Visit the Madaras Gallery Jan. 1 through 31 for Diana Madaras Paints the Saguaro. Madaras is known for her colorful depictions of the Sonoran Desert landscape. In this collection of saguaro “portraits,” Diana captures the animated spirit of Tucson’s favorite native cactus. Madaras Gallery is located at 3035 N. Swan Road and is open seven days a week.…
The story: On Feb. 3, 1943, an enemy torpedo struck the Army transport Dorchester as it carried 902 officers and enlisted men, Navy armed guard, merchant seamen, and civilian workers in the North Atlantic. The Coast Guard cutter escorts Comanche and Escanaba rescued 230 men. As Dorchester took on water, four Army chaplains—Lt. George L. Fox…
Marci Whitehead Have you ever been out on Thursday afternoon golfing and run into the “Ranch Dogs”? I did on a recent Thursday! It has changed my whole outlook on my golf game. The Ranch Dogs are a group of handsome men from Unit 9. They say they are not some of the best golfers,…
Rotary Club: Delivering Thanksgiving to 260 Homes Barbara Barr For many a Rotarian in the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke, the best part of Thanksgiving comes several days before the actual holiday. The best part of Thanksgiving is when we help about 260 area families with turkeys and all the fixings for their holiday. Working with IMPACT…
Debbie Witten Corine Sturdivant, with her partner, received a bronze medal in mixed doubles 3.5, 60+ age group, in the Professional Pickleball Association Masters Tournament held in Las Vegas. Joe Campion and Tim Chamberlin received gold in 60+, 3.5 men. Ronda Hays and her partner received bronze in 50+, 4.0 mixed doubles. Beth Chamberlin and her partner…
Linda Harvey Golder Ranch Fire District (GRFD) members are more than firefighters. As many of us have experienced, GRFD provides emergency medical assistance and transport, removes snakes from our property, and can change the batteries in our smoke detectors, just to name a few services. To get to know our trusted partner, you are invited…
Linda Harvey and Linda Shannon-Hills Please extend a warm welcome and a wave to the newcomers who were on the November HOA closing list. We are so glad they have joined our beautiful SaddleBrooke Ranch. A great program has been developed to introduce newcomers to SaddleBrooke Ranch, and for the community to get to know…
Carol Mihal On the brisk but beautiful morning of Tuesday, Dec. 7, the ladies of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) participated in their annual Member-Member Tournament. With the theme for this year’s tournament being “Isn’t She Lovely,” several partner groups came dressed or accessorized in the spirit of the theme with feathers, tiaras,…
Kim Schweitzer This Chanukah, Ranchers had several opportunities to celebrate close to home. For the 11th year in a row, our local Chabad held a menorah lighting in the Gaslight Theater Parking lot. It was a perfect night to be outdoors. There were goody boxes with latkes, applesauce, jelly donuts, light-up hair clips, dreidels, and…
Carol Mihal The SBR Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) participates annually in the Arizona Golf Association’s (AGA) State Medallion Tournament. This is a year-long event for women of AGA member clubs. Each club records the best two-score low gross total and two-score low net total from the four rounds designated as State Medallion rounds during the…