Diana Creighton Seeing art where it is made and talking with the artists is an event any time, but it’s a really memorable experience among the oaks and granite boulders in the Arizona high desert on the north slope of the Catalina Mountains. This year the opportunity comes on April 8 and 9 when Oracle’s…
March 2017
Square Dancing: friendship set to music
Rebecca Williams Don and Rebecca Williams of SaddleBrooke Ranch have been helping others learn to square dance for over 15 years. They were initially introduced to square dance in the Chicago area. Rebecca explained, “Unlike some types of dance, learning all the calls takes a number of weeks. However, once learned you can go anywhere…
March 2017
Ranchette Putters present annual awards
Linda Nicholson On January 18 the Ranchette Putters hung up their pink shirts and parked their putters to attend their annual awards luncheon. The lunch was held at the Overlook Restaurant in Oro Valley. While enjoying a lovely three-course lunch in a banquet room overlooking the golf course, the members also had many opportunities to…
March 2017
Randy “Thin Man” Smith defeats Ranch challengers
Joe Giammarino Pool Players of the Brooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Billiards Club want to thank SaddleBrooke Ranch and our sponsors: It’s Greek to Me, Temperature Control Inc. and Karl Knight. On January 28, 2017 SaddleBrooke Ranch hosted an 8-Ball Tournament. Tournament directors were Dominic Borland and Joe Giammarino. The following field of 16 players gathered…
March 2017
DesertView Cinema Club
Schedule Date Time The Light Between The Oceans (PG-13) 3/7/2017 2:15 and 7 p.m. The Queen of Katwe (PG) 3/14/2017 2:15 and 7 p.m. Manchester By The Sea (R) 3/21/2017 2:15 and 7 p.m. Hacksaw Ridge (R) 3/28/2017 2:15 and 7 p.m. Programs are subject to change. Please check our website for the latest schedule. Tickets: $2 DVCC members,…
March 2017
Line Dancing lessons with Rebecca
Dr. Mark Magdanz At this time both levels of Line Dance with Rebecca classes are well underway. Many dances brand new to the community have been learned and older ones reviewed. Years ago Rebecca began to define her classes in levels to denote the degree of dance difficulty, teaching pace and exertion level. In our…
March 2017
SBR Democrat Club holds successful first meeting
On Monday, February 6, 2017, Steve Groth, our Democratic Precinct Committee person, invited Ranch Democrats to an organizational meeting to determine if there was sufficient interest to launch a Ranch Democrat Club. Working from a mailing list of people he knew, we had a great turnout of 42 interested people and several people expressing interest…
March 2017
Upcoming Master Gardener programs
Basic Desert Gardening March 6 SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners present Basic Desert Gardening on Monday, March 6, 9:00 a.m. until noon in The Hacienda Club at SaddleBrooke Ranch. Do you have questions about the basics: soils, cactus, growing natives, frost protection, irrigation and any other issues affecting your gardens and landscapes? Your very…
March 2017
Pickleball Club update
Janis Duwe The SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA) is the largest club at the Ranch with over 200 members. This active and welcoming club has been very busy this past year with many ongoing and new programs and plans to continue the excitement in 2017. Board elections were held in December 2016 with the following…
March 2017
Not too cold for tennis!
Tove Pape One of the things I love most about living here at SaddleBrooke Ranch is that I can play tennis year round. Our tennis club has shifted the start times to 10:00 a.m. for the winter so we don’t freeze our fingers off, but sometimes it can be cold even at that time. The…