SBCO Enrichment Grants Bring Summer Fun to Local Kids Nancy McCluskey-Moore Did your childhood include visits to summer camp? For many of us, these trips into the “wilderness” provided opportunities to try new activities and experience life away from home. Triangle YMCA Ranch Camp in Oracle offers local kids a week filled with archery, horseback…
King Mitchell Well, softball fans and friends, here it is July 25 and SaddleBrooke Progress deadline time. The softballers were on break since June 30, which was the end of the spring season, and are now back at it in our summer season, which runs until Sept. 22. Whew! Softball action takes place Monday through Friday…
Judy Saks Take one line dance group from SaddleBrooke, add one line dance group from SaddleBrooke Ranch, and what have you got? Fun! And that’s just what happened when the SaddleBrooke Ranch Social Dance Club (SBRSDC) invited the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club (SBLDC) for a joint dance party on Friday, June 23, from 2 to…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore On Sept. 14 at 4 p.m. in the DesertView Theater, the Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) lecture will feature Kristopher Driggers, Ph.D., associate curator of Latin American Art at the Tucson Museum of Art (TMA). In Inka culture, the Quechua word “cumbi” described exquisite textiles that were among the finest works ever produced in…
Sheri Nockels The SaddleBrooke Friday Quilters are extremely proud of our military veterans. To honor them, we do what we do best—make quilts! This is our way of letting the veterans know how grateful we are for their service and sacrifices. The 10-member Quilt of Valor Committee, co-chaired by Kris Prass and Karen Pearce, typically…
Tim Gaule Eleven Men from The Preserve took a break from the heat and enjoyed lunch on June 29. As usual, The Preserve staff provided great service and a delicious menu selection. Our group meets at The Preserve every other month and at an area restaurant during the remaining months. To receive regular notices about…
Leah Sugar Kari, Licensed Insurance Agent and Retired Pharmaceutical Representative What is Medicare’s Final Rule for 2023? Medicare vigilantly protects you, the beneficiary, from bait and switch tactics and misleading information about Medicare Advantage, Part D Prescription Drug Plans, and Medicare Supplement Insurance plans. Medicare issued its Final Rule on April 12, 2023. This is a…
Susan Hollis In mid-June, 50-plus members of SaddleBrooke Cyclemasters traveled to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, for five days of outstanding bicycling. Most of the paths ridden were on abandoned railroad routes in the states of Washington, Idaho, and Montana. While the City of Coeur d’Alene was the base and the site of the host hotel, most…
As the Jewish community prepares for the 5784 High Holidays, the Institute for Judaic Services and Studies (IJSS) invites all members and nonmembers of the Jewish community to gather for a potluck. Let us celebrate each other and the coming of the High Holidays. We wish to gather together, make new friends, rediscover friends, share experiences…
Claire Guidas When it’s too hot outside, come have some fun in the pool and make new friends! From May 2 through Aug. 31, the Swim Club will offer coached practices on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Two practices will be available on those days from 7 to 8:30 a.m. and 8:30 to 10 a.m. While…