Laurence Edralin The SaddleBrooke Computer Club offers free technical help to its members. Topics can range from any technology that you use every day or something newly purchased. Tech Help sessions, available for both PCs and Macs, phones, and tablets are scheduled twice a month, nearly every month, and are held in the club’s classroom.…
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November 2024, Clubs & Classes
Come Join the CyclePaths’ Fundraiser
Diane Demeroutis and Barbara Barr Bengen Save the date of Nov. 23 to join the fun with the SaddleBrooke Rotary CyclePaths as they raise funds to end polio. Each year, we have so much fun as we ride in groups or privately on stationary bikes to raise money to eradicate polio! I know—you thought polio…
November 2024, Generals
Do You Have a Passion for Ephemera? Do Clocks Make You ‘Tick’?
Pat Hillerud and Lynn Denning Then the Golden Goose has a volunteer place for you! In our VAC (Vintage, Antique and Collectables) Department you will find collectable comic books, sports memorabilia, baseball card collections, collectable sports jerseys, signed hats, bats, footballs and baseballs, model cars, Star Wars memorabilia, and Legos, to name a few items…
November 2024, Generals
Veterans Need Our Help
Georgine Hurst Veterans are so deserving of our support. They gave years of their lives in service to our country and were glad to do it. Unfortunately, according to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), veterans have a 34% higher chance of having kidney disease than the general population. This is due to a…
Generals, August 2024
Senior Village at SaddleBrooke – August 2024
Please Join Us for Senior Village Events and Activities Throughout the year, Senior Village offers SaddleBrooke residents a variety of opportunities to enjoy free concerts, socialize, recycle electronics, and more. Check out the upcoming events and activities below. For more information, visit www.seniorvillage.org/activities. August Music Matinee: Coyote Country Cloggers and Sonoran Singers Aug. 22 at…
August 2024, Front Page
Now Is the Best Time to Volunteer for the Health Fair!
Ron Andrea Mark your calendar for Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to noon at the MountainView clubhouse for the 25th Annual Health Fair. The Fair annually draws about 1,000 attendees and 85 to 90 volunteers. Even though our temperatures are in the triple digits and the Health Fair is months away, now is actually…
July 2024, Generals
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network – July 2024
Happy Tail: Finelly Romayne Trudo Frequently, kitties select their new human companions rather than the humans selecting the kitty. This was the case with Maria and Bruce Byers. In late May, they contacted SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network for recommendations on where to adopt a rescue kitty. They were directed to the network’s website sbpetrescue.org, which…
July 2024, Front Page
Health Fair 2024: The 25th Anniversary
Ron Andrea The 2024 Health Fair is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to noon at the MountainView clubhouse. This year’s Health Fair is special, as it marks the silver anniversary (25 years) of Health Fairs in SaddleBrooke. In 1997 Ed Robson recommended to the SaddleBrooke One Board that a Health and Wellness…
June 2024, Generals
How Many Chickens Does It Take to Make a Goose Happy?
Chris Grey Well, if it’s the Golden Goose, your favorite thrift shop in Catalina, the answer is: quite a few! You probably know that the Goose is almost completely staffed by volunteers. Indeed, without them the Goose could not exist, at least as the entity it is. You see, 100% of its profits are split…
May 2024, Generals
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings – May 2024
Food Drive Is a Great Success! Nancy McCluskey-Moore The compassionate residents of SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch made this year’s annual SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Food Drive a great success. The Food Drive raised a total of $134,386 and approximately 18,000 pounds of food. This is a wonderful result, and the families assisted by the Tri-Community…