Unit 9 Creativity and Connections Continues Into the Fall Karen Nelson and Linda Shannon-Hills As the weather begins to move into the fall temperatures, Unit 9 continues to be very productive with new ways to be creative, finding safe places to travel and so much more. The sun comes up a bit later in the…
Category: November 2020
November 2020
Veterans Day
Ross Dunfee The bloodiest conflict so far in history, five years from June 28, 1914, to June 28, 1919, was finally over. Suffering, misery, and carnage caused by The Great War, (World War I), would cease. World War I claimed between 15 and 22 million lives from more than two dozen countries, including 117,466 U.S.…
Clubs & Classes, November 2020
Celebrating Our Veterans
Barbara Barr The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke will be honoring our veterans at 12 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, in a Zoom meeting. Brigadier General Ronald E. Shoopman will present a very special Veterans Day Message to veterans, guests, and Rotarians. Veterans and guests are welcome to attend and help us honor our veterans. We are so…
Clubs & Classes, November 2020
Dr. Wilder from the Desert Lab to Speak at Master Gardeners Event
Zann Wilson Your SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners are pleased to bring Director of the Desert Lab at Tumamoc Hill, Ben Wilder, to our Thursday, Nov. 19, online program at 1 p.m. A unique combination of science and culture, Tumamoc Hill is an 860-acre ecological preserve in the heart of Tucson. Its innovative, sustained, long-term environmental…
Sports, November 2020
Trico Electric Lineman Receives Hometown Hero Award
Monica Pugno Executive Director of the Sahuarita Food Bank (SFB), Carlos Valles, said Trico Electric Cooperative Lineman, Jaime Esparza “went above and beyond in getting us the required transformer” for a new 40-foot cold storage container needed to serve the increased demand from the community. “Jaime also recommended we apply for a grant to help…
Front Page, November 2020
Piecemakers Support Emergency Crisis Shelters
Cindy Cannon For the past year, the SaddleBrooke Ranch Piecemakers Quilting Club have supported Against Abuse, Inc. (AAI) and La Casa de Paz, emergency crisis shelters for women and children fleeing domestic and/or sexual violence. Oftentimes, when families arrive at La Casa de Paz, they have nothing but the clothes on their back. When fleeing…
Generals, November 2020
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings
SBCO Honors Judy Falewicz as Volunteer of the Year Nancy McCluskey-Moore Judy Falewicz has been a dedicated SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) volunteer for approximately nine years. She began by working as a dresser at Kids’ Closet, helping young shoppers choose their school clothing and shoes. At the same time, she started working as a cashier…
Front Page, November 2020
Dog Days of Summer Golf Tournament
Carol Mihal It was a record hot summer at SaddleBrooke Ranch! With this as inspiration, one of our lady golfers, Jean Cheszek, created an eight week, Saturdays only, team golf tournament called “The Dog Days of Summer,” and boy oh boy, or rather, girl oh girl, it was a crazy fun tournament! With 43 lady golfers signed…
Sports, November 2020
SBRPA and SBRTA Join up on the Courts!
Alastair Stone At a recent newcomer’s session, the Pickleball Club was delighted to see Tennis Club members enjoying themselves on two of the courts! Our reporter liked seeing one of his former tennis coaches, Dean Alfrey, on the receiving end of instruction! And Bo Jessop, it’s okay if you were also trying to recruit new…
Clubs & Classes, November 2020
Thank You to Our SaddleBrooke Ranch Veterans
Jan Christensen Devron Reddington, U.S. Coast Guard (1989-1995) After first talking with a Navy Recruiter (influenced by a brother and brother-in-law already in the Navy) and then followed by a Coast Guard recruiter, Devron Reddington decided that the Coast Guard’s programs and experiences would be a better fit for him. The Coast Guard at that…