March 2025, Features
2 Your Health – March 2025
Emotional Maturity and Emotional Blindness Dr. Rose Bricker Emotional maturity and emotional intelligence are terms that we may hear today when chatting with our friends, families, and co-workers about relationships. But what do those two terms even mean? Characteristics of an Emotionally Mature Person • They are realistic and accept reality on its terms and…
Features, March 2025
AI Comes to Photography
Rick Thompson One of the most frequent questions I get is, “I want a new camera, what should I buy?” It’s a very legitimate question but the answer may be you don’t need a new camera. Perhaps you just need to upgrade your skills. Or maybe buy a new phone. The good news is that…
March 2025, Features
The Perfect Gift
Debora Witten Here’s a perfect gift for pickleball players! Greg Bell is president of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Lapidary & Jewelry Club here at SBR. This last fall, Greg made a pair of pickleball paddle earrings for his wife, Debbie Maurina. They were a hit on and off the courts! They are entirely sterling silver with…
Features, March 2025
Changing the Way You Look at Things
Tim Malone “Change your thoughts and you change your world.”—Norman Vincent Peale Changing how you look at things means altering your perspective or the lens through which you view a situation, event, or experience. This shift in perspective can transform your emotional response, understanding, and overall experience of that situation. This involves consciously deciding to…
March 2025, Features
Velkommen! Skol! Lefse!
Toni Graves Kathy Grudin, a resident of SaddleBrooke Ranch from Bend, Ore., held a lefse-making demonstration at the Graves’ for Norwegian-loving friends on Jan. 12, just catching the last of the holiday/winter season and prepping for next year. Uff da! Her patience and valued skill resulted in stacks of the lovely potato delicacy so treasured…
March 2025, Generals
Buzzing with Life: Understanding Bees and Protecting Our Pollinators
What would our world be like without the beauty of bees? Your Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners are pleased to invite you to our Community Education Presentation on Wednesday, March 19 at noon at the SaddleBrooke Ranch Sol Ballroom. The topic this month is “Buzzing with Life: Understanding Bees and Protecting Our Pollinators.” Native bees…
March 2025, Generals
Did You Know? Does PENS Work If We Have a Cellular Outage?
Linda Shannon-Hills and Ed Ehrman, SBR Emergency Preparedness Last month, SaddleBrooke Ranch had an incident in which it appeared all, or most, cellular service was down for a period of time. Apparently it also affected CenturyLink Wi/Fi internet and maybe Orbital. The question was asked, “When something like this happens, what is the impact on…
March 2025, Generals
The Tri-Community Food Bank—Feeding Neighbors for 44 Years
Marilee Jensen The Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) was opened in 1980/81 and founded by Jean Peterson and Beverly Pyritz. It was originally located in one room in the Pinal County Building in Mammoth and included a small thrift shop. Funding came from local grocery stores, resident donations, and the thrift shop. Later, the food bank…
March 2025, Generals
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings – March 2025
Help Others By Supporting the Annual SBCO Food Drive March 3-15 Nancy McCluskey-Moore The SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) annual Food Drive is accepting donations of food as well as money to support the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) based in Mammoth. TCFB serves families in need living in Mammoth, San Manuel, Oracle, and the Dudleyville/Aravaipa area.…