Jim Solon The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club Program Committee will host members of the Southern Arizona Rescue Association (SARA) on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 4 p.m. in the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center. SARA is a nonprofit, all-volunteer search and rescue team organization serving Southern Arizona and Pima County since 1958 without a charge for its services.…
Category: October 2024
October 2024, Generals
Healing the Body Naturally
Barbara Barr Bengen WIN invites you to join us on Friday, Nov. 1, to meet Annie Patford and her wellness team at Oro Valley Wellness Center. Whether you need a chiropractor, massage therapy, reflexology, red or green light therapy, a psychologist, sound therapy, an esthetician, biofeedback, photon lights, or some other modality, this place has…
October 2024, Clubs & Classes
Arizona National Scenic Trail Work Sessions Resume
Lori Anderson Ray Peale, who has been coordinating trail maintenance work sessions with the Arizona Trail Association (ATA) for several years, has moved and will be unable to continue in his role representing the Hiking Club as steward of Oracle Passage #13. I’ve been assisting Ray since October of 2023 and will take over for…
October 2024, Sports
Jump Into Fall Putter Partner Event October 23
The MountainView Lady Putters’ Jump Into Fall Putter Partner event will be on Oct. 23 (let’s hope the temperature drops by then). Your partner may be your spouse, friend, mother, father, neighbor, bestie, or any other partner you may choose. The menu is a choice of roasted pork loin with Dijon cream sauce and Yukon…
Generals, October 2024
Save the Date for the Wisconsin Party
Barbara Barr Bengen Dust off your cheesehead and mark your calendar for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, at SaddleBrooke One. That’s the 2025 date for the annual Wisconsin Party. You don’t want to miss out on this great time! The 2025 Wisconsin Party is headed by Shelia Ratza. You still have time to get a Packers…
October 2024, Clubs & Classes
Recent Bracelet Classes Offered by Silversmithing and Lapidary Club
Bob Hutton What fun we’ve had over the summer! My daughter says we live at “Senior Citizen Day Camp.” That about sums it up. Hands-on “cerebellum exercise” and dexterity improvement are important additions to a healthy, active retirement. Have you considered silversmithing and lapidary? Of the many classes held in the Silversmithing and Lapidary Club,…
October 2024, Generals
Unit Happenings – October 2024
Unit 4 and Friends Celebrate the 10th Annual Play Music on the Porch Day Connie Kotke Since 2017, the International Play Music on the Porch Day has been an annual, worldwide event held on the last Saturday in August. The event features musicians playing outdoors on their own porches or in front of area businesses…
October 2024, Generals
Winterizing Your Sonoran Garden
Your Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners are pleased to invite you to attend our Community Education Presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 1 p.m. at SaddleBrooke Ranch Sol Ballroom, 31143 S. Amenity Drive, Oracle, AZ 85623. Join us for this free presentation on “Winterizing Your Sonoran Garden.” Wondering how to protect your garden from those…
Sports, October 2024
On the Road Again: 15 SPA Members Clean Up Edwin Road
Raymond H. Goettsch Early morning on Aug. 24, 15 members of the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association were on the road again, picking up the trash on Edwin Road. The trash total was 10 bags of disgusting debris. The volunteers were Patrick Barry, John Bidegain, Cherri Block, Catherine Carmody, Dennis Downey, Peggy Downs, Ron Flanders, Paul Massara,…
October 2024, Clubs & Classes
Energy Technologies for a Changing World
Barbara Starrett SaddleBrooke Freethinkers meetings are held at the SaddleBrooke One clubhouse Vermillion Room on Sunday mornings, with a coffee social at 9:15 a.m. and the program beginning at 9:45 a.m. We are proud to have Lockwood Carlson, PhD, speak on “Energy Technologies for a Changing World” on Sunday, Oct. 20, at 9:45 a.m. Energy…