Richard Hardy What Do You Believe? We all believe something and are hungry for answers. Where did we come from? Where are we going? Why are we here? Our inherent worldview is how we see things. It’s how we attribute meaning and purpose to our lives. What do we think about God? Is there a…
Clubs & Classes, March 2021
SBR Mudslingers Club News
Ellen Sosin Looking for something that allows you to express your creativity, or ready to try something new? Well, the SBR Mudslingers might just be the ticket. The SBR Mudslingers is a club for full and part time residents who enjoy playing with clay. Some of us are new to clay and others have been…
Features, March 2021
2 Your Health: Repetitive Motion and Muscle Memory
Heidi Overman, LMT The most common comment I get as a massage therapist is, “Wow, I did not realize how bad my muscles are, until you started working on them. How did that happen?” The truth is this, humans are creatures of habit. We sleep in the same position, we get up and have our…
Generals, March 2021
Oracle School Foundation: Continues to Do What Is Best for Kids!
Crystal Nehrmeyer, Superintendent Even during one of the most unique academic school years with complex challenges, the Oracle Schools Foundation continues to exceed the mission’s expectation to provide financial and related support to ensure that every Oracle student has unlimited opportunity to succeed. Inspired by the personal story of a parent with a child attending…
Generals, March 2021
Master Gardeners Community Program: The Role of Trees in Climate Change
Sheilah Britton Your SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners are pleased to bring Tanya Quist, a faculty member in the School of Plant Sciences and Director of the University of Arizona Campus Arboretum for an online community program “The Role of Trees in Climate Change” on Thursday, March 18 at 1 p.m. Tanya Quist received…
Sports, March 2021
Round Robin Play Returns to the Pickleball Club
Miriam Brock After nearly a year of lockdown due to the coronavirus, the Pickleball Club has reinstituted round robin play. A “Round Robin” is a structured form of play organized by skill levels. In the time allocated to each Round Robin session you play eight…
Generals, March 2021
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings
SBCO Volunteer Has Performed Many Jobs Over Two Decades Nancy McCluskey-Moore Every journey begins with a single step. That was true for Marcia Van Ommeran’s ongoing twenty-year sojourn as a SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) volunteer. She attended a new-members meeting about volunteer opportunities after she and her husband, Tony, moved to SaddleBrooke from Michigan in…
Generals, March 2021
Historic Online Event to Help Feed Starving Children
Each year, Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene (OVCN) has pulled together the people of Tucson to host a MobilePack event for Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), an organization at the forefront of addressing this need. FMSC is unable to assemble volunteers this year, but they are now able to machine pack meals at a…
Sports, March 2021
Relishing Pickleball: 12 Common Mistakes and How To Fix Them (Mistakes 5 and 6)
David Zapatka This 12-common-mistakes column began after playing with some very excited, highly motivated, new pickleball players at our community courts recently. After playing a couple games, this question was posed to me, “What should we do to improve and become 3.5 players?” We reviewed the first four mistakes the past two months. This month…
Generals, March 2021
Welcome New Neighbors
Linda Harvey The Newcomers Program welcomes our 16 new homeowners that closed in January 2021. Learning about the community and meeting people remains a constant, especially for new people moving in the community. Our newcomer webinars via Zoom are specially designed to help newcomers become familiar with SBR and meet their neighbors. You are invited…