Susan Shear The PrimeTime Players recent production of Calendar Girls was a huge success with sold out audiences, rave reviews and standing ovations. The cast, crew and staff along with our audiences, rode an emotional journey of tears and laughter as we told the true story of the original British Calendar Girls. All of us felt…
Phil Simpson On the weekend of April 2 and 3, 50-plus members of the SaddleBrooke Swim Club’s U.S. Masters Swim Team ventured north to Paradise Valley to compete in the Arizona State Short-Course-Yards Championship Meet, hosted by the Phoenix Swim Club. In a record setting, eye popping performance, Coach Doug Springer’s intrepid natators dominated the…
SaddleBrooke resident and author Richard Hamilton recently became the recipient of the courtship and Civil War letters of his great, great grandparents George Thomas Patten and Lydia Ann Denton-Patten. Surviving six generations the letters, along with several old tintype photos, were given to him in December 2015, by his cousin Louise Patten-Walma. Richard spent hours…
Editor’s Note: “2 Your Health” is a new column in the SaddleBrooke Progress dedicated to health issues. Each month different doctors and or medical associations, from varying specialties, will be writing on issues of importance. Articles are based on experiences and independent research conducted by the doctors or medical associations. We encourage anyone considering changing…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg The movie was The Yearling, adapted for the screen from the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’s novel of the same name. It starred Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman. At one point in the movie Jane Wyman appeared to be darning a sock. I had recalled the word “darn” from my childhood, as my mother…
The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Yadi Wang, a PhD student in Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences at the University of Arizona. Yadi’s presentation, “Unearth the Secret of Soil Genesis” will be held on Tuesday, June 14 at 1:00 p.m. at the La Hacienda Club, in SaddleBrooke Ranch. Soil genesis is a complex process…
Micki Wilverding Sr. Jose Women’s Shelter located in the homeless corridor in Tucson has a need for the following: adult clothes, twin sheets, blankets (any size), towels and personal care items such as shampoo, shower gel, lotions (regular or travel size) and feminine products. Men’s clothing will also be accepted and donated where needed. The…
Jan Pede We often hear from people, “I would love to help but I just can’t go to the shelter.” And we completely understand that—many people find the shelter is an emotional place but there are still ways to help the SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network and homeless pets. Enjoy sewing? Make cat trap covers from…
The Oracle School District staff and Governing Board are committed to continuously improving financial efficiencies which in turn ensures that the number of dollars that directly impacts students is maximized. This team effort helps the District continuously improve the learning environment by providing conditions that are safe and conducive to academic growth. For the fifth…
Dan Stebbins The SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network was the beneficiary of a fundraising event staged by the SaddleBrooke Dog Park Association on Tuesday, March 15. The association raised $1200 with a cowboy-themed People Pawty at the HOA 1 Activity Center. It was attended by 92 of the association’s 225 members. Though none of the members’…