Mariano Samaniego, Pierre Charouleau, and William H. Sutherland are among the best-known ranchers from the late 1800s in Bob Simpson’s new history From the Cañada del Oro to the Tortolitas. But even more pertinent to the SaddleBrooke Ranch area history, Charles Bayless obtained title from the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad for today’s Oracle Junction (earlier…
Kim Schweitzer An important component and a core belief of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Democratic Club is charity and concern for our local community. A member of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Democratic Club became aware of a need at our local school in Oracle, and an email went out to our members requesting donations of toiletries and…
The SaddleBrooke Ranch Holiday Cart and Bicycle Parade was filled with laughter, fun, and treats. The participants and winners were as follows: Cart #1 was Beth and Judy Keefer (winners of the most “Festive” Cart); Bicycles #2 was Tom and Kelly Reuter; Cart #3 was Jacque Hendricks and Liese Razzeto; Cart #4 was George and…
Janelle Authur Twenty-one members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Texas Club and guests donned their jeans and boots to share “a bite, a beer, and a sunset” on Oct. 13, at the Ore House Hilltop Tavern in Oracle. The Texas flag and western music welcomed members to the outdoor patio as they arrived. The group spent the…
Rebecca Williams Who knew there is a beautiful lake just south of Catalina Highway heading up to Mount Lemmon? The SaddleBrooke Ranch Horseback Riding Group met up with their wrangler guides at a trail head that led them down a wonderfully shady path of old growth mesquite trees, wild flowers, and cacti. At the midpoint of…
Lee Stastny The SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association’s annual Steiness Festival took place over the Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 weekend. This year it was The Smashing Pumpkins captained by Sam Calbone vs. The Marauders, captained by Steve Cartwright. Each team consisted of mixed doubles, women’s doubles, and men’s doubles. Though the first mixed doubles match, which…
Linda Shannon-Hills I was talking to a neighbor the other day about the Technology Club and the various workshops, open discussions, special interest groups, and open lab assistant. They said they had not joined because they thought the club was just for really techie people or geeks. At first I said yes, it is for…
Join us in the spirit of giving for our ninth year thanking the wonderful employees at the Ranch. The employees include Patrol, Maintenance, Housekeeping, Gate Greeters, Fitness, The Bistro, Ranch House Grill, and Administration. We are close to 100 employees this year! Many of the employees do not work in positions that provide the opportunity…
Rob Lonjers On Oct. 25, a small group of SaddleBrooke Ranch hikers got together with the encouragement of Carmen Allen. After carpooling to Oracle State Park, ten wanderers took in 3 and a half miles of gentle trails. It was great to meet new folks and share stories. The cool fall weather was perfect and the blue Arizona…
Camille Esterman Lauren and Jeff French certainly set a Spooktacular stage for their Halloween party. In a scary clown mask, Jeff stood motionless as guests approached the house—only moving to open the front door. Inside, Lauren wore a Dia de Los Muertos mask and directed party-goers to the skeleton backdrop where Amanda Kaminski took their…