Category: October 2022

The SaddleBrooke World War II Roundtable Presents

Larry Linderman The World War II Roundtable is back with another season of presentations on World War II, the event of the 21st century, according to many leading historians. The Roundtable will have as its first speaker of the season one of SaddleBrooke’s own, Chuck Stump. Chuck’s bio is so diverse and interesting that I’ll…

Wags & Walkers ‘I Don’t Want It’ Sale

Thanks to the support of our wonderful SaddleBrooke neighbors, Wags & Walkers was able to donate over $6,000 of equipment to support the clinic at Pima Animal Care Center, as well as the volunteer dog walkers at Pima Animal Care Center (PACC). We are grateful for your continuing enthusiastic support for this annual fundraiser. In…

New Blood—New Ideas—A Better SaddleBrooke

United SaddleBrooke Board of Directors It’s true that United SaddleBrooke is all about increased cooperation between the two HOA boards (and eventually a merger). We think that this will secure more effective operations, reduce costs, and restore a sense of unity to the community. All three of these areas have suffered under our inefficient two-HOA…

The SaddleBrooke Roundtable Presents Dr. John Floyd

Larry Linderman Our speaker for November is another distinguish SaddleBrooke resident, John L. Floyd, M.D. John had the good fortune to have had a great relationship with his father-in-law Charles Beckner who was among the final servicemen to escape the Philippines one step ahead of the Japanese takeover of the islands. For more than 30…

Join in the Fun November 8

The Lady Niners and Verde Sputters are having A Day at the Races on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Join in the fun and be sure and wear your fancy Derby hats! Deadline for signing up is Monday, Oct. 31, at 11 a.m. The cost is $20 by check, payable to Verde Sputters. Envelopes must be dropped…

Meeting a Double Challenge to Help our Neighbors

Rosemary Douglas Many residents of the Copper Corridor communities of Oracle, San Manuel, Mammoth, and Dudleyville face a double challenge. They live in a “food desert” and are also “food insecure.” Food deserts are areas where families have low access to supermarkets or large grocery stores and face significant obstacles to getting healthy foods. Food…

SABHF Moves Blues Festival to Oro Valley October 29

Steam Pump Ranch will ring out the blues! The Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation (SABHF) is presenting a stellar lineup at their Blues Festival this year, including award-winning vocalist Annika Chambers. Chambers will be joined by her husband Paul DesLauriers, the Carvin Jones Band, The Sugar Thieves, Tom Walbank and the Ambassadors, The Coolers, and…

For the Love of Books

Renee Mazin October is when we celebrate National Book Month! Go to your bookshelf now and pick a favorite book to cuddle. If your bookshelf is bare, head to one of SaddleBrooke’s libraries: DesertView, SaddleBrooke One, or the Cholla Library at MountainView. The books are waiting for you. Remember when you were a kid? You’d hear, “Go…

Cut the Clutter by Shredding Old Paperwork

Nancy McCluskey-Moore Bring your outdated paper files to the Shredding and Recycling event on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 9 a.m. to noon (or until the truck is full). The event, hosted by Long Realty-Golder Ranch, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach, and the Beacon Foundation, will be held on the SaddleBrooke One bocce ball courts. All documents are…