Change of location: Health Night Out has been relocated to the DesertView Theatre on Monday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. The address is 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive. Gina Cliett, M.D., recently joined the Northwest Healthcare system and is here to help all her patients achieve outcomes that will improve lives.. Dr. Cliett is a board-certified…
Tina Fugleberg SaddleBrooke Ranch is on a mission to help save lives by hosting a blood drive on Dec. 3 from 7 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at The Ranch House, Sol Ballroom, 31143 S. Amenity Drive, Oracle, AZ 85623. The community is invited to take part in this special event and donate blood for hospital…
Unit Nine Welcome Back Party! Scott Baker On Oct. 1 Unit Nine of SaddleBrooke One held its annual Welcome Back Party honoring all the snowbirds who have returned to their Arizona nests. More than 50 members were present at the tennis pavilion to enjoy a wide selection of hors d’oeuvres made by the attendees. It was…
November, the month of thankfulness and gratitude! The Golden Goose Thrift Shop is so very thankful for our extraordinary family of volunteers, donors, customers, and staff! Thank you all for helping us make good things happen every day for local children, seniors, and families in need! The Goose has the goods for the gatherings, so come…
Joy Wegner One hundred new dog beds! That’s the ambitious goal for volunteers committed to helping the Pinal County Animal Care and Control (PCACC) shelter provide healthy kennel environments for dogs at the county’s shelter. In 2018, more than 30 donors funded materials to build custom dog beds for the shelter’s kennels. Bud Wegner, a…
Robert S. Simpson In the past three years, SaddleBrooke author Robert (Bob) Simpson has written three books on area history, all available in the DesertView and SaddleBrooke libraries. His original From the Cañada del Oro to the Tortolitas (2019) has long been sold out, and a print version of his recent The History of Oracle Junction,…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Like the tradition of spicy pumpkin pie or the memory of a crisp, colorful fall day, November ushers in the tradition of starting holiday shopping. Indeed, many of us have been preparing our holiday shopping list for weeks. It is a time for giving and receiving—stuff. It is also a time…
Helen Avery SaddleBrooke residents are invited to join the SaddleBrooke Photography Club as they host award-winning photojournalist Kelly Presnell of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. The presentation will take place on Nov. 18 beginning at 1 p.m. in the Sonoran Room, located inside the SaddleBrooke TWO MountainView restaurant area. Presnell joined the Star in 2003, and…
Stuart Watkins Forget Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Bookman’s. Get great books to read or give as gifts right here in the SaddleBrooke Gift Shop. When I was “manning” the gift shop, I noticed my new book, Jerome, Arizona, prominently displayed on the nook reserved for SaddleBrooke authors who offer their books for sale in the…
There seems to be a lot of confusion about what United SaddleBrooke wants to accomplish in our community. Let’s clarify that. First and foremost, United SaddleBrooke is seeking increased cooperation between the two HOA boards, a concept that both boards themselves committed to in their April joint paper on mergers. Cooperation can generate great benefits…