Category: June 2017

Construction making progress on new Clubhouse and Creative Arts Center

Sherry Jackson,  RCI Corporate Communications Construction continues on the new $15 million clubhouse and restaurant at SaddleBrooke Ranch with most of the exterior framing complete and drywall beginning to take shape. The new clubhouse facility will feature a sophisticated yet casual elegance with popular amenities including a ballroom and auditorium with stage, a full-service grille…

Last chance

Rita Fletcher Thursday, June 15, 8:00-10:00 p.m. at SaddleBrooke’s Soft Ball Field/Dog Park parking Lot, be there! SkyGazers, SaddleBrooke’s astronomy club, will be! There will be no star parties during the summer. Star attractions to be viewed through members’ telescopes are Jupiter and Saturn. Saturn will be up over the Catalinas by 9:00 p.m. Globular…

Robson Communities named a top 100 Employer in Arizona

Sherry Jackson, Corporate Communications, RCI Robson Communities, Inc. is proud to have been named by the Arizona Republic as one of the State of Arizona’s largest private-sector employers in 2017. Robson Communities made the list along with other top employers such as Banner Health, which leads the list with more than 43,000 employees in Arizona. Other companies…

Sheron Jones to visit the Ranch

Kay, Sheron and Linda; photo by Steve Weiss

Kay Lantow and Linda Nicholson The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Club has invited Sheron Jones to speak at its monthly luncheon on Monday, June 12, 2017. Sheron is an American Gold Star Mother and President of the Tucson chapter. She is also coordinator of the annual Wreaths Across America event held at the Evergreen Cemetery in…

Four SBR Ladies take to the sea

Left to right: Linda Hart, Dianne Johns, Cheryl Ludeman and Pat McCallum

In late April the Royal Caribbean cruise ship “Navigator of the Seas” was taken over by 2,000 zumba lovers! These zumba lovers came in all shapes, sizes and ages. They came from all over the globe with team names such as Team Sweden and Carmen’s Costa Rica Dolls. The Navigator of the Seas was commissioned…

SBRWGA Club Championship

Champion, left to right: Mike Jahaske, Ken Steinke, SBRWGA Champion Jean Chesek, SBRWGA President Joyce DeYoung

Janice Mihora The 2017 SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association Club Championship was held April 11 and 18. Thank you to everyone who participated in this two-day, low gross event. SBRWGA had a record number of 22 participants in the championship flights, and several follow the field participants, too! Congratulations to Jean Cheszek for earning her…

Ranchette Putters announce April winners

Left to right: Monica Gustafson, Terry Pendy, Alyce Grover, Linda Thomson, Janice Neal and Debbie Shelton

Linda Nicholson SaddleBrooke Ranch Ranchette Putters announces its winners for the month of April. The Easter Bunny was not able to hide the holes-in-one from these lady putters. Finding the cup in one stroke these ladies racked up a total of 48 holes-in-one in the month of April. Monica Gustafson with 6; Terry Pendy with…

Ranch Roots: Let’s tell those family stories

For our June meeting of the Ranch Roots Genealogy group, SaddleBrooke Ranch resident and author Jan Larkey will share writing techniques on how to transform true family facts into fun and entertaining anecdotes about your relatives. Most of us will have some family stories that need to be told, some not always happy facts. By…

Could Brain Aging be changed? A new trick for old dogs

Spring line dancing in the Hacienda is popular with these Level 2 dancers. The temps are always mild inside until the dancing heats us up. The summer is almost here, and newcomers will find that June is usually our hottest month.

Dr. Mark Magdanz “We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams.” Albert Einstein “Use It or Lose It: Dancing Makes You Smarter, Longer.” Richard Powers Stanford University You may not have…

Famous painting program

Sharon Groth A volunteer program just completed its first school year bringing a print of a famous painting to grades one through six at the Mountain Vista School in Oracle. This program entails having a volunteer introduce a selected painting once a month from September through April to a specific classroom. Prints are by such…