You will always have the luck of the Irish and a big savin’ o’ the green at the Golden Goose Thrift Shop! Join us in March for St. Patrick’s Day decor galore and spring merchandise blooming in every department. The Golden Goose shines in March, providing green recycling, respite for your wallet, and life-changing help…
Front Page, February 2022
Casino Night to Benefit SBCO
Nancy McCluskey-Moore Jacqueline and Patrick Fancher rolled the dice and hosted a casino night for their SaddleBrooke Ranch neighbors. The goal was to raise money for SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) while having a lot of fun with their friends. To no one’s surprise, the event succeeded on both counts. “We moved to SaddleBrooke Ranch in…
Front Page, February 2022
Residents Participate in Wreaths Across America
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…
Clubs & Classes, February 2022
9th Annual Holiday Lights Tour Twinkled and Glowed
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…
Features, February 2022
SBR Trio in Concert
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…
Generals, February 2022
Back to the Garden: Cristate Saguaro—An Eyeful of Magic
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…
Features, February 2022
2 Your Health: Why Is Massage Considered Self-Care?
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…
Features, February 2022
Spotlight on Advertiser: On the Go, With Arizona GO!
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…
Features, February 2022
U.S. Military History: U.S. Navy Flag, Seal, and Song
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…
Features, February 2022
Dollars & Sense: Moving Companies Struggle to Keep Up with the Exodus of People to Other States
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…