SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary: Repurposing for a Purpose Christianne Dettmann The old adage, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” is often traced back to the Roman poet Lucretius and reminds us that we all have different tastes and different needs. It also encourages us to repurpose, rather than trash, those useful things we no longer…
Get ready for a fantastic afternoon of fun, music, and community spirit as Oro Valley Church of The Nazarene (OVCN) atThe Ranch celebrates its second anniversary with a Fall Celebration on Oct. 27! Launched two years ago by a lively group of SaddleBrooke Ranch residents, this satellite campus of Oro Valley Church of The Nazarene…
Joann Ramsey A SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Support Group General Session is held the second Monday of every month. If you are a caregiver for someone with memory loss, mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, and other types of dementia, you are invited to attend the SBR community support group. We offer a safe place to exchange…
Nancy Borcalli Mark your calendars: The general meeting of the SBR Conservatives in Action will be Thursday, Oct. 24, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the SBR La Hacienda Clubhouse, La Mesa/La Montana Rooms. Guest speakers will include: Brad Miller—Candidate for Pinal County Attorney. Brad is committed to securing the border, funding the police, reducing crime,…
16B Olympic Games Pete Watson Inspired by the gritty and talented Olympians and not wanting to let Snoop Dog and Flavor Flav have all the fun, Unit 16B, in another moment of blinding stupidity, decided to hold their own version … the Nitwit Olympics. As they entered, guests were given a life-sized replica of the…
Linda Shannon-Hills As a huge storm rolled into southern Pinal County on July 11 bringing heavy rain, lightning, and thunder, parts of SaddleBrooke Ranch experienced a power outage, while at the same time a blaze broke out to the northwest of our community in the Black Mountains, starting the Wash Fire, about 15 miles northwest.…
Pete Watson Most of us SaddleBrooke Ranch residents suffered from collective heat stroke during the non-soon month of July. So, a few of us nitwits up in Unit 16B decided to hold a surprise Christmas in July party for our monthly Happy Hour. As our unsuspecting neighbors staggered into the Ranch House, they were confronted…
Kathie Marshall Diehard racquet enthusiasts braved the heat and humidity in homage to tennis’s premier tennis event, Wimbledon. Wimbledon at the Ranch was a July special event hosted by the SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association. Members had a fun morning celebrating the oldest, most prestigious tennis tournament in the world with round robin tennis, a trivia…
Mardiece Patrick The Olympics were not just in Paris! The SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA) held its own Olympics of sorts, and it was a blast! It started on July 25 with a Torch Parade that featured our official sponsor, SBRanchRealty.com, firefighters, representatives supporting cancer survivors, police, and military, and the final torchbearer was Ray Ritson,…
Linda Nicholson Remember, Honor, Teach: Remember a veteran by sponsoring a Christmas wreath. Honor a veteran by volunteering to lay wreaths on Dec. 14. Teach by inviting friends and family to participate. Since 2014, Saddlebrooke Ranch residents have significantly contributed to the growth of this program. In 2023, through the patriotism and generosity of our…