August Senior Village Birthday Celebration Laura Anderson A grand time was had by the thirty-six members and eight guests who attended the bi-monthly birthday party at the addleBrooke One activity center. This fun event was hosted by Senior Village volunteers Fariba Alipour, Carol Mueller, and Chelsy Brougher. The bakers who delighted our guests with carrot…
Andrea Molberg There are an estimated 63 million caregivers in the United States, nearly one in every four adults. About 59 million care for an adult with a medical condition, injury, disability, or illness, and the vast majority are unpaid family members. Nearly a quarter provide 40 or more hours of care every week. About 11 million family…
Experience the Golden Goose Fashion Show at the SBCO Fall Meeting Nancy McCluskey-Moore Did you know that the Golden Goose Thrift Shop divides its net proceeds between SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) and Impact of Southern Arizona? Whenever you donate items to the store or buy treasures from its inventory, you are helping to support the…
Cheri Emahiser “Folk music? Why, daddy, I don’t know no other kind of music but folk music. I ain’t never heard a horse sing a song.”—Louis Armstrong Wherever people gather, music finds its way in. Weddings, graduations, stadiums, military parades, romantic dinners, funerals, or a mother rocking her baby—music is there, quietly stitching us together.…
Corrine Glesne From the Alaskan bush to archaeology in Africa, from wartime battles in the Pacific to heart-warming stories at home, SaddleBrooke Ranch authors have narratives that span the globe—and they’re eager to share them with you. Join us on Monday, Oct. 19, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Mesa/La Montana Rooms at La Hacienda Club…
Happy Tail: Meet Mulligan Lisa John On a very hot summer morning in August, SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network received a call about a small dog running around one of the golf courses in the Preserve. When we went to pick him up, we found the cutest, friendliest, mellowest little guy ever! He jumped right in…
Pete Giljohann SaddleBrooke’s favorite holiday tradition returns on Tuesday, Dec. 15! Nearly 100 decorated golf carts will wind through the community, making it one of the largest Christmas cart parades in Arizona. Residents are invited to participate or watch from anywhere along the route. Decorated carts begin gathering at 4:30 p.m. at the SaddleBrooke One…
Corey Loyd As summer heat fades, travel winds down, and snowbirds return to SaddleBrooke, it’s the perfect time to head to the Robson Pickleball Center (RPC) and enjoy the excitement of pickleball. The SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) provides everything residents need to participate in the fastest growing sport in America. A great way to begin…
Linda Nicholson In 1992, with the end of the holiday season approaching, the Worcester Wreath Co. of Harrington, Maine found they had an excess of their live beautiful wreaths. They found a very special use for them by placing them on graves at Arlington Cemetery. By 2007, Wreaths Across America was organized. In 2025, with…
Terese Butler Retirement is a wonderful thing! After years of earning a living, we finally have the opportunity to take up new interests and hobbies or to devote ourselves to artistic passions that have laid dormant due to a lack of time. As we journey on this road, we reach a point where we may…