Category: January 2026

SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network – January 2026

SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network: Monthly Pet Donation We are now into our winter hours through April. Drop-off hours are 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Drop off items at the SaddleBrooke One bocce courts, 64500 E. SaddleBrooke Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85739. Our various pet charities are always in need and are always thankful for your donations. Please…

Important: Insure Your E-Bike

Wanda Ross Insurance companies treat manual bicycles very differently from e-bikes, because e-bikes have a motor. A manual bicycle, like many of us have ridden since we were children, is treated by insurance companies as personal property, the same way they view other sporting equipment. However, an e-bike is considered to be a vehicle, because…

Native Plants: A Wise Choice with Library Resources

Janet Fabio Are you a snowbird who wants a worry-free yard when you’re away? Or maybe you travel frequently and you don’t want to spend time wondering if you’ll come home to dead plants because there was no rain while you were globe-trotting or because SaddleBrooke experienced a deep freeze while you were enjoying a…

The SaddleBrooke Gift Shop—Artisans Next Door

Mark Erickson Hello friends and neighbors, welcome to the new year and great news. Almost everyone by now has heard that the SaddleBrooke One Craft Center, where the Gift Shop has had its home for so many years, is going to be completely renovated starting in March. It will then be called the Creative Arts…

Do You Enjoy Shotgun Sports?

Join us for a friendly, inter-community trap shooting competition! Who: Residents of Arizona Robson Communities only. Contact your community leader for a registration form. What: Rounds of trap singles (75 targets) using your own shotgun and ammunition. When: Friday, March 27. Registration is at 9 a.m., and the competition begins at 10 a.m. Where: Casa…

Join Us for Our 2026 Recreation and Activities Fair!

Joan Benson Saturday, Feb. 7, is the date for the next SaddleBrooke Recreation and Activities Fair. The event will run from 8 to 11 a.m. in the ballrooms at the MountainView clubhouse. This is always an exciting and busy event where clubs and social groups showcase their activities and inform prospective members. This event is…

Rumor(s) Has It

J.C. Ward Community Circle Players is proud to announce some interesting tidbits on their upcoming play Rumors, written by Neil Simon. It was his 23rd play! To give you an idea of his work, here are a few you might be familiar with: Barefoot in the Park, Biloxi Blues, The Odd Couple, and Brighton Beach…

Quilt Show and Raffle on March 21

Penny Bartley What do you get when you mix fabric, thread, and the talents of multiple people? The 2026 SaddleBrooke Quilters’ raffle quilt. The quilt is a unique blend of colors, from deep chocolate, turquoise, green, yellow, and even a glimmer of purple. The colors of our desert come to life in this one-of-a-kind quilt,…

American Red Cross Blood Drive

Leslie and Tom Mehalek The November blood drive was a tremendous success. We collected 85 units of blood, thanks to all of our wonderful donors! Please join us for our next SaddleBrooke Blood Drive at the SaddleBrooke TWO ballroom on Saturday, Jan. 17, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. We have 70 people signed up…

Cowboy Music and Poetry March 6

Al Mollenkopf The SaddleBrooke Western Heritage Preservation Club is sponsoring a concert at DesertView Performing Arts Center (DVPAC) starring two of the country’s best western music and cowboy poetry entertainers, Brenn Hill and Andy Nelson. The concert is Friday, March 6, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person and are now on sale at…