Penny Bartley What do you get when you mix fabric, thread, and the talents of multiple people? The 2026 SaddleBrooke Quilters’ raffle quilt. The quilt is a unique blend of colors, from deep chocolate, turquoise, green, yellow, and even a glimmer of purple. The colors of our desert come to life in this one-of-a-kind quilt,…
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Generals, January 2026
American Red Cross Blood Drive
Leslie and Tom Mehalek The November blood drive was a tremendous success. We collected 85 units of blood, thanks to all of our wonderful donors! Please join us for our next SaddleBrooke Blood Drive at the SaddleBrooke TWO ballroom on Saturday, Jan. 17, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. We have 70 people signed up…
January 2026, Generals
Cowboy Music and Poetry March 6
Al Mollenkopf The SaddleBrooke Western Heritage Preservation Club is sponsoring a concert at DesertView Performing Arts Center (DVPAC) starring two of the country’s best western music and cowboy poetry entertainers, Brenn Hill and Andy Nelson. The concert is Friday, March 6, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person and are now on sale at…
January 2026, Generals
Institute for Learning in Retirement – January 2026
Meet the New Instructor Joan Elder Irina Zlatogorova was born in the Siberian region of Russia. She immigrated to the Chicago area of the United States with her husband in 1992. After two decades raising her children, Irina earned an MBA from Northern Illinois University. In 2018 she completed a Ph.D. in business psychology and…
Generals, January 2026
Time Is Running Out to Grab Your Tickets for the Wisconsin Party
Barbara Barr Bengen Tickets will be sold until Feb. 3 unless they run out! The last few years have been a sell-out, so don’t wait until Groundhog Day to snag your tickets! The party is earlier this year, on Tuesday, Feb. 17! The festivities will be held at the SaddleBrooke One clubhouse, and tickets are…
January 2026, Generals
Photography with an Artist’s Eye
Daniel Lacroix I am a semi-professional photographer and have been practicing photography seriously since 2006. My passion is wildlife and nature landscapes, but I have more recently developed my creativity by focusing more on street photography and mundane subjects. For me, all I see is art. All around me is beauty, even in places that…
January 2026, Generals
Lunch and Learn from Movement Specialist Dr. Maria Ospins
Save the date of Jan. 15 at 12:30 p.m. in the Art and Craft Center, Room 3! Dr. Maria Ospina will discuss new applications of medication other than carbidopa/levodopa and lifestyle patterns to improve the quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease. Text 520-275-8755 to reserve a spot. At our last support meeting, we…
January 2026, Generals
Tips for Protecting Your Skin in the Desert and Free Skin Cancer Screening
Join us for our next Health Night Out (HNO) on Monday, Feb. 9, at the DesertView Performing Arts Center for the presentation “Tips for Protecting Your Skin in the Desert” and free skin cancer screenings. Doors open at 6:45 p.m., and the presentation begins at 7 p.m. Most of us who relocate to SaddleBrooke from…
January 2026
Endocrine Disorder Management and New Surgical Techniques
Join us Monday, Jan. 8, at DesertView Performing Arts Center for the SaddleBrooke Health Night Out presentation “Endocrine Disorder Management and New Surgical Techniques.” Doors open at 6:45 p.m., and the presentation begins at 7 p.m. This is a unique opportunity to hear Dr. Barbra Miller of Banner—University Medical Center Tucson speak about common endocrine…
January 2026, Front Page
SaddleBrooke Fruit Pickers Prepare for Another Season
Corey Loyd In past years during the late winter and early spring, you may have seen a caravan of cars and carts winding through SaddleBrooke on Saturday afternoons; happy people stopping throughout SaddleBrooke to unload empty boxes at driveways, scurry into backyards, and return to their vehicles with full boxes of fruit. They are the…