Tracy Nelson The idea for Valerie Carr’s children’s book Once Upon a Time and Now! just came to her one day. “I wanted to leave my legacy, and write an inspirational children’s book for young girls to use their imagination and be inspired by their dreams to embellish their future.” Although Valerie has always been…
Georgine Hurst As a past advocate of living donors for kidney transplants I’ve published several articles in the Roundup, in Saddlebrooke and in Oro Valley. As a result a donor did come forward in 2024 and saved the life of an Oro Valley man, Joe Rivera, who had PKD, Polycystic Kidney Disease. I’ve also connected…
Monthly Pet Donation First Friday Drop-Off Summer Hours: May through September, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Drop-off at the SaddleBrooke One Bocce Courts, 64500 E. SaddleBrooke Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85739 Our various pet charities are always in need and are thankful for your donations. Please consider dropping off only pet related items in clean, gently used…
Jan Trudeau Catalina Mountain Elks #2815 held a month-long food drive to benefit IMPACT of Southern Arizona. We collected and delivered 247 pounds of pasta to the food bank to help stock their shelves.
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network’s Monthly Pet Donation First Friday Drop-Off We are now into our winter hours through April. Drop-off hours are 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Drop off items at the SaddleBrooke One bocce courts, 64500 E. SaddleBrooke Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85739. Our various pet charities are always in need and are always thankful for…
Marilee Jensen Bashas’ Grocery Store Bashas’ grocery store in Catalina has been supporting the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) for the past 11 years, helping the Food Bank meet its mission of “feeding our neighbors in Southeast Pinal County.” Bashas’ has been donating bakery items such as bread, cakes, cookies, etc., and providing space for a…
Leslie Mehalek The January blood drive was a tremendous success. We collected 76 units of blood thanks to all our wonderful donors! Please join us for our next SaddleBrooke Blood Drive at the SaddleBrooke TWO ballroom on Saturday, March 28, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. We have 80 people signed up already! We have…
Donna Thompson Let’s celebrate the inauguration of our reading tutor program at Mountain Vista School in Oracle. Six SaddleBrooke tutors are working one-on-one in person with 2nd graders each Monday and Wednesday to help improve their reading fluency and comprehension. AchievePinal.org is the implementing agency for our local program and provides all of the materials…
Dawn A. Walker SaddleBrooke Winds and Strings (SBWS) will be performing at Vista de la Montana United Methodist Church on Sunday, March 8, at 2 p.m. The theme is “Music That Moves Us.” We’ll play dance music and music about moving/travelling, including Gustav Holst’s “Second Suite in F” and “Simple Gifts: Four Shaker Songs,” by…
For the sixth year, residents of SaddleBrooke, SaddleBrooke Ranch, Eagle Crest, and Oracle are working together to provide much needed food over Winter Break for students at Mountain Vista School K-8 in Oracle. Fueling The Future began and is continuing as a grassroots effort to support students at Mountain Vista who have been identified by…