Don’t miss all the fun! On Saturday, February 23, 2019, DesertFest returns to SaddleBrooke Ranch from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and it will be bigger and better! With a very exciting lineup of activities scheduled for this event—you won’t want to miss a moment! As part of the opening celebration for the new Ranch…
Front Page, February 2019
DesertFest returns to the Ranch
Generals, February 2019
Holiday highlights: caroling around the neighborhood
Linda Shannon-Hills Twas the second weekend before Christmas and just after Hanukkah, all through the community the carolers were singing those songs we all know to ring in the holidays. Our firemen were ready to hear the first round, singing along while they filmed the large crowd. We finished our songs to a hearty applause…
February 2019
How does your Garden Grow?
Louise Grabell That was quick, winter is almost over. Yup, it’s time to get your head on straight and start to focus on the outdoors once again. There are some basic late-winter tasks that you can get a head start on now. For all you citrus owners, fertilize your trees and container-grown citrus now. Pay…
Features, February 2019
Top ten foods for better health
Nancy Teeter, RDN Make these ten anti-aging foods part of your healthy diet and consider eating one serving of each on most days. Apples The phrase “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” may sound like an old wives’ tale, but studies show there is every reason to eat an apple each day. They…
Sports, February 2019
Saddlebrooke Senior Softball: how it began
Many in our association credit SaddleBrooke resident Vic Garcia as the individual who kick-started the SSSA in 1996 when he formed a softball team, The SaddleBrooke Blues, to play in the Senior Softball League in Tucson. Those games were played at the Craycroft and 22nd Street softball field and consisted of teams from Sierra Vista,…