Unit 11 Gatherings Start Up Again Sheila Ratza Unit 11 has started to have fun again. After our long months of quarantine, it was time to reactivate a social committee, and eight neighbors volunteered to get things going. On April 29, we held a street party on Cleek, with 40 neighbors enjoying food, games, and…
Family Features Although good nutrition is essential for human life, food production has a significant impact on the environment. Taking a more sustainable approach to sustaining your body can help protect the Earth and its climate. Food production accounts for more than one-fourth of all greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report compiled by “Our…
Glenda Fredricks Kumu Kathy Holoaumoku Ralar of Maui, Hawaii was recently the honored guest and instructor for the SaddleBrooke Nani Loa Kupuna Halau Hula (Most Beautiful Elder Group – Hula). Kumu Kathy and her husband enjoyed a potluck dinner at the home of dancer Maxine Ranicke at the conclusion of two days of instruction from…
SBCO Scholarship Endowment Fund Managed for Generations to Come Nancy McCluskey-Moore Since 2001, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) has been granting two- and four-year college scholarships to deserving students in the Copper Corridor, an area that stretches 100 miles from Catalina to Miami, Ariz. Annually, SBCO allocates some of its general fund to granting new scholarships…
Andrea Molberg In November, SaddleBrooke’s theatrical group, Community Circle Players (CCP), will once again bring us six nights of live dinner theatre. The long-awaited show is going on! The call for cast and crew members is official. CCP co-founder Susan Sterling and four other CCP directors—Carol Merlini, David Fuller, Tim Morsani (coordinating director), and Connie…
Shawne Cryderman It is with great excitement that SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association INC (SPA) announces that Fishkind, Bakewell, Maltzman, Hunter & Associates Eye Care and Surgery Center has made a generous donation to aid in the expansion of pickleball in SaddleBrooke. Their sponsorship donation will earn them a plaque on court number 11 at the new…
Play Ball! SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network Is on the Team Karyle Steele The Saddlebrooke Pet Rescue Network is now part of the SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association, thanks to a very generous donor who purchased the sign and the space to display our logo and message. The softball league has been a valuable part of SaddleBrooke…
Marcy Vernon SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network will hold a pet food drive on Friday, Sept. 17, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the SaddleBrooke One parking lot by the bocce courts. This pet food drive will benefit the Pets in Need Action League, or P.I.N.A.L., public pet food bank, which serves all of Pinal County. This…
Mike O’Hara You loved the game of football as a youngster. You still love watching NFL football all these years later. You enjoy the banter with other fans. If this sounds like you, you can become the general manager of your own NFL football team. SaddleBrooke has its own NFL fantasy football league, run through Yahoo, named…
Joy Wegner It’s a noble goal, to operate an animal shelter and think that every dog and every cat can be adopted into a loving, caring home. It’s a harsh reality that not every dog or every cat who finds themselves lodged in an animal shelter is readily adoptable. The staff and volunteers at Pinal County…