Dick Kroese As a yardmaster for the Southern Pacific Railroad, Ray Chastain would see men illegally riding trains into Tucson. He felt sorry for them, so he provided food and clothing. Then, in 1953, he and his wife founded Gospel Rescue Mission (GRM) in a downtown storefront to offer more services and carry the gospel…
January’s blood drive was the largest blood drive that SaddleBrooke has ever achieved. The community came out in force, and we collected 80 units of blood. Every appointment was filled. Thank you, SaddleBrooke. Let’s do it again on March 26. Appointments are going fast, with 65 out of 87 appointments filled. With that many appointments,…
Location: Pinal County Sheriff’s Substation (a few doors away from Bank of the West) Schedule: Second Friday from 10 a.m. until noon and fourth Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. Dates: March 11 and 22, April 8 and 26, and May 13 and May 24 Requirements: Please wear a mask if you are not vaccinated. No liquids,…
An Easy Decision at Tax Time Linda Hampton Donating to Senior Village has never been easier than at tax time. You can let the state decide how your tax dollars will be used, or you can decide you would rather direct the tax dollars for use in your own community. Arizona allows you to decide…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore The Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) lecture on Thursday, April 14, at 4 p.m. in the DesertView Theater will feature Dr. Kim Franklin. She will present “Welcome to the Tucson Bee Collaborative: Investing in Our Future—One Bee at a Time.” According to Franklin, with over 700 bee species, the Sonoran Desert region is…
Sheilah Britton, Pinal County Master Gardener Your SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners are pleased to invite you to attend an in-person presentation with Kathleen Prudic, an ecologist and professor at the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Arizona. Please join us on Thursday, March 17, at 1 p.m. in the East…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore The Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries’ 2022 Bucks 4 Books Raffle is designed to provide funds for the three SaddleBrooke community libraries to purchase new books, audio books, and DVDs. Raffle entrants are eligible for eight cash drawings, eight celebration event ticket drawings, and a final grand prize drawing in November. For the grand prize…
Can you imagine having to flee your home without a moment’s notice because you were in imminent danger? Can you imagine traveling a long way to a new country where everything is so different and you don’t speak the language? How wonderful it would be to find out that people who don’t even know you…
Sheilah Britton, Pinal County Master Gardener I’ve just purchased $30 worth of seeds to plant in the small bins at SaddleBrooke Ranch’s Community Garden and, as an experiment, I intend to catalogue and keep a daily journal of its progress and success, to be followed up with a report at the end of the summer.…
Cathy Schaber Now that you know there are three libraries here in SaddleBrooke, what is keeping you away? There are so many reasons to use them. You surely are living near one. You can get there in your golf cart, on your bicycle, or on your daily walk. The SaddleBrooke and DesertView libraries are open…