Category: June 2021

Welcome New Neighbors

Karla and Tim Riordan moved from the California beach to Unit 14B. They are interested in becoming involved with lapidary, painting, and glass works here at SaddleBrooke Ranch. Tom is a graphic artist and enjoys chalk art. They both love reading.

Linda Harvey and Linda Shannon-Hills Please extend a warm welcome to our 31 newest homeowners. They come to SaddleBrooke Ranch from 13 different states. This is a record for so many states being represented in one month. Now that they are part of the community, we have a welcome program designed to help the newcomers…

CMSC of MOAA Recap

G. William Myers, Lt., CEC, USN Former The Catalina Mountain Satellite Chapter (CMSC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held its April meeting on Saturday, April 17. The meeting began with a business session presided over by Col. Bill Nagy, president. Also attending the meeting was special guest Col. William A. Wojciechowski, USAF…

Fine Arts Guild 2021 Summer Classes!

Butterfly by Karen Brungardt

Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is up and running! Our spring classes were successful; students learned to paint and are eager for more. We have several upcoming classes, so please read on for details. Watercolor Batik: June 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; cost $75 pp, $85 with all supplies included; Karen Brungardt, Instructor…

Health Fair 2021 Needs More Volunteers

Phyllis Ketring, Publicity Coordinator The 2021 Health Fair is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23 from 9 a.m. to noon, and everything looks positive. The planning committee has reserved the SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse and most of MountainView to feature a good representation of exhibitors, while meeting whatever social distancing standards are in place at the time. The guidelines…

Community Map Gets Used!

When asked to provide feedback on the Community Map, this is what one energetic Robson homeowner, Susie Nee, had to say: “I love the map. During Covid, I got tired of walking the same route every day, so I decided I would walk and bike every street in PebbleCreek (65 miles, I am told). For…

Unit Happenings

The winners of Unit 8A’s April 2021 Tuesday Trivia (left to right): Vicki Froistad, Dave Ambler, Paul and Kate Thomsen, Gail Latimer, and Jeanne and Rich Osterlund

Unit 8a – Tripped Up with Trivia Janelle Authur There is a saying that “necessity is the mother of invention.” During the past year’s COVID pause, finding ways to play games in small, socially distanced groups certainly required new approaches. In June 2020, Unit 8A tried an outside, small group approach to trivia. Based on…

It Takes a Village

Christophe Valton, HSSA Donor Relations Manager Shelters are sad places. Unwanted dogs are brought there because they have nowhere else to go. The lucky ones get adopted. This is the general perception of what shelters are. The Humane Society of Southern Arizona (HSSA) defies this definition. Its enabling environment ensures that meritorious dogs will get…