Donate Blood on December 4

Linda Shannon-Hills It is time for another SBR Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday, Dec. 4, starting at 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. We need your help! The American Red Cross continues to be short on needed blood. If you can donate, we encourage you to register to donate. The drive will be held in…

The Donkey Foster Mother

Judy Smith, a resident of SaddleBrooke Ranch’s Unit 10, has accepted the unique role of serving as a foster mother for Friday, an 8-year-old donkey that resides at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm in Oracle. Friday and his small family are rescue donkeys—saved from an uncertain future by John and Carolyn Blair, owners of…

Thanks, or No Thanks!

Claire Dillon Did you know the phrase “thank you” was used during the times of the Pharaohs in Egypt? It was considered polite and especially good breeding to send a thank you note written on papyrus in those days, just like today. And no, a text or email definitely would not have sufficed. How many ways…

Free Beginner Ukulele Lessons Offered

The SBR Ukulele Club is offering free beginner ukulele lessons with a free loaner ukulele to use! Try it just for fun! You can’t read music? You don’t need to! Whether you’ve played before or want to learn now, you are invited to join in the fun of playing the ukulele. Ukulele songs are never…

Memories Matter Walk to End Alzheimer’s Disease

The morning air crackled with excitement on Saturday, Oct. 30, as approximately 50 SaddleBrooke Ranch residents wearing purple shirts, waving Alzheimer flags, and carrying Promise Flowers walked three miles through the community to raise awareness and help to fund research to find a cure for this deadly disease. Every 68 seconds, someone is diagnosed with…