Patti R. Albaugh What is a cause-based club? Rotary Club International has created a new model for club structure and activity, and SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club has adopted the new format. It’s a simpler club model with less administrative hassle, fewer meetings, and quality time with fellow members doing self-selected projects. In this model, members…
Miriam Brock In order to continue playing pickleball during the pandemic, the pickleball club had to make some accommodations. One of the largest accommodations affecting its female members is what to do with the pickleball. Normally, pickleball is played with only one ball for all four members on the court, such as in tennis doubles…
Thomas Hynes SaddleBrooke Ranch residents recently competed in the Arizona State Championship at the Cowtown Range in Peoria. Tom Hynes won the Arizona State Wild Bunch Championship. This is the second consecutive championship win for Tom. This is a three-gun match using antique firearms with all competitors dressing in Old West attire. Both Tom and…
Linda Harvey and Linda Shannon-Hills Newcomers often ask about the best way to stay connected and informed with the community. Hands down, the best way is through the SaddleBrooke Ranch HOA website at www.saddlebrookeranchohoa.org. By using their unique HOA member number, homeowners are able to login and have access to the member directory, member charges, HOA…
Linda Shannon-Hills The SaddleBrooke Ranch Wellness Roundup is sponsoring a Zoom seminar on Friday, April 16, from 5 until 6 p.m. The presentation will provide a better understanding of the dangers of prescription drug misuse, proper storage, and disposal methods, as well as helpful resources to keep you and your family safe. Data from 2018 shows…
Master Gardeners Explore the Desert Sheilah Britton Your SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners are pleased to bring Doris Evans, retired educator in environmental education positions as Curator of Education at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and as Environmental Education Resource Teacher with the Tucson Unified School District, for an online community education program on Thursday,…
Heidi Overman, LMT Pain. It will disrupt your day. Your week. Your months. Your retirement years. But what can you do? A lifetime of drugs? Surgeries? Shots? How about regular massage? Yes. Regular massage can help with muscular pain management. Have you ever had a doctor tell you that your pain is muscular? Then they prescribe some…
Leslie Fore Donations are needed for Sr. Jose’s Women’s Center Virtual Auction to be held on Sunday, May 2. Sr. Jose plans only one auction this year to raise funds to provide assistance to women experiencing homelessness in Tucson. We ask for your help with donations of gifts, services, or activities. To make it a…
Jim Hoagland April is the month when migrant land birds begin appearing in profusion. It is when the specialty warblers appear in numbers at all elevations and when Elf Owls and Western Screech-Owls are active at our lower elevations. Flammulated and Whiskered Screech-Owls are in higher elevation in the pine and oak forest. This is also…
Doug and Melanie Sedam Are you eligible for a VA Streamline Refinance (IRRRL)? If you currently have a VA loan and would like to (and why wouldn’t you?) lower your interest rate and/or monthly payments, you should consider a VA streamline refinance. To be eligible for a VA IRRRL, you only need three things. You…