SBCO Needs Volunteers to Help Local Students Succeed Nancy McCluskey-Moore SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) was founded in 1997 to meet the needs of children living in the 11 current and former mining communities in the “Copper Corridor,” stretching 100 miles north of Catalina, Ariz. SBCO’s mission of providing children with opportunities to succeed is realized…
Sam Miller The Southern Pinal County area is fortunate to have a reasonably dark nighttime sky to view the stars and other amazing objects. The Pinal County Board of Supervisors and other governments around the world have proclaimed April 21-28 as International Dark Sky Week in which communities worldwide celebrate the opportunity to view the…
April Is National Volunteer Appreciation Month Laura Anderson Thank you to all the Senior Village volunteers. Senior Village celebrated volunteers with a luncheon for 165 at the MountainView ballroom. Honored to give back to those who have given so much, Senior Village extends a heartfelt thank you to all 300 volunteers. Volunteering offers more than…
Local Rescue Group Romayne Trudo Recently, SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network (SBPRN) received a very generous donation from Beth Fedor and Lynn Tofel Dent of Realty Executives, Give Back Team, GiveBackAZ.com. The funds were immediately distributed to Oracle Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation (OARR) so that they can continue their life-saving work within Pinal County and beyond.…
Mary Richling COVID and our stay-at-home status benefited our furry friends. Shelters all over the country emptied out as families welcomed new pets. Sadly, back to work, family upheavals, and lack of micro chipping and altering have resulted in shelters again bursting at the seams. Our county shelter, Pinal County Animal Care and Control (PCACC),…
Janet Fabio, Director, SaddleBrooke Community Libraries This year we’re celebrating 35 years of library service in SaddleBrooke! Your SaddleBrooke Community Libraries are one system with three libraries, located in the DesertView building, the MountainView clubhouse, and the SaddleBrooke One clubhouse. Last year the libraries loaned out 47,152 items to SaddleBrooke residents. The library collections offer…