Kathie Marshall SaddleBrooke, our sister community to the south, provided a beautiful backdrop for the second Battle for the Saddle tennis tournament. The three-day event featured men’s and women’s doubles, mixed doubles, POP tennis, and exhibition matches with both the SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Associations engaged in friendly competition to vie for the Battle…
Sharon Scanlan In May, June, and July, Vista de la Montaña United Methodist Church in Catalina will have some exciting and inspirational classes! Everyone is welcome to attend, whether you attend Vista or not. The church is located on the west side of Oracle Rd., just south of the Golder Ranch stoplight. If you are…
Janelle Authur On March 8, 40-plus residents of Unit 8A celebrated eight years of monthly Happy Hours with a casual and light-hearted “Living the Dream”-themed party in the Sol Ballroom. The first residents of Unit 8A gathered at the Bistro for the initial Happy Hour in March 2016, starting a monthly tradition that has continued…
Debora Witten In March, we had a wonderful demo of Inktense pencils by Rebecca Hilchie. Some of the participants tried the medium, had fun, and are now hooked! In April, there was a short demo by Cathy Ratliff on mixed media/collage. Friends got to play expressing themselves through words, pictures, symbols, etc. In May, Erin…
Melanie Einbund Introducing our new name: Congregation B’nai Midbar at SaddleBrooke (transliterated: B’nay Meedbar, meaning ‘The People of the Desert’). Wow! What a ride it has been! You think that changing a name would be easy. Well, it wasn’t. But thanks to many—we did it! We are proud to announce that we are now known…
Linda Shannon-Hills, SBR Neighbors Helping Neighbors Did you know residents of SBR have an inventory of SBR Medical Equipment Loans, maintained by SBR residents, that is available to SBR neighbors while they recover from surgery, injury, or an accident? Residents keep their items in their homes, but can be contacted directly to borrow items needed.…
The Wine Club of SaddleBrooke Ranch (WCSBR) is excited to announce the remaining events for the 2024 year. Saturday, May 4—Bus trip to Los Milics and Callaghan Wineries in Elgin Tuesday, May 21— “La Vida Loca” Wine Mixer. Enjoy some Spanish wines with your club friends. Tuesday, July 16—Olympic Themed Tasting featuring WCSBR Gold Medal…
David Zapatka While cruising around Asia, we heard we were going to encounter rough seas. Soon enough, we saw ocean spray splashing the 10th floor windows. Then there was an order to batten down the hatches, meaning to close the dead lights on the third floor. Storm covers (porthole covers) are called deadlights in maritime…
Linda Shannon-Hills Thank you, residents of SBR and SBRanch Realty for supporting the SBR ARTwalk. The spring SBR ARTwalk was once again a great success for our resident artists. The artwork continues to amaze and impress resident visitors as well as SaddleBrooke and Oro Valley visitors. Our continued support from SBRanch Realty provides the SBR…