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…
Category: September 2017
Features, September 2017
In the Spotlight…In SaddleBrooke: Kay (Stoner) Davis
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Lying there in the hospital, she was still in a twilight stage when she saw two doctors standing at the foot of her bed. “We understand that you are a very tough lady,” one doctor said. Then it dawned on her that she had just emerged from abdominal surgery. I guess…
Features, September 2017
Gardeners Exchange
The Gardeners Exchange in conjunction with the SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners welcomes you to “How Much and How Often-Easy to Understand Concepts of Using Drip Irrigation to Water Plants” with speaker Dr. Stephen Poe on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. at La Hacienda Club at SaddleBrooke Ranch. Dr. Poe is an Extension Agricultural…
Generals, September 2017
Oracle School District
Since its inception three years ago and continuing through the 2017-18 school year, the Oracle Schools Foundation will have funded almost 40 preschool scholarships for the district’s youngest students. Recognizing the critical importance of a great early start, the Foundation Board made a commitment this year to ensure every three- and four-year-old in the district…
Clubs & Classes, September 2017
It’s all about the kids
Susan King “It’s all about the kids,” SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) President Stephen Groth explained in a presentation to the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary. Stephen gave the Rotary an overview of the positive and life-changing services SBCO provides, including food bank donations, books, clothes and various scholarship opportunities. SBCO focuses mainly on the Copper Corridor where…
Clubs & Classes, September 2017
Wednesday Morning Book Club
Do you like to read and discuss books with others? If so, consider yourself invited to join us on the third Wednesday morning of the month, September through May, in the Saguaro Room at Mt. View Clubhouse at 9:45 a.m. The club is open to all residents of SaddleBrooke, both men and women. We read…
Clubs & Classes, September 2017
SaddleBrooke SkyGazers
Astronomical calendar of events Rita Fletcher September 26, 7:00-9:00 p.m. – Star Party at softball field parking lot near back gate See: Planets (Saturn, possibly Jupiter), the moon, asterisms (Summer Triangle), Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius, the colorful double star Albireo in Cygnus the Swan. October 8, 7:00-8:30 p.m. – Dr.…
Clubs & Classes, September 2017
Get those feet on the floor
Step into Ballroom Dancing with our new Sunday Sampler. Learn the basics of East Coast Swing, Cha Cha and Waltz. Half-hour classes are taught by instructors of the SaddleBrooke Dance Club in a relaxed, casual, small-group environment. No cost – No commitment – No fooling! No partner? No problem. Join us at the MountainView Clubhouse…
Sports, September 2017
Saturday Morning Bridge Clinic
Paul Shalita This clinic is a practice and critique session designed for players at intermediate and advanced levels who desire to improve their Bridge. No partner is necessary. There is no time commitment; come late, leave early. Meet potential new partners. Sessions run from 9:00 a.m. until noon on Saturday mornings at 37901 S. Arroyo…
Generals, September 2017
Whose identity is it? Phone scam targets
Have you been or do you know someone who has been the victim of identity theft or phone and/or internet scam? It seems that we all know someone or have been the victim, as these predators are becoming more and more knowledgeable on how to scam innocent victims. These predators tend to target the most…