Robert Kumza When I first started gardening in Arizona five years ago, I started with 40 years of previous gardening experiences and prejudices gained from my Pennsylvania gardens. These prejudices led me to believe that gardening was a once-a-year event that started in spring and ended when fall weather hit and all my plants had…
Jerry Fay Annually, over the past 10 years, the Community Church at SaddleBrooke has raised money for the Tucson Salvation Army Amphi Corp by participating in the Army’s Red Kettle program. More than 150 volunteers ring bells to collect donations in the red kettles at Bashas’ between Nov. 24 and Dec. 24. Volunteers practice the…
Melanie Einbund Comedy Klatch is an experimental performance group currently rehearsing for its debut in SaddleBrooke. Act 1 features Little Red: Through the Time Warp Portal, followed by a series of comedy sketches and musical parodies in Act 2. Did you ever walk through a gate that sends you to a different world, reality, illusion?…
Corey Loyd The Fourth Annual Battle for the Saddle pickleball competition between SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) pickleball players was held Oct. 28, 29, and 30 at the new Oro Valley Picklr pickleball center. For the first time, SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) captured the overall trophy, which now resides at SaddleBrooke’s Robson Pickleball Center. Congratulations,…
Evelyn Wiltshire You know the saying: Families who play together, stay together! Research shows that spending enjoyable time together, especially doing fun or active things, builds strong family relationships and forges closer emotional bonds. This was fully evident on Nov. 28 when the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) hosted Grandchildren’s Day on the pickleball courts! More…
Dana Eckhardt The day after Thanksgiving is considered Grandkids Day, so what did the Cornhole Club do? We put on an event for all the families to come and play for fun! There were more than 20 kids as well as 50-plus adults who attended. This allowed at least three generations to enjoy the weather…