Interior Expressions is Oro Valley’s first, and still only, interior design showroom. The business model of Interior Expressions is like no other. The business was designed as a true one-stop shop, says owner and interior designer Betty Jones. Jones explained how the business got started. “When we first moved to the Oro Valley area from…
February 2016
8-Ball Open update
The SaddleBrooke Ranch 8-Ball Open was hosted by the Ranch Billiards Club, presented by “Pool Players of the Brooke” and supported by Terry Johnson Apollo Pools Inc., Brake Max next to Bashas’, and Carlota’s Mexican Restaurant in Catalina. What: 8-Ball Tournament, $5 entry fee, BCA Rules. Play on two tables, single game, double elimination. Eighteen…
Front Page, February 2016
Pickleball Club organizes instructional classes
Linda Shannon-Hills Pickleball is a sport that can be learned pretty quickly, but there are skills in playing pickleball that can make your play easier, more enjoyable and more competitive. Feeling the need to make these improvements, many members of the SBR Pickleball Club in the 2.0 and 2.5 skill level were asking for clinics…
February 2016
SaddleBrooke Ranch residents ring in the New Year
Linda Shannon-Hills La Hacienda Clubhouse was transformed into a dining and dancing showcase for over 100 residents of SaddleBrooke Ranch on New Year’s Eve. As the doors opened partiers wearing their festive evening attire worthy of the grand celebration soon to begin were greeted by the HOA staff who had transformed the clubhouse. A dance…
February 2016
Highway clean up notice
Gretchen and Ray Malaski SaddleBrooke Ranch residents completed litter clean-up of mile 93 on the Oracle Highway. This fulfills a quarterly requirement by the Arizona Department of Transportation to keep the scenic highways looking their best. SBR residents adopted this mile, which is located at the entrance to our community, in the summer of 2015.…
February 2016
The Magic Pool at La Hacienda Club
Steve Weiss One of the outstanding amenities for SaddleBrooke Ranch residents is the great outdoor pool. Its usage was extended during the winter holidays with the addition of heat to the water. Where most of the residents thought twice about using an outdoor pool during the first few days of winter, the children and grandchildren…
February 2016
Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries
Tickets on sale for Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries spring author luncheon William “Kent” Krueger will be the featured speaker at the FSL author luncheon on Monday, March 14, 2016. Krueger is the New York Times best-selling author of 14 mysteries in the Cork O’Connor Series, including Tamarack County and Windigo Island. His novel, Ordinary Grace, won the…
February 2016
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings
The Education Committee needs your help Last year the Education Committee tutors started an experiment using iPad tablets to help fourth and fifth grade students learn math. They found that using the traditional methods including flash cards to teach multiplication and division in groups of nine or 10 students was not progressing very well. Working…
February 2016
SaddleBrooke Ranch Troopers volunteer for Wreaths Across America ceremony
Kay Lantow American Gold Star Mother Sheron Jones stood at the podium. Before her a crowd of volunteers nestled under the shelter of the blue tent. Eastward, a lone rider carrying a flag honoring Sheron’s son, galloped into the arena. The Sons of the American Revolution marched behind the Air Force color guard across the…
January 2016
Vista Fine Arts presents: The Skyline Flutes
Donna Langwig On Sunday afternoon, January 17, at 3:00 p.m. you are invited to enjoy Skyline Flutes, an ensemble of four skilled musicians who perform on flute, piccolo, alto and bass flutes. The group, formed in 2009, is a relative rarity outside of meetings of the National Flute Association and rather new in the chamber…