Rebecca Williams The Rancheros Square Dance Club joined sister club SaddleBrooke Squares at a Halloween dance on Oct. 31, at the Resurrection Lutheran Church activity hall (so the clubs could bring in finger food and desserts in abundance). Three callers—club caller Dean Singleton as well as guest callers Rick Gittelman and Scot Byars—called a fun and…
Dr Mark Magdanz Classes are in full swing for the fall season. So, what’s next? It’s time to get signed up for the winter season. By January, the floor will most likely be full. Rebecca restricts class size so all students can have the best experience of fun and learning. So, we like to think…
Jim Jensen Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) held a men’s breakfast at SaddleBrooke TWO MountainView on Oct. 16. A great meal and some great fellowship were had by all. Dr. Larry Behers, a world-renowned scientist and astronomer, shared with the group his sense of “My Place in God’s Universe.” He talked of many of the intricate…
Carol Thompson Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) was blessed with three great speakers at a recent Sunday service. We were pleased to meet a fellow SaddleBrooke resident, Brad Huff, as he shared his video testimony of his struggles with addiction. After reaching the end of the line and with placing several new people in his…
Nan Nasser Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church has recently been acknowledged as a Hunger Action Congregation by the Presbyterian Hunger Program PC(USA). It has long been an MSPC mission to help alleviate hunger in our immediate service area, and the ultimate goal is to become a certified congregation which requires a number of steps, several of…
The Robson communities will hold their annual trap/clay pigeon competition at the Casa Grande trap/skeet range on March 27. Each shooter will shoot three rounds of 25 targets. The competition started in 2011. All seven Robson Communities will participate in the competition. Anyone who enjoys shooting is welcome to participate. After the shoot we will…
Barbara McClure In Hayden, far north in the Copper Corridor of Pinal County, there are hundreds of families affected by the recent closure of the Asarco Mine due to a strike; and dozens of families have flocked to IMPACT for help. Food bank programs are income qualified; so many new families have recently enrolled for our…
Nan Nasser Six young women have arrived in Tucson to begin a year as a young adult volunteer in an ecumenical, faith-based period of service provided by Presbyterian Church. Under the auspices of Presbytery de Cristo, the women will work with six different area agencies, addressing the root causes of poverty. These volunteers are between the…
Cindy Heck Landscape Painting in Oil Thursdays starting Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30 and Feb. 6 at 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Instructor: Harry Greene II, MD; Cost: $150 for all five sessions. This course is for those who have some familiarity with oil painting. It will be taught in five 3-hour sessions. Instruction will…
SBCO delivers Thanksgiving food baskets to our neighbors Nancy McCluskey-Moore The Thanksgiving holiday just got a little brighter for many families in the Oracle and San Manuel area due to the efforts of SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO). Just before Thanksgiving, SBCO delivered holiday food baskets to area residents in need. This year, the number of…