Join us Saturday, Aug. 3 between 7 a.m. and 1 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, download the American Red Cross Donor App, or call…
August 2024, Generals
Nature’s Way: The Spectacular Perseid Meteor Shower
Ben Eisenstein One of the most exciting events in the August night sky is the Perseid meteor shower. You don’t need a telescope to see this event. The shower is an annual event and will be rich and steady from early August through the peak. The best viewing will be the days around the peak,…
July 2024, Front Page
Golder Ranch Fire District Breaks Ground on the New SaddleBrooke Ranch Station
Linda Shannon-Hills The wait is over! Breaking ground at last! After approval on the 2019 bond issue for a fully equipped fire station to support SaddleBrooke Ranch, the groundbreaking was held on June 4 for the future home of Golder Ranch Fire station 378. For the last 11 years, the Golder Ranch Fire Station was…
July 2024, Front Page
SBRMGA Hosts Thrilling Ryder Cup Tournament
Jack Dyck, Tony Salerno, Andy Bolland The greens were alive with excitement as the SaddleBrooke Ranch Men’s Golf Association (SBRMGA) recently hosted its annual Ryder Cup tournament, a thrilling three-day event that had golfers engaged in fierce competition on May 15, 16, and 23. With a total of 102 players, evenly split between 51 golfers…
July 2024, Front Page
What Is POP Tennis?
Deb McGiboney In POP Tennis, the court is a little smaller, the ball a little slower, the racquet a little shorter—which makes this sport the perfect combination for FUN! POP Tennis is a great starter sport for beginners of all ages, an easy way for social tennis players to switch up their routine, or an…
July 2024, Front Page
Thank You for a Great Pet Food Drive!
Debora Witten SaddleBrooke Ranch residents once again poured out their generosity for the animals in the care of OARR (Oracle Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation). This was the fourth annual Dinking Divas Pet Food Drive. In 2023, the Divas collected 200 cans of cat food. This year the Divas collected 440 cans of cat food. In…
July 2024, Sports
Lady Niners Give Generously to Family First
Constance Garrison At our Lady Niners May Board Meeting, President Mary Schlachter and Vice President Ann Hulett presented a check for $2,010 to Claire Grochocki, Director of Family First, Oracle. The money was collected as part of the raffle at the recent Lady Niners Invitational. Pinal County established Family First in 2004. Family First and…
July 2024, Clubs & Classes
National Parks in the High Sierra Mountains
Linda Harvey and Ellyn Biggs This summer the National Parks Club is putting a focus on our members to share their experiences in our national parks with the group and interested SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) residents through a series called Community Sharing. On May 28, we had the pleasure of hearing from Bill Gilles. His experiences…
Features, July 2024
New BBQ Restaurant in Florence
Debora Witten One city away in Florence, Ariz., a new barbecue restaurant opened called Your Behind BBQ Birds and Bones. The extraordinary BBQ is prepared by the award–winning BBQ pitmaster Kyle Mataszewski. Kyle with his dad, Jerry, have been winning BBQ cook–offs since 2014. Now, after a short drive to downtown Florence, you can experience…
July 2024, Sports
SBRWGA: For the Love of Golf and Sunny Days
Patti Jo Lewis The SaddleBrooke Women’s Classic was held on May 22 and had a field of 120 golfers with members from SaddleBrooke HOA One, MountainView/Preserve (MV/P), and our own SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) players. The game was two best net balls of the foursome with Stableford scoring. Three (3) flights of 10 foursome…