Linda Nicholson In December, SaddleBrooke Ranch residents participated in laying Christmas wreaths on veterans’ graves at Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson. The annual event to honor veterans was held on Saturday morning, Dec. 18. The morning was sunny and clear but with a crispness in the air. Enjoying some coffee and donuts and fellowship, close to…
Leslie Brown Do you remember bundling up and riding around in the family car to view the twinkling holiday lights? Over 100 golf carts and 200 SaddleBrooke Ranch residents lined up to traverse the Ranch and see all that glitters and glows for the 9th Annual Holiday Lights Tour via golf cart. This annual holiday…
Nancy Carlson Three residents from SaddleBrooke Ranch will perform a free concert on Saturday, Feb. 5, at 7 p.m. in the Sol Ballroom at the Ranch. Bruce and Nancy Carlson, and Ken Wilcox, sing as Carlson/Wilcox 47 … or CW-47. This talented trio has been together at the Ranch for 20 months, but their collective…
Sheilah Britton, Pinal County Master Gardener The Sonoran Desert is full of surprises—javelina families sharing a prickly pear cactus, hawks on the arms of saguaros, water rushing through arroyos after a rain, a chorus of coyotes howling at dusk, and cactus flowers coloring the desert in spring. But when you come upon a saguaro whose familiar…
Heidi Overman, Licensed Massage Therapist, #MT-24997 My theme for 2020 is: Self-care is not self … ish. We need to take care of ourselves. Now, more than ever. When talking with clients, it seems that stress and anxiety has elevated more than ever, and our bodies and minds are taking the brunt of it. Our…
David Taylor An airport transportation service is available for SaddleBrooke Ranch Residents—Arizona GO! Owners Greg and Robin Williams started their company in May 2018, servicing the six major 55+ communities of Northwest Tucson, including SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch. As business quickly grew, they opened up to the Casa Grande area with Robson Ranch since they always passed…
Ross Dunfee Flag—What do you think of by reading the following list: Fluked, Admiralty, Stockless, Grapnel, Herreshoff, Northill, CQR, Delta, Danforth, and Bruce? If your answer was “various kinds of anchors,” you are correct. The first (unofficial) flag of the Continental Navy, called the Infantry Battalion Flag, was adopted in December 1864. It consisted of…
Paseo Financial Group Almost 75% of moving companies reported delays in 2021, blaming high demand and a labor shortage, according to a new survey of the top 60+ moving firms in the United States on their ability to supply the demands of the max exodus of people from several states. With so many Americans on…
Valentine’s month is the perfect month to visit the Golden Goose because there is so much here to love! We love being able to offer our customers high quality merchandise for a fraction of retail. We love the fact that we are a “green” business helping our environment. We love our amazing volunteers and staff…
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