The Master Gardener plant sale will be September 17, 2015 at the MountainView Ballroom West and breezeway from 12:30-2:30 p.m. The SaddleBrooke Master Gardeners will be available to answer your plant questions. Bring a sample or a picture for identification. As an added bonus there will be plants for sale. The plants are grown by…
July 2015
The beat goes on in Summer Line Dance Lessons with Rebecca
Mark Magdanz Sign-up now for Level 1 Beginner, Level 2 Easy Intermediate and Level 3 Intermediate. Line Dance classes for the summer are here. The seven lessons in Level 1 teach you some basics of line dancing in a fun and safe environment. Rebecca teaches with humor, repetition and joy. You will learn new skills…
July 2015
Residents enjoy the first summer party on the patio
Steve Weiss On Friday evening, June 12, between 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. the Bistro Viente and the Bistro patio of La Hacienda Club were transformed into a relaxing and entertaining environment where residents could talk to each other with cocktails, appetizers and music. With the help from Caroline Reis, Bistro manager, Danielle Herbert, Bistro supervisor,…
July 2015
“Bat Night” at Oracle State Park to feature research ecologist
Research ecologist and wildlife manager for Arizona Game and Fish, Joel Diamond, Ph.D., will catch local bats and share facts and lore about the flying mammals in an early evening program at Oracle State Park Center for Environmental Education on Saturday, July 25. The popular “Bat Night” program includes identifying the “net-detained” bats before they…
July 2015
Gardeners Exchange to learn about “Common Insects of Southern AZ Gardens”
The Gardeners Exchange at SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Dr. Anthony Knight, former professor of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University and Pima County Master Gardener, speaking Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. in the La Hacienda Club on “Common Insects of Southern Arizona Gardens.” Gardeners in Arizona are confronted with numerous insects in their flower and…
July 2015
Calling all authors – register for FSL’s Author Expo
Register now for Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries Author Expo on Saturday, February 20, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom. Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) will be providing local authors with the opportunity to promote and sell their work. Authors who reside in Tucson, Oro Valley, Catalina, SaddleBrooke and Oracle will…
July 2015
SaddleBrooke Ranch HOA Lecture Series continues
Linda Shannon-Hills “Leonardo: More than the Mona Lisa.” We all have studied Leonardo da Vinci in our early years of school and recognize the painting of Mona Lisa to be one of his greatest works of art as well as The Last Supper, but much of his other incredible work is often overlooked. On Thursday, May 21,…
July 2015
Think Tennis! Think Fun!
Tove Pape The SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA) is gearing up for another fun fall festival. On October 23 and 24 the club will host its annual Steiness Tennis Festival, which was named in honor of the club’s founder and first president Helge Steiness. The goal of the tennis festival is to provide competitive play…
July 2015
Water Tai Chi – It’s a workout
A relaxing exercise that is a powerful strength and balance workout, too? That’s what Water Tai Chi is. Drawing on the fundamentals of the ancient Chinese practice of Tai Chi, this water exercise adds support for the entire body while challenging every movement with resistance in an ever-changing physical environment. The class was designed by…
July 2015
Mark your calendar for annual Walkathon
Nan Nasser Do you remember the song These Boots Were Made for Walking? Well, polish off your boots and sneakers and get ready for the 19th annual SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Walkathon to be held Saturday, October 24, beginning at 7:30 a.m. with warmups in the HOA One parking lot, a walk around Ridgeview and ending…