Elisabeth Wheeler Only in SaddleBrooke can hikers go from a wintry day with snow on the Santa Catalinas to a sunny spring day of hiking in the Tortolitas. Guide Phil McNamee led 11 hikers on the Wild Mustang/Wild Burro Canyon Loop in the Tortolitas. On the 8.4-mile hike, the group climbed 1785 feet to…
Carol Chiarello We’ve done it again! On February 28, we held our annual SaddleBrooke Troop Support baby shower. Many thanks to all the ladies who knitted and crocheted dozens of beautiful items for the new baby, including blankets, sweaters, hats, booties and even handmade toys. The ladies also generously donated other necessities for baby…
Esta Goldstein Pinal County Sheriff’s SaddleBrooke substation is opened. Please bring your needles, syringes, and prescription pills in plastic bags. Containers should have labels removed and then thrown away in disposal waste or donated to the local animal shelters or veterinary to be used for pet medicines. NOTE: No liquids, creams can be accepted.…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore It’s spring and time to clean house. Pack up your old paper files and outdated electronics and bring them to the Shredding and Recycling Event on Saturday, April 21 from 9:00 a.m. to noon (or until the truck is full). The event, hosted by Long Realty-Golder Ranch, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach and the…
Sue Hagedon P.E.O. Chapter EP’s 2018 Luncheon and Fashion Show was a successful, sell-out event enjoyed by a capacity crowd of 300 ladies. The chapter sisters wish to thank these women for their tremendous support of our Philanthropic Education Organization. Diane Fulkerson and Andrea Stephens created a spring garden in the MountainView Ballroom. Ivory…
Greg Hlushko Five members of the SaddleBrooke Table Tennis Club played in the Southern Arizona Senior games on March 17 and scored a total of nine medals. The games were set up by age group in both singles and doubles. Visit www.sbttc.wordpress.com for information on our club and click on “Latest News” for details…
Wally Mara, President Summer is coming, as are the Latin Rhythm Dance Club’s summer dance classes. Yes, we teach all summer and have been doing so for the last 13 years. Over the years, many SaddleBrooke residents have enjoyed our professional-level Latin dance classes. Your doctor may tell you that dancing, especially Latin Dancing,…
Diane Wagner On Saturday, March 24, 2018, five SaddleBrooke triathletes (Rodger Bivens, Len Kershaw, Dave Taylor, Brian Stokes and Diane Wagner), participated in the third annual Oro Valley Sprint Triathlon held at the Oro Valley pool. Over 200 triathletes participated to make it their largest turnout to date. The race started with junior participants…
Unit 3-S On Friday, March 2, Unit 3-S residents boarded a train for a wonderful garden party in the warm Arizona sun. Bruce and Pat Somerhalder hosted 45 Unit 3-S neighbors on the Somerhalder train that steamed along through their backyard. Residents brought tasty platters of food that were served in the Dining Car…
Joe Giammarino and Dominic Borland On Monday, March 19, 2018, the Pool Players of The Brooke Travel Team went to Sun City Vistoso (The Views) to play against the Sun City Oro Valley Billiards Club for possession of a personalized Travel Plaque. Our four teams consisted of: Dominic “The Doctor” Borland and Ron “Dblo7”…