Holiday Adopt Program Brightens the Season for Local Families

Senior Village – February 2026

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings – February 2026

Southern Arizona Arts Guild Gallery Is Relocating from La Encantada—Find Out Where They Are Going!

Introductory Level Classes

Adopt-A-Family and Adopt-A-Child Brighten the Holidays for Many

Nancy McCluskey-Moore Although the number of families requesting assistance from the annual Adopt-a-Family and Adopt-a-Child programs increased by 14 to 18 percent in 2023, SaddleBrooke residents stepped up, and the Adopt-A-Family program was able to help 83 families, consisting of 230 children and 133 adults, living in Mammoth and San Manuel. The Adopt-A-Child program provided…

Essential Oils and Memory

JoAnne Gaudioso Memory is the function of the brain that encodes, stores, and retrieves information. Whether you know it or not, you owe everything you do in life to memory-it enables you to speak, walk, develop relationships, and more. Essential oils like peppermint, rosemary and frankincense help support mental clarity and alertness. Tips for Finding…

Dr. Azalee Bostroem to Speak on ‘How Giant Stars End Their Lives’ at the March Skygazers Meeting

Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club is pleased to host Dr. Azalee Bostroem, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory, on Sunday, March 10, at the DesertView Theater, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive, at 7 p.m. In this talk, Dr. Bostroem will discuss her work on projects to characterize the massive…

Hospice and Palliative Care—What You Need to Know

Leslie Fore Jennifer Vanden Eykel, R.N., MSN, Patient Care Manager and Clinical Nurse Educator from Casa de la Luz Hospice, will be offering a presentation and Q&A session about hospice, palliative care, and the Five Wishes program. It will be held at Santa Catalina Catholic Church, located at 14380 N. Oracle Road, on Sunday, Feb.…

SPA Dinking in the Desert Intramural Tournament Scheduled

Raymond H. Goettsch SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) has scheduled the Second Annual Dinking in the Desert intramural tournament for March 15 through 17. Men’s games will be held on Friday, March 15; women’s games will be held on Saturday, March 16; and mixed games will be held on Sunday, March 17. On each day, matches…