Ted Belanger Saturday, October 29 was a perfect fall day in SaddleBrooke for our club’s Halloween ride. Thirty-five members participated in the search for the winning spider held captive by a not so friendly ghost. The lucky five winners received gift cards from Panera Bread for their lucky findings. The ride was followed by a…
Nan Nasser Once a week a group of women meet at the SaddleBrooke Arts and Crafts Center, HOA 1. They share projects, ideas, successes and frequently tackle some community service sewing. Under the leadership of Lin Bradner, supported by Judy Hans, the group decided to make outfits and quilts for the children housed at Casa…
Dick Kroese Operation Christmas Child first started in 1990 in North Wales when Dave Cooke, father of four, sees the horror of abandoned children in Romanian orphanages on TV news. He asks friends to help fill a truck with toys and drive them to Romania and this was the beginning of Operation Christmas Child as…
Harriet Shemer The November meeting of the Catalina Timewalkers, Chapter 1389 of the Questers, was held at the home of Bonnie Busch with Gail Brown co-hosting. Caroline Lochner of Western National Park Association (WNPA) in Oro Valley was the quest speaker. WNPA has been a partner association with the National Park Service since 1938. WNPA…
Ginger Riffel The SaddleBrooke Tennis Club Board of Directors, TJ Duffy, Glen George, Bob Stocks, Kay Sullivan and Ginger Riffel, wanted to thank all the members (over 400), some of whom are new members and many of them volunteers, by throwing an All Member and Volunteer Appreciation Party. This was an undertaking headed by Kay…
The Oracle Schools Foundation Gala 2016 held on November 5 at SaddleBrooke’s HOA 1, The Vistas, was a huge success raising almost $19,000 for the Foundation and the students it serves. Close to 160 people and businesses supported this year’s Read to Succeed event which began with a great performance by Mt. Vista Elementary School…