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Unit Happenings: Staying Apart, Staying Connected

Larry and Teresa Burchfield’s original poem and accompanying illustrations won the Most Creative award in Unit 8A’s 50th Happy Hour driveway display contest. (Photo by Steve Weiss)

Janelle Authur Governor Ducey’s March 31 executive order for Arizona residents to stay home, stay healthy, and stay connected emphasized the importance of social connectedness. Unit 8A-er’s took the suggestion to heart, organizing several unit events and happy hours that respected social distancing, while encouraging social connectedness (and keeping the unit’s streak of monthly happy…

SBRWGA Lady Golf Team Takes Second Place Gross in Tucson’s CWGA Competition

Carol Mihal Twenty-eight ladies from the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) participated in this year’s City Women’s Golf Association (CWGA) Golf Tracks season competition. The CWGA group, originally formed in 1951, organizes six tournaments at various golf courses in and around Tucson to provide cross-city golf competition with individual stroke play, using the Stableford…

From The New Home Sales Team

Our website, Robson.com, features an exciting new way to tour our innovative model homes and resort-style amenities. * 3D virtual walkthrough tours of our models * iDesigner will help you browse through hundreds of options to personalize your home * Use our interactive floor plans to get a feel of the homes * Take a visual journey…

Master Gardener Interns Complete Master Gardeners Class

Front row (left to right): Denise Windham Crowley, Roxanne Watson, Jean O’Brien, and Sheilah Bryant; back row: Sherann Ellsworth, Fran Miller, Denise Edwards, Kathy Martin, Julie Larson, Julie Peek, Jeff Laub, Rob Peters, Laurie McCoy, Marilyn Kline, Barbara Arndt, and Jay Dunn.

Jay Dunn On Feb. 13, 17 interns completed the SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardener course, which included 13 weeks of class, a test, and two mock plants in the field. After the test review, they celebrated at the home of Master Gardener Alison Lang. This is a short course sponsored by University of Arizona College of…

Dollars & Sense: Reverse Mortgages (Part Four)

The Paseo Financial Group There are three major fees that borrowers must pay. Most are similar to those paid on a forward mortgage. These are the upfront fees that you will need to pay: Origination fee paid to the lender. This is government regulated and ranges from a minimum of $2,500 to a maximum of $6,000,…

June Calendars

Alex Baker Due to the SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) facilities and amenities being closed in response to COVID-19, there are no June calendar events scheduled at this time. For the most recent SBR COVID-19 updates, please check the SBR HOA website announcement page or keep a lookout for SBR email updates.

Sad Passing of a Beloved Resident

The Barringer family with Shasta, their beloved dog

Arlene Wong Dale Barringer and his wife Terry have been Ranch residents for eight years, having moved from Southern California, where Dale grew up. On May 2, after a series of medical issues, he passed peacefully with his family beside him. In 1948, at the age of 14, Dale was named Mr. Hollywood Jr. for…

A New Skill

Gerri Koen Mike (my husband) and I have each been teaching our grandsons, ages 7 and 9, (who live in Chicago) every week via Zoom. I taught them about the body systems and how they relate to each other, including the brain, the ear, and other parts of the body. We do experiments for each…

SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild

Artwork by Mary Bubla

Karen Brungardt The current times have impacted the Fine Arts Guild along with everyone else. We were unable to complete our spring class schedule or hold our wine and art events, but all these things will happen again! We are looking at possibly offering our summer classes on a limited basis in July and August,…