Bill Wells is pictured with his 2023 Model K 1600 BMW. (Photo by Debora Witten)
May 2024, Features
Ranch Riders
Features, May 2024
2 Your Health: Unhelpful Thinking Styles: How They Affect Relationships
Dr. Rose Bricker Unhelpful thinking styles (also known as distorted thinking) can be toxic for our relationships. These thinking styles can lead to stress, frustration, irritability, and conflict. Unhelpful thinking patterns, such as jumping to conclusions, blaming or shaming, overgeneralizing, black and white thinking, catastrophizing, labeling, personalization, and using “should” statements, has the potential to…
May 2024, Clubs & Classes
Western Dancing, Boot Stompin,’ and a Double Shot of Whiskey
Janelle Authur Headline got your attention? Read on! In March, Ranch Western dancers enjoyed a double shot of “whiskey,” with an evening of the Country Western music of Whiskey Riverdogs plus a field trip to Whiskey Roads, a local Country music venue, restaurant, and bar. First up was the SaddleBrooke Ranch Social Dance Club’s monthly…
Clubs & Classes, May 2024
Rotary – May 2024
City of Tucson Multidisciplinary Outreach Team Spoke to SSR Frank Shipton Guest speakers Thelma Magallanes, Elle Millyard, Alex Manriquex, Laurie Distel, and Zion Alderette from the City of Tucson Multidisciplinary Outreach Team (MDOT) were invited to speak to members of the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary (SSR) club on March 21. The subject was MDOT’s project promoting…
May 2024, Sports
View of the Solar Eclipse!
Debora Witten Monday’s Dinking Problem stopped all pickleball play to see the eclipse at 11:17 a.m. on April 8 at the Ranch. The members include Karen Bellinger, Deb Chipman, Raynelle Dull, Gayle Richey, Gail Carter, Mary Schneck, and Teri Hardy. Not in the photo but taking the photo was the group’s organizer, Debora Witten.
May 2024, Generals
Visit the Vista United Methodist Church Labyrinth
Sharon Scanlan People all over the world have created Labyrinths for thousands of years. They have been used as symbols by cultures from Peru to Iceland to Sumatra, and have been depicted in many different mediums—imprinted on coins, woven into baskets, laid in stone in European churches, dug into turf, and carved into rock faces.…
May 2024, Features
Featured Dog Walkers
May 2024, Clubs & Classes
SBRWOW Second Year Anniversary Party with Chuck Moses
Deb McGiboney On March 21, the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women of Wine (SBRWOW) hosted DJ Chuck Moses for their second year anniversary! Thank you to all our wonderful WOW for their support as well as Tyler Rose from the Ranch House Grill, who keeps the Sol Ballroom organized for us, and our wonderful, hardworking bartenders, Crystal…
May 2024, Features
Nature’s Way: Venomous Reptiles in Our Neighborhood
Gerry Tietje If you have seen a Gila monster in the wild, you are fortunate, because it’s a rare occurrence for most people. I’ve been fortunate to see two of them in the wild, one that was crossing South Reddington Road near San Manuel and the other on a trail in Saguaro National Park East.…
April 2024, Front Page
Cuckoos Are Back Again With “The Big Day”
Jim Hoagland Each year the Tucson Audubon Society (TAS) conducts a Birdathon to raise funds to support the important work they do. Their mission is “inspiring people to enjoy and protect birds through recreation, education, conservation, and restoration of the environment.” They provide educational Zoom programs, field trip outings, and in-person socials such as the…