Michael and Laurie Lien We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season, and may you all have a safe and healthy 2023. The Red Cross goals for 2023 are simple: collect as much blood as possible. We had a record year in SaddleBrooke blood drives, thanks to our wonderful donors and volunteers. As a result,…
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Generals, January 2023
2022 Bucks 4 Books Raffle Celebration a Rockin’ Event
Nancy McCluskey-Moore The Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries 2022 Bucks 4 Books Raffle raised money to buy new books, DVDs, and audiobooks for the SaddleBrooke Community Libraries. The raffle is a win–win, because half of the money goes to the libraries and the other half is distributed in cash prizes to lucky ticket holders. On Nov.…
Generals, January 2023
ILR Sponsoring a Free Musical Presentation
Ken Marich The program title is “This Is Your Brain on Music,” presented by Susan Kravitz. Her program will be held on Feb. 8 in the MountainView Ballroom East from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Seating is limited, so come early. Susan was born in Long Island and grew up in the New York area. She…
Generals, January 2023
A Busy Year at the Food Bank
Rosemary Douglas The Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) had a very busy 2022, especially toward the second half of the year. Our member families faced many economic challenges. An increase in prices for food, utilities, and gasoline reduced their buying power and access to transportation. Accordingly, the TCFB experienced a marked increase in the need for…
Generals, January 2023
Oracle Schools Foundation Goes Back in Time
Betsy Levenson Chalk up another winner for the Oracle Schools Foundation’s series of fixed price “Something for Everyone” events: an opportunity for friends and neighbors to meet, socialize, and partake of ethnic gourmet food, all while supporting crucial preschool, developmental, and literacy programs at the Mountain Vista School in Oracle. Not to be outdone by…
Generals, January 2023
Deadline Reminder and How to Submit Articles
The deadline for the February edition is Jan. 26 by 4 p.m. Please send your submissions on time, and early if possible! You can email your submissions to [email protected] or use our website link: robsonpublishing.com/editorial. For article and photo guidelines or if you have any questions, please call 480-895-4216.
Generals, January 2023
February Skygazers Meeting—A Sky Full of Satellites: Implications for Professional and Amateur Astronomers
Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club is pleased to host Harry Krantz, a PhD student of astronomy at the University of Arizona Steward Observatory, on Sunday, Feb. 12, at the DesertView Theater, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive, at 7 p.m. With the creation of new low Earth-orbit satellite constellations, astronomers face a new reality, one…
Generals, January 2023
State Parties
Gathering Up the Cheese (Heads) Jonathan Green Push Valentine’s Back a Day in 2023! SaddleBrooke’s annual Gathering-Of-The-CheeseHeads will be Wednesday, Feb. 15 at SaddleBrooke One with a no-host bar at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. Great food, great SaddleBadger friends, door prizes, raffle drawings, and verbal grenades tossed at neighboring states by MC…
Generals, January 2023
Touring Tucson
Janet Fabio If you’re new to SaddleBrooke and Tucson, you are probably eager to explore all that this area has to offer. If you’ve lived here for a while, you have likely visited the best-known attractions, and now you’d like to find something new. On Jan. 19 at 4 p.m., the Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries…
Generals, January 2023
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings
Volunteers Delivered Thanksgiving Baskets to Local Families Nancy McCluskey-Moore The Thanksgiving holiday was made brighter for many families in Oracle, San Manuel, and Mammoth due to the efforts of SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO). Just before Thanksgiving, SBCO volunteers in SaddleBrooke, chaired by Mona Sullivan and Mark Liefke, assembled and delivered 62 holiday food baskets to…