Join the Santa Catalina Catholic Church Mental Health Ministry as it presents its March Mental Health Focus. Danielle Trujillo, director of Clinical Services at Sonora Behavioral Health, will be presenting on mental health in children and adolescents. The presentation will be at 14380 N. Oracle Road on March 17 from 1 to 3 p.m. and…
Letta Jo Case Letta Jo Case, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and dedicated advocate for animals, passed away on Feb. 15, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz., at the age of 88. Jo was born on May 29, 1935, in Shawnee, Okla., to her parents, Joe Smoykeifer and Lava Smith Maggert, and half-sister, Beverly Smoykiefer. On Feb. 15, 1958, Jo married her…
Joe Giammarino Tucson Parks and Recreation and Pain Institute of Southern Arizona presents the 39th Annual Senior Olympic Festival. This festival is a celebration to promote fitness, health, and an active lifestyle among adults 50 years of age and older. Events include volleyball, billiards, bowling, bridge, racquetball, basketball shoot, pickleball, archery, golf, tennis, horseshoes, badminton,…
Dan Watson and Barbara Barr Bengen The annual Fore For Kids Charity Golf Tournament is just around the corner on Monday, April 22, at The Preserve. The tournament, sponsored by the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke, raises funding for programs for children and youth in the area and the Copper Corridor. In addition to golf at…
Romayne Trudo On July 4, 2023, Robbie was huddling in a doorway trying to hide from the frightening sounds of local fireworks. Fortunately, he was rescued by SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network (SBPRN) volunteers. While we were trying to locate his owners, Oracle Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation (OARR) offered to foster him. After months of searching…
R.J. Ward Last December my wife and I ventured to California. We had volunteered to take care of our two grandkids. Unfortunately, we had just returned to SaddleBrooke. As snowbirds, we typically return in early October. However, after coming down with COVID, we returned in November. So, it was a short turnaround. Our daughter-in-law (DIL)…