Want to become a master gardener? Barb Nicholson Master Gardeners are your neighbors and friends who have taken it upon themselves to complete the requirements for Master Gardener certification. If you are interested in becoming a Master Gardener volunteer, then you are invited to enroll in the Master Gardener Training Course for the fall of…
Category: April 2017
Clubs & Classes, April 2017
SaddleBrooke Freethinkers presents program on hate crimes
Barbara Starrett On Sunday, April 23 at 10:00 a.m. at the MountainView Ballroom, SaddleBrooke Freethinkers is proud to present Hate Crimes with Kent Burbank, MSW and Denis Provencher, PhD. The FBI defines hate crimes as a “criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or part by an offender’s bias against a race,…
Sports, April 2017
The Joy of Balls
Ballbasher Balls have been a source of pleasure and entertainment for many generations of humankind. Small, large, soft, hard, round and oblong, all are there—in activities by the hundred. This article looks at two of them, probably the smallest and certainly the largest. We start with the latter. Big Imagine yourself on a wet playing…
Generals, April 2017
Latest News From New Home Sales
Did you know…SaddleBrooke has four quick move-in Designer Homes with square footage ranging from 1,997–2,395? These Designer Homes are created by an innovative design staff to reflect the current styles and trends that complement the luxury resort lifestyle found at each community. Contact us today for more information on these Move-In Ready Designer Homes. The…
Features, April 2017
The faces of rescue
Every rescue has two faces—the pet who is abandoned, traumatized and often abused or hurt and the human, a fearless soul who risks their time, finances and heart to save the helpless. Such a rescue occurred when our partner, Donna with RUFF Rescue, answered a plea from Pima Animal Care Center to rescue Teeka, a…
Generals, April 2017
Community lecture event and plant sale
SaddleBrooke/ SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners will feature a Community Lecture Event on Thursday, April 20, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. at the MountainView Clubhouse in SaddleBrooke with Lecturer Debbie Mounce, Retail Operations Manager of Harlow Gardens Landscape and Nursery. Our annual Plant Sale begins at 11:30 a.m. prior to the lecture. Topic: Bullet-Proof Plants: Plants that are…
Generals, April 2017
“Before There Was SaddleBrooke: A Local History” – May 17
Sue Bush Have you ever wondered what SaddleBrooke looked like before all the homes, golf courses and clubhouses? Then come hear Robert Simpson, a SaddleBrooke resident and historian, tell about the history of the first homesteaders, the early stage roads, the development of the Rail N Ranch, Golder Lake and Dam, the Charouleau Gap, Loma…
Generals, April 2017
“Remembering 9-11” Save the Date
SaddleBrooke residents Jim and Joanne Fairweather have a most fascinating story to tell of “where they were” on September 11, 2001. Jim was the Aviation Manager for The St. Paul Companies in St. Paul, Minnesota and his wife Joanne was a flight attendant. They were flying former President George Bush, his wife Barbara and Secret…
Generals, April 2017
SASO Super Season finale is Russian-German-Czech
Punch Howarth A stunning, sometimes explosive, season ending concert in April offers a double dose of Russian, a German masterwork and ends with a Slavic jewel. The concert will welcome guest conductor Anton Shaburov (Sha bur ov) from Russia and fittingly he will open the concert with Russian Sailors Dance by Reinhold Gliere from his…
Features, April 2017
SaddleBrooke Resident selected to be keynote speaker at Baby Boomers Bucket List Forum
SaddleBrooke National Speaker and author Becky Kueker has been selected to be the keynote speaker for 400 attendees at the April 6, 2017 event: The Baby Boomers Bucket List Forum in Quincy, Illinois. This event, hosted by the Kennedy Wealth Group, will contribute all proceeds from ticket sales to the Alzheimer’s Association. Becky is a…