Voices in the Oaks Chorale performed one of two Messiah sing-along concerts at SaddleBrooke Ranch Sol Ballroom on Dec. 20, 2019. With talented University of AZ graduate students Donte Ford conducting and Hsin-Chih Chang on piano, the 24-voice chorus led the audience through Handel’s Messiah part 1 and the Hallelujah Chorus. Audience members showed great enthusiasm and…
Mimi Heywood and Carol Mihal The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) enjoyed a very successful year in 2019! With the rapidly growing community of SBR, the SBRWGA membership has steadily increased as well. The year ended with the very festive and fun annual Holiday Luncheon on Friday, Dec. 13, which included a holiday gift…
Punch Howarth The Feb. 15-16 concerts by the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra will perform two divergent works of Ludwig van Beethoven and an unusual opus by Richard Strauss. Opening the concert will be a frivolous short work, Turkish March, featuring the Turkish instruments, triangle, cymbals, and bass drum. The Marcia alla Turca is one of ten selections…
Lauren Winkowski We wanted to start the New Year off right, so we have decided to add more included features to our new SaddleBrooke Ranch homes in 2020! Stop by the sales office and ask an associate for more details. SaddleBrooke Ranch offers uniquely created Move-In Ready Designer Homes, professionally outfitted with options and upgrades…
Linda Shannon-Hills SaddleBrooke Ranch is hosting the American Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 7 a.m. until noon, in the Ranch House SOL Ballroom. To make an appointment, call 800-733-2767, or go online to www.redcrossblood.org. The American Red Cross has a significant blood shortage and is issuing an emergency request for eligible…
Ellen Sosin Back by popular demand, the Master Gardeners will be offering the six-week class, High Desert Gardening. This will be presented in the MountainView Ballroom at the MountainView Clubhouse, SaddleBrooke, on Wednesday afternoons starting Feb. 26, 2020. Each session will last two hours, and registration is required. This course is designed to help residents…
Linda Shannon-Hills SaddleBrooke Ranch continues to grow and each month we welcome another great group of new residents to our SBR Newcomer’s Meet N Greet. The new neighbors bring energy, enthusiasm and interest in getting to know our community. They are especially eager to meet other residents and get involved with activities. As part of…
Linda Shannon-Hills and Leslie Gordon For years, “old” has been defined as beginning between the ages of 60 and 70. That means most people alive today will spend more years as an old person or senior than in childhood, and many will be elders for 40 years or more. Yet at this very moment that…
Linda Shannon-Hills Has it been over a year since your last hearing test? HearingLife, formerly The Hearing Centers of Arizona, is offering complimentary hearing screenings to SaddleBrooke Ranch residents on Friday, Feb. 14 in the YOGA room located in La Hacienda Fitness Center. Screening appointments start at 9 a.m. and run every 20 minutes, ending…
Linda Shannon-Hills When you take prescription or over-the-counter medications, do you also take vitamins, minerals or other dietary supplements? Have you considered whether there is any danger in mixing medications and dietary supplements? Some dietary supplements may increase the effect of your medication, and other dietary supplements may decrease it. Certain dietary supplements can change absorption, metabolism,…