The SaddleBrooke Silversmith and Lapidary Club took time out from their busy schedules of designing, enameling, etching, soldering and making beautiful cabochons to have a social potluck. Most of the members are preparing for the upcoming craft show event in March and took the time to relax and socialize. The club is a great resource…
Twink Gates-Zimdar A fond farewell for the following members who have played an integral part in the success of the British Club over the past years: George Vardy (past president) and Jean Vardy (past Social Committee Chair), Doreen Daniels (past Membership Chair, Social Committee and Member at Large) and Jim Daniels, Peggy Vitale (past Social…
Like the children’s story of the engine that pulled a train across difficult terrain to its destination, so it was with the Pet Rescue Network Power of Us fundraiser’s $10,000 goal. During the four month effort, Network partners rallied to repeat the little blue engine’s mantra, “We think we can, we think we can.” We’re…
Leonard Gann A group of SaddleBrooke competitive players, led by manager Tim Ward, played a doubleheader March 16 against a team from Apache Junction. The home team proved to not be a very good host, winning two games with scores of 25 to 5 and 27 to 14. In the first game the fine pitching…
Melanie Stout SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) has again partnered with Wheels For Kids, a nonprofit organization operating out of Oro Valley to provide refurbished bikes to needy children in our service area. Wheels For Kids operates exclusively with volunteers who love to fix up bikes and make people happy. Please check out their website http://www.azwfk.org/.…
Pam Boedeker and JoAnn Waddell Holly Richter, the Arizona Water Projects Director for the Arizona Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, provided an overview of Colorado River Basin water issues to the SaddleBrooke Nature Club on March 10. The watershed of the Colorado River encompasses essentially the entire state of Arizona, including large tributary streams like…