This is the official word: auditions are a go for the Fall 2025 Community Circle Players (CCP) production of Five Shorts with Shortcake. Three directors– Susan Sterling, Shawne Cryderman, and Carol Henry– recently met to begin planning for auditions, finalizing scripts, rehearsal schedules, sets, props, and costumes–all the elements needed for another spectacular CCP production.…
Ed Davis If you want to make a meaningful difference in the lives of local homeless and other veterans in need, the families of deployed members of the Guard and Reserve, and our citizen soldiers, there is no better way than to support the American Legion Oro Valley Post 132. As a not-for-profit veterans’ service…
Please join SaddleBrooke Ranch and The American Red Cross on Saturday, Aug. 2, 7 a.m. to noon, at La Hacienda Club (this drive only), located at 31390 S. Amenity Dr., Oracle AZ 85623. To make an appointment, go to: redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=saddlebrookeranch. You will need either the Red Cross Blood Donor App or a form of ID to…
October is always a busy month here at SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR), and 2025 will be no different. So now is the time to mark your calendar for two fabulous events—with a new twist! Oct. 17: SBR Cancer Support Group’s 6th Annual Community Golf Cart Ride (6 to 6:30 p.m.) followed by the Light the Night…
Amy Butkovich In April, United Women in Faith at Vista United Methodist Church on Oracle Road in Catalina assembled 62 backpacks for the Family First charity located in Oracle. The backpacks contained school supplies such as paper, notebooks, pencils, pens, erasers, crayons, and watercolors. Ten backpacks were made for preschoolers and the remainder for school-age…
Andrea Cothran In June we had our POG Educational Event (free for our members) where we learned how to make POG and other tropical Tiki inspired drinks. Cabali Tiki Bar in Oro Valley was on hand to share some of their knowledge and fabulous recipes! July will feature another free educational event for our members…
Brats and Beer Bash Ann Vernon Back by popular demand, John and Linda Ansay once again hosted a brats and beer bash in their backyard as one of the 2025 fixed price events featured at the Oracle Schools Foundation Spring Fling Gala/auction. John and Linda, former Wisconsin residents, brought a taste of the Midwest to…
Nancy Borcalli The next meeting of the SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Conservatives In Action (everyone welcome) is Thursday, July 24, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Note the venue change to the SBR La Mesa/La Montana rooms. This meeting will highlight Arizona 2026 candidate views, especially about water! Alex Kolodin—On April 1, 2025, Alex Kolodin officially launched…
Nichole Lawhon Summer is in full swing, but the SaddleBrooke Ranch Paper Crafters are not slowing down in this Arizona heat! We came together for one common goal and crafted over 200 bookmarks to be used in a service to honor one of our dear members. Many of these bookmarks were crafted at home but…
Sue Fetters The Mudslingers were busy in May cleaning our state-of-the-art studio. Every three months volunteers meet to make sure our facility is clean and offers the best environment for our members. Every tool, texture mat, cupboard, and surface is cleaned with a damp microfiber cloth. All the equipment, furniture, and floors are cleaned. You…