Christophe Valton Animals arrive at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona (HSSAZ) point-of-intake for myriad reasons, and those are always sad, devastating, and heartbreaking. Staff and volunteers follow well-established protocols and practices to help ensure that needs are addressed and everybody is processed in a timely and humane manner. Even when a happy outcome is uncertain,…
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Generals, September 2021
Oracle Schools Foundation
Benefit Concert to Raise Funds for Oracle Schools Foundation Alan Mollenkopf The SaddleBrooke Western Heritage Preservation Club is sponsoring a benefit concert to raise funds for the Oracle Schools Foundation (www.oracleschoolsfoundation.com). The concert is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m., and tickets are now on sale. The concert venue is the DesertView Performing…
Generals, September 2021
SaddleBrooke Ranch ARTwalk Is Back!
Linda Shannon-Hills The SaddleBrooke Artists are preparing their art for the upcoming SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) ARTwalk on Saturday, Oct. 23, and Sunday, Oct. 24, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. To help residents see some of the artists work before the ARTwalk, we have established a closed-group SBR ARTwalk Artists Facebook group. Only residents and artists…
Generals, September 2021
Fantasy Football League Notice
Mike O’Hara Did you love the game of football as a youngster? Do you still love watching NFL football all these years later? Do you enjoy the banter with other fans? If so, you can become the general manager of your own NFL football team. SaddleBrooke has its own NFL fantasy football league run through Yahoo named SaddleBrooke Shines.…
Generals, September 2021
Welcome New Neighbors
Linda Harvey and Linda Shannon-Hills Please extend a warm welcome and a wave to the newcomers who recently closed on their homes. We are so glad you have joined our beautiful community and we are eager to meet you. A great welcome program awaits our newest neighbors, designed so that you start meeting people and learning about the…
Generals, September 2021
We Prepare to Bring in the New Year: Tashlich Service at The Ranch
Kim Schweitzer Join us on Tuesday, Sept. 7 (first day of Rosh Hashanah), at 5 p.m. The Shalom Club of SaddleBrooke Ranch invites you to gather by the pond (across from La Hacienda Club) for a short Tashlich service. The Tashlich service is wherein we symbolically cast our sins into the water and leave our…
Generals, September 2021
September at the Golden Goose
Ann Coziahr Settle into September with creature comforts from the Golden Goose Thrift Shop! Curl up with a cozy throw and a N.Y. Times bestseller. Dream the day away with your favorite CD or DVD. Start that scrapbooking, crafting, or DIY project you put off all summer. Pot some fall plants, try some new fall recipes,…
Generals, September 2021
Mending Souls: Looking For Volunteers to Sew, Knit, Crochet, and Make Cards For Charity
Linda Shannon-Hills and Dian Gowen Many residents at the Ranch are always making items for family and friends, but there comes a time when you have overwhelmed them with your creative items. Many of us in the sewing clubs discovered a Tucson group called Mending Souls and we were amazed at all the great work…
Generals, September 2021
IJSS Observes Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Yes, We Have a Lake!
Melanie Einbund Institute for Judaic Services and Studies (IJSS) trusts that our members and friends are looking forward to the Jewish High Holy Days. IJSS will be having in-person services for Rosh Hashanah (begins at sundown, Sept. 6) and Yom Kippur (begins at sundown, Sept. 15). IJSS members will be sent the High Holiday schedule…
Generals, September 2021
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings
Save the Date for 2021 SBCO Home Tour Nancy McCluskey-Moore The 2021 SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) home tour, which will focus on remodeled homes, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 13. The 2018 and 2019 tours were so well received (the 2020 tour was cancelled due to the pandemic), the events committee decided to host…