Category: Generals

April at the Golden Goose

Spring is in the air! Easter and Earth Day bring the promise of renewal! The Golden Goose Thrift Shop is ready for all your spring needs. Manage spring cleaning, gardening, spring wardrobes, and home makeovers for a fraction of retail. The Goose has everything you are looking for to fill your baskets, decorate your home,…

SBCO Grants Support Educational Enrichment

Nancy McCluskey-Moore SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) has long provided grants to help finance education enrichment opportunities and summer sports activities for local students. Among the programs that recently received SBCO grants include: San Manuel Softball. A $2,500 grant was given to fund a summer softball program for kids living in the greater San Manuel area. Mammoth-San…

Happy Tail: Kitty with Nine Lives

Romayne Trudo In the dead of winter last year, Jeff, a SaddleBrooke resident, found a pure white kitten in the snow on the side of the road in Durango, Colo. He rescued the little girl and named her Princess Leia. For the next year she was his best buddy. Unfortunately he realized that he was…

Golder Ranch Fire District Talk and Community Update

Linda Shannon-Hills Golder Ranch Fire District (GRFD) made their annual visit to SaddleBrooke Ranch to give us an update on their activities and the future of the fire station being built outside the entrance of SaddleBrooke Ranch. It was a pleasure to host six members of the Golder Ranch team: Community Relations/Media Coordinator Lydia Camarillo;…

April 15-22 Is International Dark Sky Week

Sam Miller SaddleBrooke Ranch is fortunate to have a reasonably dark nighttime sky to view the stars and other amazing objects. April 15 through 22 is International Dark Sky Week in which communities around the world celebrate the opportunity to view the night sky while also emphasizing the destructive nature of light pollution. It may seem…

Important Months for the Food Bank

Rosemary Douglas February and March are important months for the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB). A couple of significant food drives take place that enable us to continue to assist our neighbors in need with emergency food supplies. In February, Epic Rides held their annual “24 Hours in the Old Pueblo” mountain bike event. A total…

Coin Club to Host Coin Show on April 8

Terry Caldwell The SaddleBrooke Coin Club is holding our annual coin show on Saturday, April 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Sonoran Room of MountainView Clubhouse. We will again be taking part in the Easter festivities with various educational displays and activities especially for kids. As an incentive to get youth interested…

Congratulations, Creative Giving!

Linda Shannon-Hills Creative Giving SaddleBrooke Ranch has been a major contributor to Mending Souls of Tucson over the last 18 months, with more than 90 volunteer members making various items for the charities supported by Mending Souls. At the recent Mending Souls reunion for volunteers, Creative Giving SaddleBrooke was awarded a plaque stating they were…