Rotary Helps Oracle State Park Pete Watson and Barbara Barr Bengen The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke brought together park rangers and students to solve a safety issue at Oracle State Park. Years of Arizona’s challenging weather had deteriorated a bridge on the park’s popular Geology Trail. Park Manager Sinda Sutton talked to Community Services Chair…
30 Miles Away a Different World Joyce Wainscott and Patty See Thirty miles separate SaddleBrooke from Arizona’s Copper Corridor. The drive takes less than an hour, but those miles can represent a lifetime of difference. Communities such as Mammoth, San Manuel, Winkelman, and Hayden were once prosperous mining towns. When mines closed, jobs disappeared, businesses…
Sheila K. Muehling The SaddleBrooke Ranch Conservatives November meeting is Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on the Ranch House patio. The campaigns are behind us, and Election Day is just two days away (Nov. 3). As conservatives, we’ve worked to inform Republican and Independent voters about the candidates’ positions and why Arizona…
M.C. Nelson Ranch Democrats recently hosted a visit from Pinal County Recorder in charge of elections. Dana Lewis gave a wonderful presentation on their award-winning facility (the fishbowl) and their upgraded procedures for election integrity. Dana encouraged everyone who doesn’t vote in person to return their ballots ASAP so they can tabulate more quickly. She…
Susan Levine The Jewish Friendship Group has a wonderful lineup of opportunities to connect, celebrate, learn, and enjoy one another’s company in the months ahead. We hope you’ll join us! Nov. 11: Veterans Day Potluck Dinner: Join us at the HOA One Activity Center for a special potluck dinner honoring and saluting our veterans. It…
Kim McIlonie Catalina Mountain Lodge #2815 held a donation event for Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) on Sept. 13, 2026. Thanks to the generosity of our members and community, we raised $1,500 in cash donations and collected more than $3,000 worth of dog and cat food, toys, blankets, and beds. These donations will help provide…