New Board Member, Lisa John SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network (SBPRN) would like to introduce our newest board member, Lisa John. Lisa hails from Ridgecrest, Calif., and moved to SaddleBrooke in spring 2021. Before relocating to sunny Arizona, Lisa was a kindergarten and first grade teacher for 30 years. She jokes that this is why her…
Linda Lyon Friends of Pinal County Animal Shelter & Rescues recently participated in Arizona Gives Day and thankfully, many generous donors once again stepped forward to support the cause. We cannot relent however, in our effort to champion the dogs and cats of the Pinal shelter and their supporting rescues. Their needs are unrelenting! Margret…
Rosemary Douglas Many residents of the Copper Corridor communities of Oracle, San Manuel, Mammoth, and Dudleyville face a double challenge. They live in a “food desert” and are also “food insecure.” Food deserts are areas where families have low access to supermarkets or large grocery stores and face significant obstacles to getting healthy foods. Food…
The Annual Pet Food Drive: Helping Pets in Need Don’t miss SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network’s pet food drive on Friday, Sept. 30, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. being held at the HOA One parking lot near the Bocce Ball courts. This food drive benefits The Pets in Need Action League (P.I.N.A.L.), which provides temporary pet…
Linda Shannon-Hills and Tina Fugleberg The next blood drive at the Ranch will be on Saturday, Sept. 24, starting at 7 a.m. with the last donation time starting at 1 p.m. The drive will be held in the SBR Ranch House Sol Ballroom. To register to donate, log in to www.redcrossblood.org. The need for blood…
Crystle Nehrmeyer, District Superintendent Our annual Stuff the Bus events in SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch are valuable opportunities for our students, staff, and community to come together and help the students at Mt. Vista K-8 School in Oracle start their school year strong. The event is traditionally scheduled for a Saturday. This year, to allow more students…
Linda Shannon-Hills and Tina Fugleberg We would like to welcome Tina Fugleberg to the SBR Red Cross Blood Drive as our future leader. Linda Shannon-Hills will work with Tina to get up to speed on managing the SBR drives. Additional volunteers are Troy Fugleberg, Roxanne Watson, and Pete Watson. We also have a set of volunteers…
SBCO Elects New Board of Directors Nancy McCluskey-Moore On April 11 at the annual meeting of SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO), the organization elected its board of directors for 2022-23. The members of the new board include: * President: Denise Anthony * Executive Vice President: Ann Coziahr * Recording Secretaries: Cheryl Smith and Marcia Van Ommeran…
Can you imagine having to flee your home without a moment’s notice because you were in imminent danger? Can you imagine traveling a long way to a new country where everything is so different and you don’t speak the language? How wonderful it would be to find out that people who don’t even know you…
Linda Shannon-Hills The SBR Red Cross Blood Drive is on Saturday, April 23, from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. The American Red Cross continues to be short on needed blood. If you can donate, we encourage you to register to donate now. The drive will be held in the SBR Ranch House Sol Ballroom. Log…