Category: Generals

The Spirit of Christmas comes to SaddleBrooke

Featuring Frosty, Rudolph, Santa, a cast of over 100 dancers and singers, and Tucson’s own April Madison from KGUN9-TV, The Spirit of Christmas returns to the states of Tucson again this holiday season. Now in it’s 6th year of performances, The Spirit of Christmas has quickly become a Tucson holiday favorite, dazzling audiences of all…

Good news! Counters wanted!

Sandee Lewin We are fortunate indeed to have three candidates for an HOA 2 vice presidential position. In anticipation of a great turnout of voters, we have six volunteer vote counters, with previous experience, already in place. We are asking for three new volunteers to fill the roster. Following a procedure initiated several years ago,…

Women’s Shelter in need of personal items

Micki Wilverding Donations of clothing, linens and personal care products are needed for homeless women. Sr. Jose Women’s Shelter located in the homeless corridor in Tucson has a need for the following: adult clothes, twin sheets, blankets (any size), towels and personal care items such as shampoo, shower gel, lotions (regular or travel size) and…

SaddleBrooke HOA 2 fitness and wellness facts

Gwen Lewis Eight daily habits and how they affect the life expectancy of the average American: 1. Smoking a pack of cigarettes a day takes seven to eight years off your life. 2. Having one drink a day actually increases your life expectancy by about a year. But every additional drink per day decreases it…

Symphony Guild 2014-2015 season’s line-up

This season’s first event on October 30 was at SaddleBrooke Vistas and featured the TSO String Quartet and a fabulous Oktoberfest dinner. November 14 the concert at the Music Hall features the young pianist Jon  Nakamatsu playing Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 3 and Peter Bay conducting Dvorak’s Symphony No. 7. Bus transportation and dinner at Café a…

SaddleBrooke’s Got Talent… and we want it!

Ann Vernon One of the factors that makes the Treats and Talents Charity Auction so unique is that there are numerous fixed price events that have proven to be extremely popular. People throughout this SaddleBrooke community have purchased these events at the auction and have attended them throughout the year, giving residents a chance to…

SaddleBrooke Health Fair a success—over 1,000 participants

Residents learned CPR

Phyllis Ketring Thank you, SaddleBrooke; over 1000 people participated in the annual SaddleBrooke Health Fair in October. One exhibitor commented that SaddleBrooke should give training sessions to other organizations on operating a health fair. That kind of comment is heard routinely every year. It takes over 100 volunteers on the day of the fair to…