent presents unique fundraiser

Patti R. Albaugh Rotarians love to travel, and members of the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club learned how they can partake in a European adventure and contribute to the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Foundation at the same time. The Foundation donates to local causes such as Tri-Community Food Bank and Triangle Y Ranch. Brian Mundy presented an…

Free 2017 income tax filing offered

David Taylor The AARP Foundation, in conjunction with the IRS, supports a free service to help taxpayers file their annual income tax returns. The program, called Tax-Aide, is mainly targeted at seniors and low and middle income families but does serve a wide range of taxpayers of any age. Clients do not have to be…

Unit Happenings

Unit 3-S Holiday Luncheon Brenda Newitter Unit 3-S celebrated the holidays with a lovely brunch at the Vistas on Saturday, December 16. There were 50 residents who attended the fun affair. The food was yummy and we all enjoyed getting together to talk and catch up on what everyone had been doing in 2017. We…

20th annual Fore for Kids Tournament

  Tim Morsani SaddleBrooke Rotary’s 20th annual Fore For Kids Charity Golf Tournament will take place at the Oro Valley Country Club on April 23. This year’s principal beneficiary is Make-A-Wish Arizona which grants wishes to Arizona children with life-threatening medical conditions. Checks will be made to a 501(c) (3) organization so there may be…

The Wall That Heals is coming to Oro Valley

  Pat Cox The Wall That Heals is a scaled replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. and will be coming to Canada del Oro Riverfront Park in Oro Valley on March 15 through 18, 2018. It honors more than three million Americans who served in the Vietnam War and bears the names of…

Recreation and Activities Fair

  Candy Armstrong, Fitness, Wellness and Recreation Committee Join us for the annual Recreation and Activities Fair 2018, Saturday, January 27, 2018, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the SBHOA Two MountainView Ballroom. Saturday, January 27, 2018, is the date for the SaddleBrooke HOA Two Recreation and Activities Fair. The event will run from 8:30 to…