Category: February 2016

Annual Employee Appreciation Dinner

The employees at SaddleBrooke Ranch had a nice get together this past December to enjoy the annual Employee Appreciation Dinner. The Bistro was decorated with pretty white tablecloths, red napkins and Christmas garland around each candle. The room looked very festive. Everyone had a chance to visit with each other during these busy times with…

Volunteers wanted

Mark your calendars; it’s almost that time again. The annual SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Food Drive will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2016. Last year, through the generosity and support of SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch residents, the drive collected over 19,000 pounds of non-perishable food items along with a very generous number of cash donations.…

Inaugural DesertFest event at Robson Ranch

Save the date! On Saturday, February 20, 2016 Robson Ranch Arizona will host the inaugural DesertFest event from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. With a very exciting lineup of activities scheduled for this event…you won’t want to miss a moment! Enjoy live musical entertainment on the main stage in the Ranch House/Hermosa Ballroom from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.…

Hotel Normandie revisited

The lobby of Hotel Normandie

Jean Morgan How many of us get the chance to go back and sleep in the place we grew up? Recently my husband Mark and I were invited to spend several nights at the newly renovated Normandie Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. What a thrill to stay in a guest room that had been my…

The Gardeners Exchange presentation – February 9

The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Jim Cloer, naturalist and environmental educator, to speak on “Living with Your Wild Neighbors.” The presentation will be held at La Hacienda Club, La Mesa Room on Tuesday, February 9, at 1:00 p.m. Jim Cloer is a frequent speaker for SaddleBrooke Nature Club. He started a wildlife program…

Teens Sew Cool wraps up fall season

The kids with their projects

Linda Shannon-Hills Teens Sew Cool finished up the fall session in December at the three sites located at Oracle Mountain Vista School, San Manuel Junior/Senior High School and Coronado K-8 School in Catalina. Many wonderful ladies from SaddleBrooke Ranch, SaddleBrooke and Oro Valley area mentor students one-on-one to teach the art of sewing. Each session…

Calendar Girls “They dropped everything for a good cause!”

Shawne Cryderman – Cora; photo by Dick Fleming

Calendar Girls, “They dropped everything for a good cause!” will be presented April 5-10. The doors/cash bar open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:00 p.m at the MVCC Cabaret Theatre. Tickets are $24 including dessert, coffee or tea. Tickets can be purchased by calling 825-2818, at the website: Saddlebrooketwo.com or the HOA…

Festival of Lights

Judi Slavin-Cosel adding more latkes to the lavish buffet of holiday delights. Photo by Steve Weiss

Marlene Diskin Over 40 members and friends of the Ranch’s Shalom Club celebrated the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah together at a party at the home of Judi Slavin-Cosel on December 6. Candles were lit, and all feasted on a lavish buffet of traditional holiday food prepared by guests. “No one ever goes hungry at a…