23rd SBCO Annual Food Drive a Resounding Success! Nancy McCluskey-Moore The compassionate residents of SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch made the 23rd annual SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Food Drive a record-breaking success. This year the food drive raised $226,647.83 in donations! This is an enormous increase compared to the $91,798 raised in 2020. The families assisted…
Phyllis Ketring, Publicity Coordinator The 2021 Health Fair is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23, 9 a.m. to noon. If the pandemic numbers decrease while vaccinations increase, and both SaddleBrooke One and MountainView open their spaces for public use, it is very likely that the 2021 Health Fair will be back in a familiar format. Currently,…
Melanie Einbund, IJSS Secretary During the summer months of June, July, and August, services will not be held. Members will receive notice of High Holy Day services. Institute of Jewish Services (IJSS) welcomes Rabbi Laura Harari to our pulpit. When first interviewed about this position, Rabbi Harari expressed that she was excited and thrilled for…
Liz Boyd Women On Our Own (WOOO) is an organization for women who are on their own (single and not in a committed relationship) who want to stay active and enjoy life with friends. Prior to the pandemic, we maintained a busy schedule of activities, including frequent dinners out and potlucks at members’ homes. We…
LaVerne Kyriss Suzanne Brubaker says she is challenged when coming up with ideas for new paintings. “Only occasionally does an idea just pop into my head. Often, I have to see something in a book or online or be out and around and see something to get an idea for a painting.” So, when the…
Christophe Valton, HSSA Donor Relations Manager Shelters are sad places. Unwanted dogs are brought there because they have nowhere else to go. The lucky ones get adopted. This is the general perception of what shelters are. The Humane Society of Southern Arizona (HSSA) defies this definition. Its enabling environment ensures that meritorious dogs will get…
Joseph Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke Billiards Club (PPB) want to thank our generous sponsors Beth Fedor of Realty Executives (contact her at Beth@makeyourmovematter.com, contact her at her office at 520-257-1167, or call her cell at 520-271-3642) and Jim Fabio, Medicare insurance professional (contact him at 520-818-6375). On Saturday, April 24, the PPB Billiards Club hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament…
Claudia Hermansen Linda Brush has been a resident in SaddleBrooke for over 25 years, mostly as a snowbird. She was active in the Monday morning Sew Busy Cut Ups, the Thursday morning Machine Embroidery Club, and the Friday morning Quilters Club. She helped start the Serger Club, as part of the Sew Busy Cut Ups, and…
Joan Elder, ILR Vice Chairperson The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is thrilled to announce a new program, Samplers, open to all SaddleBrooke residents. These one-hour classes will take place on five consecutive Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. on Zoom. You can attend as many of these free classes as you wish. All registered ILR…
Diana Wille Good news! The SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) has just been approved to resume many of our activities in the SaddleBrooke One Vermillion Room and the SaddleBrooke TWO Mariposa Room and MountainView Ballroom. These beautiful dance floors are a great place to learn some new styles, add steps to your current repertoire, or…