Steve Weiss On Friday evening, November 14, the group “One of These Nights” performed an Eagles tribute concert to a sold-out crowd in the activities tent of La Hacienda Club. The band seemed to resonate with the crowd. After the fourth song people in the audience began dancing in the aisles. Members of the band…
Thanksgiving Food Baskets Nan Nasser Members of SaddleBrooke Community Outreach sorted and filled 36 baskets with Thanksgiving food for families in Oracle. Everyone received a turkey with trimmings, 10 lbs. of potatoes, canned vegetables, rolls, pie and Cool Whip! Sixteen baskets went to families of children at Mountain Vista Elementary School and 20 went to…
Join the crowd at The Gardeners Exchange on Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. in the La Hacienda Club at SaddleBrooke Ranch for an exciting introduction to vegetable and herb gardening in the desert. Arizona Daily Star blogger Susan Billings (“All Things Green”) will present a talk destined to get you ready to garden in…
Wine Tasting at the Bistro Relax after the hustle of the holidays with wine tasting hosted by Joey of Southern Wines. Reds, whites and appetizers will be served, so come and enjoy! This is a ticketed event in January; watch emails for specific date and time. Rockin’ Round the Clock Sock Hop Get your poodle…
SaddleBrooke Master Gardeners are volunteers for University of Arizona Pinal Cooperative Extension. They assist the public with University research based, home horticulture information through educational programs and projects. You don’t have to be an ‘expert’ gardener to become a Master Gardener volunteer; you only need a desire to learn and to help others. The next…
Don Bott Greetings to our SaddleBrooke Ranch neighbors. This article is to introduce you to a group of men who love to sing and harmonize, who do so pretty well and most importantly have fun in the process. The Canada del Oro Barbershop Chorus is a Barbershop Harmony Society member group of 30 men with…
Doug Streuber The SBRMGA held its annual membership lunch meeting on December 3 at La Hacienda. Forty-nine members attended. The membership first voted on the Board for 2015. Those elected are Jack Gressingh, president: Mark Klicker, vice president; Mike White, treasurer; Bruce Deverman, secretary; Harley Schlachter, weekly chairman; Frank Sciannella, special events chairman; Dave Bott,…
Bob Hills and Linda Shannon-Hills SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association members participated in a number of Pickleball tournaments in Arizona at the end of 2014. The strongest showing of players was at the Voyager Holiday Tournament in Tucson on December 4-6, 2014. The skill levels of this competition were for 3.0; 3.5; 4.0; 4.5; 5.0 for…
Linda Shannon-Hills The Lecture Series focused on some end-of-year topics that are important for many of us as we move into retirement. On Thursday, November 20, a discussion on Medicare was led by Justin Bro, Vice President of Sales for Retirement Insurance Specialists. Justin discussed what coverage you have with Medicare Part A, Part B…
Linda Shannon-Hills. One of the fastest growing clubs in SaddleBrooke Ranch, the Pickleball Association, ended the year with 152 members, an increase of 62% over the previous year. This growth has driven more club scheduled court time averaging four hours, seven days a week. Other significant accomplishments this last year included: holding the first Pickleball…