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The Tributaries Are Returning April 10

Barry Swartzberg Tickets are going fast, so do not miss your chance to see and hear this awesome group! Last April, the Tributaries rocked the DesertView Theatre, playing to a sold-out auditorium for more than two hours in a benefit concert for the Oracle Schools Foundation. This talented group had an enthusiastic audience dancing in…

Photography Club Captures the Colors of Historic Tucson

Vicki Cunningham and Robert Shea Fourteen SaddleBrooke Photography Club members spent a beautiful Sunday morning photographing the colorful buildings in both Barrio Viejo and El Presidio Historic District near Presidio San Augustine. Participating members of the newly merged SaddleBrooke Photo Clubs were Bob Shea (field trip leader), Byron Cotter, Sharon Cotter, Tom Stafford, John Triebe,…

Hikers explore Colossal Cave

Ruth Caldwell It was a beautiful day for the inaugural hiking combo—a tour of the historic Colossal Cave in Vail, Ariz., and a hike in Colossal Cave Mountain Park and the Arizona Trail. Colossal Cave’s human history reaches back as far as the Hohokam, circa 900-1300 AD, then rediscovered by new residents of the Wild…

Beautiful Mosaics Benefit Kids in Tucson

The website for Santa Theresa Tile Works says, “Walk in and Make Something Gorgeous!” That’s just what a group of friends from SaddleBrooke did recently, and we’re pleased with our projects, even though none of us had any experience with the art of mosaic. It was a great way to do something good for the…

The SaddleBrooke Singers Sing ‘60s Hits!

Cheri Emahiser It’s almost time! Get your tickets now! Sunday afternoon, April 7, is a perfect time to reminisce over the songs of your youth. Don’t miss hearing us take the roof off with our choral rendition of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Clubs Band.” We create an astounding sound and a rollicking rendering of the…

S.O.B. Club: SaddleBrooke Off-Road Bunch

Cheryl Stroben What is the S.O.B. club, you might ask. Well, we are a lively, adventurous, and fun Jeep off-road group. The club started at SaddleBrooke around 2004 and includes SaddleBrooke Ranch members. My hubby and I are what you would call “newbies” to the Jeep world (end of 2023). The rest of the club members…

New Year’s Eve Memories

Mary Klootwyk 2024 is here, and 16 SaddleBrooke Squares Dance Club members, along with 52 other dancers, celebrated by attending the 32nd Annual New Year’s Square Dance in Green Valley, Ariz., on Dec. 31, 2023. The event was sponsored by the Green Valley Square and Round Dance Club, which was formed in 1965. Dancers covered…

The SilverBelles Want You

Tami Peterson Do you have a song in your heart and a spring in your step? Have you ever wanted to belong to a beautiful sisterhood? Well, this is your chance to make that happen. We are looking for lovely women who want to dance. You don’t necessarily need to be an experienced dancer, just…

Join the Annual SBCO Food Drive to Prevent Hunger

Nancy McCluskey-Moore The 26th Annual SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Food Drive will gather donations of food and money to support the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) based in Mammoth. TCFB serves needy families living in Mammoth, San Manuel, Oracle, and the Dudleyville/Aravaipa area. Donations from SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch helped to provide bimonthly emergency food boxes…