Joe Guyton and Barbara Barr Join us Saturday, April 9, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the SaddleBrooke Ranch Ballroom as renowned Tucson artist and well-known philanthropist Diana Madaras brings her gallery to us! While this event is taking place at the Ranch, it is open to all SaddleBrooke residents and features wine and appetizers.…
Raymond H. Goettsch With sincere appreciation, the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association, Inc. (SPA) announces that Brian Komar and Krista Kunz have made a generous donation to assist in the expansion of pickleball at SaddleBrooke. For this sponsorship donation, SPA has designated court 7 as the Brian Komar and Krista Kunz court. Brian and Krista are “snowbirds”…
Bruce Landeck Dec. 13 was a beautiful, sunny, early winter day as hikers started out to Dripping Springs. From the trailhead at Catalina State Park, they hiked for a short distance on the Canyon Loop to the Sutherland Trail, which they followed until the Dripping Springs Trail cutoff. This route is a beautiful, 4.2-mile out-and-back…
Wanda Ross The SaddleBrooke Lady Niners held their annual nine-hole Founders Cup on Jan. 21, in honor of their founders. We are very grateful to President June Hill and Vice President Liz Carlson, who founded this organization in 1990 when there were 39 charter members. Thanks to them, more than 30 years later, we continue…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore On Dec. 27, the winning tickets were announced for the Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries 2021 Bucks 4 Books Raffle end-of-year drawing. The raffle, which was designed to provide funds for the three SaddleBrooke community libraries, raised more than $10,000 in ticket sales. The libraries will receive $5,000 in raffle proceeds to purchase new…
The Swim Club is again offering its free swim clinic to residents. “It’s been years since I swam, but I sure would like to swim laps for exercise (insert weight loss, injury rehab, strength, or competition), but, oh, I am sooooo out of shape, and my strokes need work!” If this sounds like you, the…
Benefit Concert Was a Hit The Texas Swing duo of Kristyn Harris and Hailey Sandoz performed recently at a concert fundraiser hosted by The Western Heritage Preservation Club of SaddleBrooke. These award-winning Texas artists sang, fiddled, strummed, and yodeled their way into the hearts of all the attendees. More than $3,200 was raised to benefit…
Raymond H. Goettsch On Jan. 8, SaddleBrooke resident Janie Fowler received her father’s military identification card that was recently recovered from the site of a 1952 fatal crash of an Air Force transport plane in Alaska. Air Force Capt. Monica Hottle flew from Dover, Del., to present the ID card to Janie. Janie recalled that…
Christine Reding To preserve frozen meat, the animal was suspended From the height of a tree, with its trunk being shaved back Preventing the wolverines causing the carcass from being upended Not even nibbling on the smallest portion of chack During the day the frost was sparkling with whitish sheen At night casting shadows of…
Connie Kotke, Publicity Chair The date for our next popular Art & Wine Event, sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild, is Wednesday, March 30, not Feb. 22, as previously announced. The event runs from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Activity Center in SaddleBrooke One. Join your friends and neighbors to complete a painting…