The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Amy Belk, plant specialist at Pima County Parks Native Plant Nursery, for a discussion on How to Pick a Shrub for Your Garden. This presentation will take place on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. in La Hacienda Club, La Mesa Room. Amy works at the Pima…
Category: May 2016
Features, May 2016
Gardening with an enchanted twist
While the stress-relieving capabilities and health benefits of gardening are well known, a twist on this timeless hobby offers a way to add charm and a whimsical feel to your home and garden. Creating an enchanted fairy garden can boost imagination and offer a family-friendly way to hone your green thumb. These miniature landscapes, often…
Religion, May 2016
Resurrection Church Spring Patio Parties
David Stanard April 22 was patio party night for Resurrection Church at SaddleBrooke. Well planned and skillfully orchestrated by Ann Patterson-Barton, some fifty people participated at three locations. Hosts for what turned out to be an evening of good fellowship, good conversation and great food were Kelly Rospond and Woody Thompson, Lauchette Low and Win…
Religion, May 2016
Youth On Their Own and Community Church
Dick Kroese Recently Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) held a men’s rally. One of the many things discussed was the dire situation in which youth are finding themselves in Tucson and the surrounding communities. The magnitude of the problem cannot be overstated: kids are living on the streets and sleeping on floors without the basic…
Features, May 2016
Our Lady of SaddleBrooke – a valiant shepherd to the end
Don Bott As many SaddleBrooke residents have experienced, the loss of our pets is among the saddest times of our lives. And so it was for our family when on April 23, our dear Shetland Sheepdog Lady left us. Lady was well known in our community; I wrote about her last year when she retired…
Features, May 2016
In Passing
Harry Robert Keller Keller, Harry Robert died on March 18, 2016, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Harry was born on May 29, 1934, in Auburn, New York to parents Margaret and Robert. He joined the Navy and enjoyed a 20-year career as a pilot and Naval Officer. Harry met his wife Jean Mary…
Features, May 2016
SaddleBrooke Gift Shop Artist of the Month – Carolann Small
Tom Costner Webster’s Dictionary defines the word unique as: particularly remarkable, special or unusual. This easily, but not totally accurately, describes the creativity in fabric produced by Carolann Small. When you see her creations you will understand her work extends beyond unique. Carolann describes herself as a Fiber Artist. Her ability to not only create…
Features, May 2016
Honor Flight #19
Jerry Lujan SaddleBrooke resident, Julius “Gute” Gutierrez, was one of 25 military veterans flying to Washington, D.C. on October 17. This is Gute’s military career. In 1952 Gute enlisted in the United States Air Force as an Airman. He was 19 at the time. The next 20 years of Gute’s career were a mixture of…
Features, May 2016
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Louise Grabell When I arrived in SaddleBrooke 12 years ago (wow—12 years already!) we were taken on a tour. Being an avid gardener from back east, I was enthralled with the desert landscape but I couldn’t quite understand why such a beautiful community would keep barren, apparently dead plants in the ground all around the…
Features, May 2016
Mexico’s heartland: The Bajio-San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato and Queretaro
John Bezy The basin occupied by Mexico City and the rich highland to the north, called the Bajio, is the cultural heart of modern Mexico. It is also the birthplace of two great prehistoric empires that were controlled from the magnificent city of Teotihuacán (100 to 700 A.D.) and that of the Toltecs governed from…