Happy Tail: The Newlyweds Have Started a Family Romayne Trudo Sue and Dave Swengold were recently married in May of 2025. Ready to settle into their new life together in SaddleBrooke, they decided it was time to add to their family. The timing was perfect for a Yorkie mix named Roadie. He was found as…
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Generals, September 2025
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings – September 2025
Cut the Clutter—Shred Your Old Paper Files! Nancy McCluskey-Moore Stop giving outdated paper files valuable space in your home. Gather those no-longer-needed materials into boxes or bags and bring them to the Shredding and Recycling Event on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to noon (or until the truck is full). The event, hosted by…
Generals, September 2025
American Red Cross Blood Drive
Leslie and Tom Mehalek The July blood drive was a tremendous success. We collected 74 units of blood, thanks to all of our wonderful donors! This is fantastic for a summer blood drive! Please join us for our next SaddleBrooke Blood Drive at the SaddleBrooke TWO ballroom on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 7 a.m. to…
August 2025, Generals
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings – August 2025
Is Your House a Candidate for the Annual SBCO Home Tour? Nancy McCluskey-Moore Each year SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) hosts a tour of remodeled homes designed to show SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch residents changes that may inspire their own home improvements. This event helps SBCO inform both communities about its food, clothing, enrichment, and educational…
Generals, August 2025
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network – August 2025
The Importance of Microchipping Your Pets Romayne Trudo Microchipping pets is a crucial step in responsible pet ownership, offering permanent identification that dramatically increases the chances of being reunited with a lost animal. Benefits of microchipping include: • Permanent, tamper-proof identification: Collars and tags can fall off or be removed. • Increased reunion rates: 72%…
Clubs & Classes, July 2025
Tai Chi—It’s Good for What Ails You!
Carol Emerson Tai chi is an ancient Chinese exercise consisting of a series of individual dance-like movements that flow smoothly from one to another in a sequence. When it is performed, tai chi integrates elements of movement, mind, and breath, making it a mind-directed, moving exercise. All movements involve weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing stances, correct body…
July 2025, Generals
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network – July 2025
Happy Tail: It Takes a Village Romayne Trudo Early in April, LOVAR (Lifeline Oro Valley Animal Rescue) came to the rescue of a small, female dachshund that had been previously adopted from them several years ago. LOVAR was contacted because the owner was very ill, and Lil Girl (now called Lilly) was being unintentionally neglected…
May 2025, Sports
Birds of a Feather Bring Friends Together
EJ Snearly This event, aka “Bring a Friend,” has been a yearly golf tournament where MPLNiners ask friends or family to join them on the course. This year’s event was a shotgun and was held at the MountainView Golf Course on April 22. All members and guests convened at the MountainView Pro Shop area to…
May 2025, Clubs & Classes
SaddleBrooke Freethinkers’ Italian Dinner Party
Barbara Starrett On April 23 SaddleBrooke Freethinkers had a member dinner party at the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center. About 120 members attended, with 80 sitting inside and 40 sitting out on the patio. The weather was perfect. The food was provided by the club, and members brought their beverage of choice. The party was enjoyed…
May 2025, Generals
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network – May 2025
Please Consider Planned Giving Marge Boulden Our endowment is designed to sustain SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network’s mission for the future. It is a meaningful and thoughtful way to carry forward your compassion and concern for rescued pets in Southern Arizona, enabling us to plan and create a more significant impact over time. Contributions are invested,…