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Welcome New Neighbors

Linda Harvey and Linda Shannon-Hills You have just moved into SaddleBrooke Ranch. Getting to know other new neighbors is a good way to get incorporated into this friendly and fast-growing community. Due to the quarantine of facilities, we have been contacting new residents with electronic copies of our Settler’s Guide and other important files to…

Medicare and Me: COVID-19 and You

Leah Sugar Kari, Certified Medical Representative and licensed insurance agent specializing in Medicare products You’re doing the good stuff—social distancing, vigorous hand washing, and staying at home to do your part in halting the progression of the COVID-19 virus. As partners in your health care, Medicare and your insurance plan are providing important assistance to…

Auditions Postponed Until September, but the Show Will Go On!

Shawne Cryderman They say that in live theatre, you have to be prepared for the unexpected. Well, no one expected the closure of SaddleBrooke’s TWO facilities, the six-foot social distance rule, and the stay at home government mandate. As a result, the auditions for An Evening of ONE Acts were not held in April. They are just postponed—not…

Oracle Artist Studio Tour Planned For May 16 and 17

Jan Tenery Originally planned for April 4 and 5, the art tour has been rescheduled for Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Please visit www.oracleartiststudiotour.org for updates. Drive the high desert byways of Oracle and visit more than 40 artists and artisans showing and selling…

From The New Home Sales Team

Robson Resort Communities Honored at 2020 Eliant Homebuyers’ Choice Awards Robson Resort Communities is excited to announce it has earned multiple honors at the 2020 Annual Eliant Homebuyers’ Choice Awards for its commitment to providing quality purchase and ownership experiences. This national, prestigious awards program is based on the results of more than 170,000 surveys…

Word of the Month: Obsequious & Sycophant

David Zapatka Friends and readers Randi and Jim Nulty write, “We enjoyed your April WOTM column. Randi once scored a triple word in Scrabble using the word ‘pismire.’ I think it was 70+points. We have never forgotten the word or its definition.” I suspect many of our readers are Scrabble players. I’ve always enjoyed that…

Four Years Under the Desert Stars

Janelle Authur Sixty-nine Unit 8A-er’s celebrated 48 months-in-a-row of unit happy hours with an Evening Under the Desert Stars dinner party on Friday, Feb. 21, in the Sol Ballroom. The happy hour gatherings started at The Bistro in March 2016, as Unit 8A residents began to move into their new homes. The first evening was…

EXPO Generates Interest in Putters

Debi Kerth was one of the Ranchette Putters who showcased the organization’s activities at the club expo. Photographs of fun events from the prior year generated a lot of interest. Thirty ladies signed up on the contact sheets, and six have become new members. The club welcomes all ladies at SBR, who want to meet…

Riders Enjoy a Campfire Breakfast!

Rebecca Williams The SaddleBrooke Ranch Horseback Riding Group had a taste of the Old West with a Breakfast Ride at Tanque Verde Ranch on the east side of Tucson. The group of thirteen gathered at the stable (with some 30 other guests) for the 40-minute ride along the foothills of the Rincon Mountains; to dismount for…