Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg The longer my husband and I live in this community the more we meet people who have had interesting lives. I first met Mickey Levich about four years ago. I knew she sold Avon and, at times, worked as a companion for people. Then I had occasion to visit her home.…
Category: Generals
Generals, May 2016
Unit Happenings
Unit 5 Fran Berman Close to 20 Unit 5 women gathered at Patti Overhaug’s home for our bi-monthly coffee. This was Patti’s first time hosting and she made it extra special with touches of green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. (Patti’s the one in the green shirt, as if you couldn’t guess.) Pastries, fruits,…
Generals, May 2016
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings
Generals, May 2016
Montana Party highlights
Sandy Barney Montanans and those with connections to Montana gathered on Saturday, April 16 at the HOA 1 Activity Center. The evening began with a social hour followed by a potluck dinner. Pulled pork prepared by George Bruch was the main course and there were many tasty salads and desserts prepared by the excellent cooks…
Generals, May 2016
Barbershop Chorus and Winds and Strings ensemble perform
Ed Sand On a glorious Saturday evening April 16 beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the south lawn of HOA1 Clubhouse, the Canada del Oro men’s barbershop chorus, led by Nancy Bergman, performed a variety of songs with introductions by Don Bott. They sang for a half hour with an invitation for the audience to join…
Generals, May 2016
Pathfinders to conduct five day tour to Palm Springs
Bob Stuart Arizona Pathfinders, a nonprofit volunteer group of the Arizona Historical Society, is conducting a five day tour October 24 through 28, 2016 to Palm Springs, California. Join us for an eventful tour to this region in southern California between the Mohave Desert and the Colorado Desert (a sub-division of the Sonora Desert). Highlights:…
Generals, May 2016
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network
Fashion, Food and Friends for fur babies! Tickets for the June 8 Pet Rescue Network Fashion Show go on sale Wednesday, May 11 at 9:00 a.m. at HOA1. We’ll feature Catalina Ranch House fashions and have 50 silent auction items donated by SaddleBrooke friends and local businesses (we accept cash and checks for auction items).…
Generals, May 2016
Oracle School District
Children’s author visits Mountain Vista School Dennis Blauser On March 9, the students and teachers of the Mountain Vista School in Oracle had a special treat sponsored by the Oracle Schools Foundation. Published author and motivational speaker, Dr. Suzanne Doherty, spent the day reading to students, answering their questions and speaking with faculty in the…
Generals, May 2016
2016 Health Fair
Phyllis Ketring The nineteenth annual SaddleBrooke Health Fair is scheduled for Saturday morning, October 15. The fair features 75 providers and screeners, over 1000 fairgoers and over 100 volunteers. It truly represents SaddleBrooke in action. Nineteen years ago, Dolores Robu, Chairperson of SaddleBrooke Health and Wellness, visited a Health Fair in Sun City and instantly…
Generals, May 2016
18th annual FORE for Kids Charity Golf Tournament
Julia Young Thanks to all of our volunteers and participants, our Charity Tournament for Children was a huge success again this year. We raised over $25,000 to benefit at-risk youth in Pima and Pinal Counties. The weather held out and almost 150 golfers participated to give back to our community. University of Arizona retired Coach…