Tim Malone Digital identity in retirement refers to the way a person represents, expresses, and manages themselves online. It includes the digital traces they create—such as social media profiles, online communities they participate in, personal websites, shared photos, written reflections, and the ways they communicate with others through technology. In retirement, digital identity becomes a…
September 2026, Clubs & Classes
Still Growing! Tom and Sandy Morgan Join Sunrise Rotary Club
Christianne Dettmann It’s been an exciting summer for the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club! Tom and Sandy Morgan are the newest in a steady stream of recent recruits, having been inducted at the club’s regular meeting on July 16. Tom was born in New York and lived on both the east and west coasts after obtaining…
September 2026, Features
Word of the Month: Epigraph
David Zapatka In the Quest magazine article titled “The Lotus-Born of Ancient Egypt, A Legacy for Enlightenment in Egypt’s Megalithic Sites,” author Foteini Fotoula Adrimi used an epigraph to introduce her article. The epigraph read: O Atum-Beetle! You become high as the hill; You rose as the benben In the Benben Compound In Heliopolis. (Allen,…
September 2026, Clubs & Classes
Friday Duplicate Bridge Club Celebrates Director Lorraine Smith!
Toni Graves The SaddleBrooke Ranch Duplicate Bridge Club was started some dozen years ago, and directors come and go. Lorraine Smith’s term has proven to be memorable. On July 17, members celebrated her instructive tenure on the final day of her play at the Ranch. Lorraine will find more slam bids in Texas, where she’ll…
September 2026, Sports
Too Hot for 18 Holes
Patti Jo Lewis The hot weather can take a toll on us at the Ranch. Many have escaped to cooler temps. Our league, SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA), normally sends out 60+ players on Tuesdays. With the high temps, our numbers are down. We are so proud of the 40-44 players who pack up…
Generals, September 2026
Chair Yoga Is Happening at Vista United Methodist Church
Sharon Scanlan and Marty Lenzini Tanya Fagentan, who teaches a very popular class in SaddleBrooke HOA One and SaddleBrooke Ranch, also teaches a weekly Chair Yoga class on Saturday mornings at 10 a.m. at Vista United Methodist Church. The cost is $10/class, paid directly to Tanya in cash or check. It is held in the…
September 2026, Generals
SaddleBrooke Winds and Strings New Season, New Era
Dawn A. Walker SaddleBrooke Winds and Strings (SBWS) held a luncheon in July to honor our beloved conductor Jesus Jacquez. After three wonderful years with SBWS, Jesus is moving on to a music graduate program in Montana (the climate opposite of southern Arizona) starting SBWS in the fall. The luncheon was held in the HOA TWO…
September 2026, Clubs & Classes
Ranch Writers Sharing: An Awkward Date
Keith Vincent and Scott Hopkins Ranch Writers is a group of SaddleBrooke Ranchers who have a passion for writing. Our mission is to encourage writers and improve our writing skills. We recently asked members to write about an awkward date, and here’s what club member Keith Vincent shared: An Awkward Date As I was asked…
September 2026, Religion
Unity of Tucson
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart On Sept. 27 at 4 p.m., join Rev. Dr. Jonathan Zenz and let’s fall in love with wisdom. There is so much more to know about the nature of life and the universe. It is a great joy, to me, to be able to explore it. This renewed format is designed for…
September 2026, Clubs & Classes
National Parks and Public Lands Club
Linda Harvey As a surprise to some, we learned that the story behind the designing, testing, and building of top-secret atomic weapons that helped bring the end of World War II is being preserved as a national historical park. At our recent meeting and via Zoom, National Park Service Ranger Nicholas Murray carefully explained what…