Stuart Watkins Gerry and Jill Nolin held a gathering at their home in Unit 15 to watch the Christmas Golf Car Parade. Nearby neighbors and friends in Unit 15 enjoyed treats inside and by the outdoor fire while waiting for the parade. Everyone went outside and cheered the golf cars as they wound their way…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…