Category: Generals

Master Gardener Program

Want to become a Master Gardener? Barb Nicholson, Pinal County Master Gardener Master Gardeners are your neighbors and friends who have taken it upon themselves to complete the requirements for Master Gardener certification. If you are interested in becoming a Master Gardener Volunteer, then you are invited to enroll in the Master Gardener Training Course…

Stuff the Bus paper drive

The new school year is right around the corner and the Oracle School District will once again be holding its tenth annual Stuff the Bus copy paper drive. Thanks to the amazing communities of SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch, not only was last year’s bus stuffed to the hilt with boxes of copy paper, the NJHS…

Health Night Out – August 28: Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s

Dr. Joseph Christiano, Neurosurgeon

Phyllis Ketring August 28, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. Dr. Joseph Christiano, Neurosurgeon, will speak on Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s. A high percentage of patients with Parkinson’s and other tremors can experience significant improvement to motor function with a procedure called Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery. The Movement Disorder Surgery program offered at Western Neuro was…

Verde Valley Venture tour

Arizona Pathfinders Inc., a nonprofit volunteer group of the Arizona Historical Society, is conducting a five day tour October 23 through 27, 2017 to the Verde Valley. Join us for an eventful tour to this region in the central transitional region of Arizona. Highlights: Day one: Travel to Arcosanti between Phoenix and Camp Verde, Arizona for…

Fine Arts Guild and UAMA Art Lecture Series

Red Musician by Jose Maria de Servin

Tammy Bearden The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild, in partnership with the University of Arizona Museum of Art, will present a series of two lectures beginning Wednesday, September 6, 2017, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the west ballroom of the MountainView Clubhouse. The first presenter will be Docent Judith Schram who will discuss Music in…

Unit Happenings

These volunteers were a key part of making Unit 21 Fourth of July Pancake Breakfast a huge success!

Unit 21 Jim Hagedon Well, actually there was a lot of other good stuff ,too. Fresh fruit, sausages, Bloody Marys and Mimosas, in addition to the pancakes and gelato. Event organizer Diane Korn said that the 86 Unit 21 folks who attended the annual Fourth of July Pancake Breakfast were pretty much unanimous that gelato…

SaddleBrooke Marketplace update

Brian Harpel After a brief transition period, additional site work on the SaddleBrooke Marketplace continues this week. For the next several months, construction crews will work on the center’s underground infrastructure. This includes preparation and installation of wet and dry utilities that will serve the buildings and parking areas. As always, we thank you for…

Cuba trip planned for SaddleBrookers

The WOOO (Women on Our Own) group is sponsoring a trip to Cuba February 1 through 10, 2018. This trip is open to any SaddleBrooke residents. There are nine spaces remaining. This tour will include three nights in a four-star hotel in Havana and five nights in the countryside. Cost of the trip is $2995,…