Kay Lantow, SBR Garden Tour Committee Sunshine and blustery winds greeted SaddleBrooke Ranch residents as they toured our six gardens for three hours on Saturday morning, May 5. As in previous years, the selected gardens provided unique insights about design, hardscape, outdoor amenities and the influences of climate, soil and water when making choices for…
Cheryl Murray The Quilters here at The Ranch are all humming the tune Anticipation as we eagerly await the opening of the CATC. Many of us have taken a peek through the windows of our new facility which only increased the excitement. The space looks so inviting and we are ready to put it to good…
SBCO-sponsored tutors help with math skills Nancy McCluskey-Moore For 20 years SaddleBrooke resident Robert Springer has been organizing math tutoring programs for local students. The program he started at Coronado School in Catalina, known as MathPLUS+, involves approximately 40 volunteer tutors working with students in grades three through eight. Currently, he is coordinating instruction at…
Steve Weiss What better activity for a sunny spring Saturday morning than to ask 21 local farmers to offer their wares for sale at the first SaddleBrooke Ranch Farmers Market. With the great leadership from the new Food and Beverage Manager Stephen Derrick and the new Executive Chef Jose Salas, that activity was created.…
Wes Hurst Our SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association completed our Mixed Doubles Tournament in May. Nine teams were formed through random drawing. Terry Zimmerman then created the preliminary match schedules beginning late April. Scoring was based on number of sets won. Each team played approximately 140 games during the tournament. The highest scoring team was…
Steve Weiss If you want a sampling of foods from various Tucson restaurants, learn about the history and culture of Tucson, and take a fun ride on the Tucson street car, then you should take the Taste of Tucson downtown culinary and cultural tour. A group of 21 SaddleBrooke Ranch unit 8 residents took…
Joe Giammarino and Dominic Borland Pool Players of The Brooke wants to thank our generous sponsor Catalina ACE Hardware. On April 14, 2018 the Pool Players of the Brooke hosted a Singles 8-Ball Tournament. Tournament Directors were Dominic Borland and Joe Giammarino. The following field of 15 players gathered to play competitive 8-Ball. Jim…
Bruce Carlson Oracle State Park is hosting a special evening event on Saturday, June 30. The Dark Sky program first features Bruce Carlson, a recent resident at SaddleBrooke Ranch, singing original music and some mellow cover folk and Americana tunes from 6:15–7:30 p.m. Bruce’s music is all about love, life and landscapes played on…
Di Monza Are you a year-round resident at SaddleBrooke One, TWO or the Ranch? Even though many activities are put on hold for the summer, several Christian women from the SaddleBrooke communities are sponsoring a summer Bible study. We want to remember Hebrews 10:25, “Let us not give up the habit of meeting together.”…
Dr Mark Magdanz Dance is a form of physical training getting frequent attention. As a form of interval workout, it is a far more time-efficient way to perform cardio exercise — proven more effective than steady rate exercise. What is interval training? In a nutshell for dancers, alternating periods of higher intensity work, then…