June 2025, Features
Suicide…What You Need to Know
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart The population in the United States is rapidly aging. Baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964 have had relatively higher suicide rates across the age spectrum compared to other birth peers in the United States. Given that there will be more than 71 million Americans ages 65 and older by 2030, the high suicide rate among…
June 2025, Generals
SaddleBrooke Ranch Blood Drive: Saturday, June 7 at The Ranch House
Join us Saturday, June 7 between 7 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. at The Ranch House, Sol Ballroom for the American Red Cross Blood Drive. The Ranch House is located at 31143 S. Amenity Dr. To make an appointment or learn more, please visit the redcrossblood.org website and download the American Red Cross Donor App. You…
June 2025, Features
Practice Self-Care in Retirement
Tim Malone “Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what’s left of you.”—Katie Reed Retirement marks the beginning of a significant chapter in life, characterized by newfound freedom and the opportunity to prioritize one’s health and well-being. With the absence of work-related responsibilities, retirees can dedicate time and effort to practices…
June 2025, Sports
Putters Family and Friends Tournament
Pat Albu On April 26, 70 Ranchette Putters and their partners gathered on the putting green for a more than challenging putting contest. Not only had our wonderful (and slightly sadistic) Hospitality Committee set up a very difficult course, but we were also dealing with very strong winds! It was an afternoon we won’t soon…
June 2025, Clubs & Classes
Rotarians Help Triangle YMCA Ramp Up for Ranch Camp
Christianne Dettmann The sun rose balmy and bright over the Triangle YMCA Ranch Camp on April 12 as SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotarians—along with members from other local clubs—rolled in to help prepare the grounds for the upcoming summer season. Led by the camp’s Executive Operations Director Wes Long and his team, this year’s annual work day…
June 2025, Generals
Need a Ride?
Linda Shannon-Hills, SBR Neighbors Helping Neighbors When you can’t drive yourself to a doctor’s appointment, the grocery store, or the pharmacy, you can count on SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Neighbors Helping Neighbors volunteers. Our community volunteer group provides many different services, one being volunteers to drive you, if they are available. There are over a dozen…
June 2025, Clubs & Classes
SBR Technology Club Classes
Jeff Kaczmarek Have you been frustrated trying to organize your old photos, slides, films, and videos and convert them to modern digital formats? Then we have some answers for you. On Tuesday, June 24, at 1 p.m. we will be having a class about converting old photos, etc. to digital format using our powerful scanner…
June 2025, Generals
Thank You, SBCO! Helping Feed Our Pinal County Neighbors
Marilee Jensen With the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Food Drive behind us, the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) Board would like to extend our deepest gratitude to SBCO for the continued support to ensure that our clients can receive a wide variety of healthy food options as well as high-quality proteins for the remainder of the…
June 2025, Sports
Dinking Divas Celebrating Spring!
Debora Witten The Dinking Divas players were pretty in pink for a spring day of pickleball.