Ann Vernon Ten years ago, the Oracle Schools Foundation became a 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose mission was to provide educational opportunities to students at the Mountain Vista School in Oracle, with free preschool to three- and four-year-olds being our priority. And provide we have! Thanks to so many SaddleBrooke and Ranch residents, as well as…
Motown Potluck for Unit 6 Lorie Gregor The Social Divas, Unit 6’s brand-new social committee, hosted their first event of the year for the neighbors of Unit 6 on March 7! Despite the pouring rain, 50 brave souls gathered to celebrate with friends old and new. The Activities Center was decked out with the best…
Dawn A. Walker SaddleBrooke Winds and Strings (SBWS) sponsored a poetry contest and received submissions from all over the Greater Tucson area. Our SBWS music director’s wife Annalisia teaches 5th grade, and she asked if she could have her classroom participate in the poetry contest. The poetry contest was open to all ages, so, of…
Your Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners are pleased to invite you to our Community Education Presentation on Wednesday, May 7, at 1 p.m. at SaddleBrooke Ranch Sol Ballroom, 31143 S. Amenity Drive, Oracle, AZ 85623. The topic this month is “Make Room for the ‘Shroom!, Farm-to-Table Mushroom Cultivation & Propagation.” Mushrooms bring a savory flavor…
Raymond H. Goettsch Every February new Preserve residents are welcomed to the neighborhood at a Sunday brunch. On Feb. 23, 30 new residents attended a brunch at the home of Bonnie and Fred Barazani. The new residents were welcomed with mimosas or orange juice, and they mingled with each other. After the opportunity to meet…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore If you are weighed down by outdated paper files, get ready to lighten your load. Bring boxes or bags of paper to the Shredding and Recycling Event on Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to noon (or until the truck is full). The event, hosted by Long Realty-Golder Ranch, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach, and…
Vicki Ray Dave Dobson was named “High Gun” for SaddleBrooke at the 15th Robson Trap Trials held March 14 at Tucson Trap & Skeet. Dobson shot a 64, bettering his score this year over last. Dobson has been his community’s top shot in the past. Quail Creek, 2024 winner, hosted the competition, which included lunch…
Richard and Donna Martin Do you head back to a city within Oakland County, Mich., for the summer months? We do, and we would like to connect with others who do the same. We are thinking it would be fun to occasionally get together with SaddleBrooke snowbirds from Oakland County while we are back in…
Our speaker on May 8 at 12:15 p.m. at the DesertView Theater will be Dr. William Myers, and his topic will be “Money, Money, Money! Government Sanctioned Counterfeiting During World War II.” Counterfeiting has existed since the invention of coins. Governments made it illegal but also sanctioned it as a weapon against enemies. The United…
Tim Gaule I am a member of the SaddleBrooke Hearing Discussion Group. In this month’s article I would like to discuss the importance of using a hearing aid dryer to help maintain your hearing aids. One often overlooked but crucial aspect of hearing aid maintenance is moisture control. Considering our dryer climate in Arizona, you…