On to Nationals! It was a stellar performance by the American Legion Oro Valley Post 132-sponsored contestant, Caleb Rasor, who competed at the state level of the American Legion Oratorical Scholarship program. Caleb placed first among the best contestants in the state, where he competed against the top two from each of the three organizational…
Crystle Nehrmeyer is the superintendent of the Oracle School District, which has the motto, “Small Town Roots, Global Expectations.” She previously served as principal of the Oracle Elementary pre-K-8 schools that our taxes and donations support. In spite of having a large number of special needs students, Crystle has encouraged her teachers and students to…
Greg Hlushko We play chess in the Ocotillo Room in the SaddleBrooke TWO clubhouse at 2 p.m. on Mondays and 9:30 a.m. on Wednesdays. Chess is a game where you can learn the rules in about an hour or so, but you can spend a lifetime learning new tactics. It’s a game that can help…
April 28 was our last Shabbat service until the High Holy Days. It was also the last service of our outstanding accompanist Harrison Scheckler. Harrison leaves us to teach at a university in Iowa. Harrison came to us not knowing Jewish liturgical music. He has learned this genre amazingly well. We will be forever grateful for…
Dee Berisha WOOO (Women On Our Own) is very excited to announce the election of new officers for our organization for the 2023-25 term. Hats off to this group of women who volunteered to place their names into consideration for these board positions. It is no small commitment to volunteer in a community such as…
Tim and Janis Gaule My wife and I have agreed to coordinate submitting articles to this publication on behalf of the Discussion Group for Better Hearing. In this month’s article we would like to discuss the challenges of restaurants for the hearing impaired. Restaurants tend to be loud. If you search the question on the…
Bruce Landeck April 5 dawned to a beautiful, clear morning at 45 degrees as nine SaddleBrooke hikers convened at the Peppersauce Canyon trailhead near a campground at the foot of Mount Lemmon. Bruce and Carol Olson (aka Team Olson) led the group up an old jeep road into a beautiful riparian canyon that follows Peppersauce…
Sheri Nockels The SaddleBrooke Friday Quilters were proudly represented at the Tucson Quilt Fiesta. Three of our members, Tami Graeber, Stephanie Nordlin, and Lynne Saul, were volunteers, wearing white protective gloves the entire time. Lynne Saul showed the backs of quilts to Fiesta attendees upon request. The show was a three-day event, drawing quilters from…
Sheri Nockels The SaddleBrooke Friday Quilters’ biennial quilt auction was a huge success! We anticipated a low turnout due to the wintry weather, but SaddleBrooke residents and guests didn’t disappoint! We filled the Activity Room to capacity and auctioned all 19 quilts in record time. Our quilters put their all into their quilt designs, evidenced…
Check Out Upcoming Free Dance Lessons for You Diana Wille SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) Novice Classes This program is designed for novice dancers who have little or no knowledge of dancing. Our instructors Ann and Dale Pizzitola are professional dance instructors who know how to get you on the dance floor quickly and easily,…