Jim Tayburn “Bella” usually means good or beautiful and aqua means “water” so I think Bellacqua signifies Steve is good at hitting golf balls over water. That was verified when on the first day of the two-day Links Cup Championship Steve had a birdie on SaddleBrooke hole no. 2. He went on from there…
A banner year for SBCO Food Drive Nancy McCluskey-Moore SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) and Tri-Community Food Bank (TFB) are grateful to the SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch residents who supported this year’s food drive. This year’s effort to fight hunger among residents of Mammoth, San Manuel and Oracle brought in $51,537 in cash donations (a…
Karin Bivens On March 17-18, the SaddleBrooke Swim Club hosted the first USMS Pool Distance Invitational at the Oro Valley Aquatic Center. This was the brainchild of Doug Springer and Jack Allison. The Meet consisted of a 1650 and 1000-yard swim on Saturday and a 1500 long course meters swim on Sunday. To qualify…
Diane Wagner On Saturday, March 24, 2018, five SaddleBrooke triathletes (Rodger Bivens, Len Kershaw, Dave Taylor, Brian Stokes and Diane Wagner), participated in the third annual Oro Valley Sprint Triathlon held at the Oro Valley pool. Over 200 triathletes participated to make it their largest turnout to date. The race started with junior participants…
Riley Jackson In 1996, a golfer named Paul Howland thought that a shortcut from the north and west sides of SaddleBrooke to the SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse and the golf course was needed, so he persuaded Robson and the HOA staff to build a cart path from the putting green up the hill to Jade…
Louise Grabell, Pinal County Master Gardener There is a wonderful, care-free and attractive plant I’d like to tell you about. There is a story behind my love of this landscaping beauty that I need to share with you first. You know it is always a good idea to have different shapes, colors and textures…