Category: Generals

The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Master Gardener

Master Gardeners Explore the Desert Sheilah Britton Your SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners are pleased to bring Doris Evans, retired educator in environmental education positions as Curator of Education at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and as Environmental Education Resource Teacher with the Tucson Unified School District, for an online community education program on Thursday,…

Donations Are Needed for Sr. Jose’s Women’s Center

Leslie Fore Donations are needed for Sr. Jose’s Women’s Center Virtual Auction to be held on Sunday, May 2. Sr. Jose plans only one auction this year to raise funds to provide assistance to women experiencing homelessness in Tucson. We ask for your help with donations of gifts, services, or activities. To make it a…

Nature’s Way

Lucy’s Warbler (Photo by Jim Hoagland)

Jim Hoagland April is the month when migrant land birds begin appearing in profusion. It is when the specialty warblers appear in numbers at all elevations and when Elf Owls and Western Screech-Owls are active at our lower elevations. Flammulated and Whiskered Screech-Owls are in higher elevation in the pine and oak forest. This is also…

Save the Date for the 2021 Health Fair on Oct. 23

Phyllis Ketring, Publicity Coordinator The 2020 Health Fair was canceled due to the COVID outbreak and the vulnerability of our community. The 2021 Health Fair is scheduled for Oct. 23, 9 a.m. to noon. If the pandemic numbers decrease while vaccinations increase and both SaddleBrooke One and MountainView open their spaces for public use, it…

Stuck in Grief?

Kristina Turner Anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one is facing one of life’s most difficult challenges. There are emotional, practical, and spiritual issues to deal with. Life can become a blur of pain, sadness, anger, and confusion. You can’t rebuild your life in an instant, but you can take steps toward…