Cheryl Stroben We are a group of ladies who wanted to sew clothes for ourselves and our families. Some of us had not sewn since high school and some were highly trained in the art of sewing. The SBR Clothe Me Group has been very busy this year. You might ask, “What have they been…
Category: December 2022
Features, December 2022
Thank You, Friends
SBR “We Be Beaders” Roberta Bowers SaddleBrooke Ranch We Be Beaders is sending out a huge thank you to everyone who supported our special Cancer Fundraising Jewelry Sale during the month of October. (October is designated as Cancer Awareness Month.) Our club members created and handmade all the jewelry pieces displayed and sold. One hundred…
Front Page, December 2022
SaddleBrooke Rotary’s Ride to End Polio
Barbara Barr If you see people in these bright colored Rotary shirts out riding the streets of SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch, they are Rotarians in training for the annual Ride to End Polio. This ride is held in connection with El Tour de Tucson. Each year, members of our club have so much fun with…
Sports, December 2022
What Is a Dinking Diva?
Generals, December 2022
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings
Become an SBCO Volunteer and Help Local Students Succeed Nancy McCluskey-Moore SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) was founded in 1997 to meet the needs of children living in the 11 current and former mining communities in the “Copper Corridor,” stretching 100 miles north of Catalina, Ariz. SBCO’s mission of providing children with opportunities to succeed is…
Front Page, December 2022
10th Annual Holiday Lights Tour
Leslie Brown Do you remember bundling up and riding around in the family car to view the twinkling holiday lights? Let’s cruise the streets in golf carts! Mark your calendars for the 10th Annual Holiday Lights Golf Cart Tour to see all that glitters and glows on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 6 p.m. Line up…
Features, December 2022
Memories Matter Walk to End Alzheimer’s Disease
Florence Messer On Oct. 15, as Florence and Ross Messer prepared to drive to the Sol Ballroom parking lot of SaddleBrooke Ranch for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, which they organized, the sky darkened, but then a rainbow appeared, giving hope that a cure for this dreaded disease is on the horizon. Alzheimer’s has affected…
Generals, December 2022
Tennis Shoes for the Homeless Program Receives Ben’s Bell Kindness Award
Kim Fay Tennis Shoes for the Homeless was recently recognized by Ben’s Bells for its program that provides gently used tennis shoes for the homeless in the Tucson region. The mission of Ben’s Bells is to inspire people to practice kindness as a way of life and create a ripple effect of kindness throughout communities.…
Sports, December 2022
Swim Club Enjoys First Season Away Meet!
Claire Guidas In late October, 24 Swim Club members attended the two-day Ron Johnson Invitational Swim Meet at the Arizona State University Pool in Tempe, Ariz., where a total of about 200 swimmers competed. Both seasoned swimmers as well as new Swim Club attendees enjoyed the perfect temperatures and sunny weather along with the friendly…
Clubs & Classes, December 2022
SBR Art Club Offering Beginner Watercolor Painting in January
Dale Farland Many SaddleBrooke Ranch members of the SBR Art Club have expressed interest in learning the fundamentals of watercolor painting. Well, now is your opportunity to learn this artistic medium. SaddleBrooke resident and artist Karen Brungardt will be teaching this class over four Thursday morning sessions starting Jan. 5, 2023. You may have seen Karen’s…