Bob Rubenstein Once again, the SaddleBrooke Table Tennis Club flexed its ping pong pectoral muscles at this year’s Tucson Senior Olympics by taking home an array of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. The perennial men’s doubles powerhouse duo of Greg Hlushko and Tom Sacra pulled off a Patriots-like comeback by winning Gold after being two…
Mark Your Calendars! Have you needed your smoke alarm batteries replaced? Ever had a snake in your yard? Needed medical attention? Needed medical transport? Ever had a fire emergency at your home? If your answer to any of these questions is “yes” then you have had the assistance of the Golder Ranch Fire Department. To…
Rita Fletcher Consider a field trip, as an activity suited to grandchildren, to the University of Arizona Science SkyCenter up in Mt. Lemmon, a scenic and educational trip making the two hours from SaddleBrooke speed by as you drive up to the 9,200-foot sky island passing through six ecosystems. Did you know that the U.A.…
Elisabeth Wheeler The Tour de Tortolitas connects five trails in the Tortolita Mountains into a 15 mile loop. The tour connects the Alamo Springs Trail, the Ridgeline Trail, the Upper Wild Burro Trail, the Mustang Trail and the Upper Javelina Trail into a loop. Hiking this tour provides opportunities to view six crested saguaros and…
Ann Kuperberg The Senior Olympics Bridge competition in Tucson at the end of January yielded SaddleBrooke winners, master points, tee-shirts, pins and lunch. There were three sections with 48 players in the Open game, 40 in the Under 500 division and 36 in the Under 50 category. People from SaddleBrooke who placed in the Open…
Micki Wilverding The Refugee Ministry of Santa Catalina Catholic Church has teamed up with Refugee Focus, a refugee resettlement agency in Tucson. We are currently seeking basic items to set up apartments in Tucson for newly arriving refugee families. Household items such as lamps, kitchen utensils, can openers, pots and pans, other cookware, teakettles, household…