Karen Schickedanz Gary Stroutsos, a master flute player, will be the featured musician at Ongtupqa, a special presentation about the Grand Canyon coming to SaddleBrooke in November. Stroutsos will play a Hopi long flute that is a replica of some ancient flutes unearthed in 1931 from a cave in Arizona. The flutes have been curated…
Louise Grabell My desert spoon died! So sad. How could that happen after 14 years of blissfully growing on my estate? Me, a Master Gardener, lose a plant? I’ve noticed the same thing happening to spoons on other properties, so what’s the story? First, let me tell you that desert spoon (Sotol) is the most…
Punch Howarth This article will be a preview of the new and lighter concert season of the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra with Linus Lerner conducting four of the five concerts at SaddleBrooke and Oro Valley. Maestro Lerner was the impresario of the San Luis Opera Festival and his own International Voice Competition in Mexico…
Ron Morris Some members of the Missions Committee of Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) went to the Amphi District of the Salvation Army on Friday, July 13, 2018, to observe how the children in summer camp were enjoying the day. The district office hosts 60 kids, ages 7-13, during each week in the summer.…
Carol Thompson The Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) choir will be performing a first time ever Christmas Cantata at the December 9 Christmas service. We invite everyone to come and join this special service of the Oh Holy Night music. The choir started practice on August 1 for this special event. CCSB is a Christ-centered Church…
Nancy Moore SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) supports the robotics classes offered at the Coronado K-8 School in Catalina. For several years teacher Lauren Marlatt has led an elective class titled “Engineering and Robotics.” The class, offered to students in grades 6 and 7 who might be interested in robotics jobs in the future, involves programming…
The SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network works with Pima Animal Care Center, Pinal Animal Care Center and several rescue groups of homeless pets. We also provide financial support for the medical needs of the pets to get them healthy and adopted. Taking these animals to a veterinarian to get them checked over and see if they…
Sign up September 12, 2018 for SaddleBrooke’s I Don’t Want It Sale from 9:00-11:00 a.m. in the MountainView Clubhouse Ballroom West. Please bring your homeowner’s card to sign up. Tables are $25 for one and $15 for an additional table (limit two tables per space). We accept cash or checks. Sign-up sheets will be…
Make a difference in the lives of little girls around the world on November 3, 2018 from 7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. at the Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene, 500 W Calle Concordia. Dress a Girl Around the World is a national organization with members around the world sewing dresses for little girls living in…
Phyllis Ketring Why is it so difficult to sleep soundly at night in bed when it can be so easy to snooze in the recliner in the afternoon? Sleep impacts every part of the body and you cannot attain overall health without healthy sleep. No one understands that better than the presenter at September’s Health…