Linda Shannon-Hills On July 10, the ballroom at the Ranch House was buzzing with donors and American Red Cross staff saving lives. The Red Cross set a goal to collect 64 units of blood, but with 85 donors, eight people donating “Power Reds” (red blood cells only), we collected 87 units, our highest so far. We want…
Clubs & Classes, August 2021
SBR Tech Club: “Drones” General Meeting
Linda Shannon-Hills The SaddleBrooke Ranch Technology Club (Tech Club) will host an open general meeting for all residents of SBR on Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 3:30 p.m. Steve Weiss will give a talk on drones. We will also have others from the community in attendance who own drones and can answer questions about how they use their…
Generals, August 2021
The Golden Goose Thrift Shop Wants You!
Christopher Clark, Business Manager The Golden Goose Thrift Shop needs you to volunteer, donate, and shop. Volunteer orientation is held every Monday at 3 p.m. at the Golden Goose. To schedule a pickup of tax-deductible donations, call 520-825-9101. The Golden Goose is located at 15970 N. Oracle Road, in Catalina, and is open Tuesday through Saturday from…
Clubs & Classes, August 2021
Rancheros Square Dance Club to Offer Lessons
Carol Hays and Rebecca Williams If you can walk, you can square dance. Square dancing has changed and is now more fun than ever before. The Rancheros Square Dance Club dances with our sister club, SaddleBrooke Squares. We dance to all types of music, no longer just country music. Our live callers use multiple genres from…
Generals, August 2021
Join Us August 12 for the Newcomers’ Welcome Webinar
Linda Shannon-Hills Overwhelmed with moving to SaddleBrooke Ranch? New community, new state, new home—where do I find all the information to make settling into this new community easier? Join the Newcomers Welcome Program for the next webinar on Thursday, Aug. 12, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. Send an email to Linda Shannon-Hills at linda@shannonhills.net for registration…
Clubs & Classes, August 2021
You Too Can Help Our Less Fortunate Veterans
Ed Davis If you would like to make a meaningful difference in the lives of local veterans in need, there is no better way than to support your local American Legion Veterans Service Organization. “The American Legion Oro Valley Post 132 has been a steadfast ray of hope to our local, less fortunate veterans for years,”…
Generals, August 2021
Unit Happenings
The Unit 8A Ladies Lunch with Lavender Shelley Ziegler On the last day of June, 2021, 23 Unit 8A ladies took a short road trip off of the SBR property for their monthly luncheon. Five cars caravaned up to Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm, in beautiful Oracle, Ariz. Many of the women wore the color…
Clubs & Classes, August 2021
Love Technology and Love Helping People Learn? We Need You!
Linda Shannon-Hills As the community grows, so does the need for technology assistance by our residents. The SBR Tech Club has one-on-one open lab monitors who help residents with their Mac and PC issues, offer ideas on better usage and how to set up their smartphones, answer questions about Nextdoor, Facebook, or apps on their smartphones, demonstrate how to…
Clubs & Classes, August 2021
MOAA News
G. William Myers (Lt., CEC, USN Former) The Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter (CMSC) of the Tucson Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) Chapter is on summer hiatus and will not meet again until October. Nonetheless, CMSC has already confirmed an array of civilian and military speakers for this coming fall and winter. CMSC currently has…
Generals, August 2021
Health Fair 2021
Phyllis Ketring, Publicity Coordinator The 2021 Health Fair is on track for Saturday, Oct. 23 from 9 a.m. to noon. There will be exhibitors and screeners at both the SaddleBrooke One and MountainView Clubhouses. Free shuttles will transport people between clubhouses. As in the past, fairgoers park at the MountainView parking lot and use the shuttle to…