Holidays with SaddleBrooke Wind and Strings

26th Annual SaddleBrooke Health Fair Success

SaddleBrooke TWO Improves Dark Sky Compliance: Community Update

Oracle Schools Foundation – December 2025

SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild – December 2025

Christmas, My Way – A Sinatra Holiday Bash

Sue Bishop Christmas, My Way – A Sinatra Holiday Bash! will be presented December 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Francis Theatre, 4625 E. River Road (northwest corner of River and Swan). The program, directed by Robert Encila with musical direction by Nick Stanley, was conceived by David Grapes and…

Roving Diners meet for a tailgate party

Martin Falkowski, Tom Carr, Margaret Falkowski, Linda Carr, Sue Holtz and Sue Reggentin {in back}; photo by Steve Reggentin

Sue Reggentin Roving Diners are groups of six to eight people from Community Church in SaddleBrooke who meet for food and fellowship. Groups are formed twice a year; each group meeting three to four times. Those involved take turns hosting, selecting the event and all contribute food to the meal. Linda and Tom Carr recently…

Oil painting classes for everyone

Richard Bynum enjoys taking painting classes from Wanda Tucker.

Richard Bynum In searching for a place to retire, Virginia and I selected SaddleBrooke because it was a well planned community that offered many different activities along with great weather and awesome views. In 2007 I decided to try oil painting. My father had taken up oil painting when he retired, and I had always…

How Does Your Garden Grow? – December 2014

Cyclamen with variegated leaves

Louise Grabell Christmas is coming and we are surrounded by the brilliant colors of Christmas plants. Interestingly, about the only true Christmas plant is the poinsettia as its colorful brachts really do appear around the holidays. Amaryllis normally blooms in early spring and grows quite nicely here in the high desert. If you grow one…

Desert dangers: venomous creatures of the desert

Liz Barta, RN

Pam Boedeker The Coyote Room was filled to capacity for the November meeting of SaddleBrooke Nature Club. New residents and long-time residents were all interested in avoiding or treating those poisonous bites, stings and punctures that occur here in our Sonoran Desert. The speaker, Liz Barta, RN, has been with the University of Arizona College…

2015 art classes announced

Kay Sullivan The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is pleased to announce the winter and spring classes for 2015. There is something for everyone from beginners to advanced students. Wouldn’t a class enrollment with some new pencils, brushes, paints, paper and canvases make a nice holiday gift? Tell your Santa what’s on the supply list for…