Zann Wilson Your SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners invite you to join our virtual Community Education via Zoom on Thursday, September 17, at 1 p.m. Arizona time. Scott Richardson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biologist, will present “Backyard Bats.” Scott has responsibility over the previously endangered lesser long-nosed bat. Scott first became interested in bats while…
Sports, September 2020
SBRPA Ladies Day on Court 1
Alastair Stone On July 21, there was another test. This time, Chris Logan was the referee, and with the help of testers Kathy Becker, Sheila Davidson, and Doreen Reynolds, Lori Page successfully tested up to 3.0. Wow, a lot of colorful attire on display!
Generals, September 2020
Performance Updates from the Tucson Pops Orchestra
Norma Gentry This week the Board of Directors of the Tucson Pops Orchestra made the difficult decision to cancel the fall season of Music Under the Stars™, which was scheduled to begin on September 6. “With the pandemic still so active in our community, and gathering restrictions placed on public places throughout the city, we…
Front Page, July 2020
SBRPA Training Is in Full Swing—for All Levels!
Alastair Stone Even with our 24 courts being used so much, the SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA) has still found time for training sessions. On Monday mornings, Marti Gasser and Bill Reynolds, and Corine and Keith Sturdivant coach for 1.5 hours; on Thursday evenings, Corine and Keith do it again. Thank you to all of…
Front Page, July 2020
Back to the Garden—Ocotillo: Dead or Alive?
Sheilah Britton If you ventured from your shelter in place into Oro Valley or Tucson last spring, you might have seen a glorious array of flowering Ocotillo in the medians of nearly every street you traveled. The slim, un-branched gray spires are covered in thorns and close green leaves and topped with tubular clusters of…
Clubs & Classes, July 2020
Quilters Support Local Healthcare Workers & Patients
Linda Eisenhart, Publicity Chair and Kathryn Von Bargen, President Service has always been at the core of the SaddleBrooke Friday Quilters’ group activities and they currently have eight projects that benefit 10 different local groups! This month we are featuring our medical facility beneficiaries. When the call went out in SaddleBrooke for masks, Quilt Club…
Sports, July 2020
Focus Is About Having Fun: Softball’s Recreation League Is a Blast
Terry Hurley The playful banter started early in a recent SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Recreation League game between the Window Wizards and Absolutely Art teams. “Next time open your eyes,” the first base coach says to the catcher who made a nice grab on a foul pop-up. “Thirty years ago, you would have had it,” an…
Clubs & Classes, July 2020
SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild
Karen Brungardt Art and Wine Events While many things have had to be postponed or cancelled due to coronavirus, the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is resuming art activities with safety protocols in place, and limiting our Art and Wine events to small groups. SaddleBrooke Sunsets continue to be the subject for our next three Art…
Clubs & Classes, July 2020
ILR Meet the Instructor: Andrea Molberg
Ken Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to introduce Dr. Andrea Molberg as an instructor in the ILR. Andrea grew up in Bloomington, Minn., and raised her children outside of Rochester. After leaving the cold and snow of Minnesota, she moved to Orange County, Calif., to enjoy a warmer climate. To be…
Generals, Features, July 2020
SaddleBrooke Author’s Emergency Kit for Finding Common Ground
Diana Steinke Psychologist and SaddleBrooke author Dr. Andrea Molberg spent her career resolving conflicts, evaluating job candidates, developing leaders, teaching people skills, and helping people get along at work and at home. Never did she think about applying those tools to the political world—until now. Designed to help bridge the divide and stuffed with tools…