Nan Nasser Interfaith Community Services (ICS), a local Tucson charity that helps people in need achieve stable, healthy independent lives, began its 5th summer Peanut Butter Party Food Drive, with the intent of receiving thousands of jars of peanut butter to assist families who could not receive lunch foods during the off season of schools…
Jim Hoagland I have been writing the Nature’s Way articles for over two years and I am pleased to welcome Gerry Tietje to Nature’s Way writings. Gerry’s passion for nature extends beyond my passion for birds and will expand the knowledge of the biodiversity we are so lucky to have here at the Ranch. The SBR nature…
Camille Esterman On Friday evening, July 15, Ranchette Putters and their guests showed up at the La Mesa room in Hawaiian attire. After receiving a lei and a door prize ticket, 36 couples had their photos taken before starting a tournament on the SBR green. And then an uninvited monsoon arrived, washing out the event.…
Linda Shannon-Hills At the Ranch this summer, we have been suffering through the blistering heat and humidity. To cool off, we scheduled a Colorado Club Beat the Heat Happy Hour while also celebrating Colorado Day. We had a great crowd come to the La Mesa room at La Hacienda Club, to wipe off the sweat and…
Carole Hays and Rebecca Williams On July 31, 16 square dancers from the Mesa Checkmates Square Dance Club drove down from Mesa to join the Rancheros and SaddleBrooke Squares dance clubs for a night of square dancing. It has long been a square dance tradition that if a club brings two squares (16 dancers) to…
Leah Sugar Kari Medicare’s Donut Hole (aka the Coverage Gap) is a term that prompts curiosity or apprehension among Medicare beneficiaries. The cake donut is generally round with an empty center or hole. There is something to eat on both sides and nothing in the middle. This metaphorically describes a gap in a prescription drug…
Happy New Year—Happy New Rotary Year, That Is! Barbara Barr Each and every June 30 at midnight, Rotary International passes the gavel to new presidents and officers as we start the new Rotary Year. Rotarians around the world celebrate the event with special dinners and parties. This year the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke celebrated with…
Debora Witten Larry Steinberg has been playing pickleball since 2016. Larry is a retired social worker psychotherapist from New York and got interested in pickleball immediately after he moved to SaddleBrooke Ranch. Larry plays three to four times a week, and after pickleball he makes Ed’s Dogs his first stop. Looking for a cold drink…
First Residents on East Travertine Street Homeowners from Unit 18B celebrate the closing for Laurie and Gary Truax. Unit 18A’s First Meet and Greet Ma rie Mantoura Although a monsoon was brewing in the distance, about 50 friends and neighbors came out for our first of many gatherings of Unit 18A, most of us meeting…
Deb McGiboney It was summertime fun in the pool on Sunday, July 10, for our SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA) members and friends. Everyone was enjoying themselves whether it was playing water volleyball, socializing in their floats, or just visiting with other SBRTA friends.