Drop off your unused prescription drugs at the Pinal County Sheriff’s SaddleBrooke Substation located in the Mini-Mart near Bank of the West on the second Friday of each month from 10:00 a.m.-noon and the fourth Tuesday of each month from 2:00-4:00 p.m. (January 22, 2019). Place any prescription pills in plastic bags. Note: No liquids…
Category: January 2019
Sports, January 2019
SaddleBrooke Swimmers compete in U.S. Masters Swimmers Challenge
Rodger Bivens The U.S. Masters Swimming Association sponsored a nationwide swimming fitness challenge this fall to encourage people to gain a level of fitness leading into the new year. The challenge consisted of a one-mile pool swim to be completed between November 15-30 of this year. This swim could be done individually or as part…
Clubs & Classes, January 2019
Help with hearing loss
Hearing loss is invisible yet it affects so many here in SaddleBrooke. Several of your neighbors have joined us in finding a way to resolve issues that interfere with our ability to hear. For date, time and location of future meetings, please email [email protected]. We invite you to come join us. One of the things…
Features, January 2019
2 Your Health: Cortisone shots for neck and back pain – the facts you need to know
Dr. Craig W. Brue, D.C. Are you experiencing recurring episodes of back and neck pain, sciatica, numbness in the hands, arms or legs? Has your doctor recommended a referral to a pain management doctor for a cortisone shot? Before you consider an epidural steroid shot (ESI), here are the facts you need to know. Fact…
Clubs & Classes, January 2019
Hiking Club supports youth outdoor learning
A generous donation by the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club enabled over 100 children from Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School in Queen Creek to participate in the Environmental Education Program of Oracle State Park. Volunteer naturalists guided small groups of students on trails, teaching them to use their five senses. Each group had a scent canister from…
Clubs & Classes, January 2019
SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club
Listen to the music What would a line dance be without music? It wouldn’t! A couple months (issues) ago we, the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club, explored the origin of our dances. Now let’s look at where the music comes from. The SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club has a Music Committee whose responsibility is to provide a…
Generals, January 2019
Identifying wildfowers in the Catalinas – February 20
Michael Caryl On Wednesday, February 20, 2019, Tim Butler, a hike leader from the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club, will present a program to help club members identify the wildflowers they see while hiking in the Catalinas. He will focus on how to hike and enjoy wildflowers as well as locating them on the trails and specifically…
Features, January 2019
Snow, sleds and a cow
Stuart Watkins My brother Bill, my cousin Bobby and I grew up at 166 Rugby Road in Charlottesville, Virginia. (This is now a parking lot.) Whenever it snowed, we got out the sleds and went everywhere youngsters probably should not have gone. One day, and I am not sure if Bobby was with Bill and…
Front Page, January 2019
It’s a New Year! Make it a great one
Jan Pede 2019 is already here and Wags & Walkers is starting their 15th year volunteering at Pima Animal Care Center (PACC). The shelter has made an amazing transformation in that time frame from a Rabies Control Center to a life-saving Animal Care Center. Our group has transformed as well from once-a-week dog walkers to…
Clubs & Classes, January 2019
Hiking Club members beautify Catalina Hills Drive
Walt Shields Since 2007 the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club has participated in a biannual cleanup of Catalina Hills Drive from SaddleBrooke Blvd to its entrance into the Preserve as part of the Adopt-A-Highway program of Pinal County. On November 28, nine members of the club spent time on a treasure hunt along the highway. In addition…