Jim Hoagland It was another successful year for the SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Cuckoos Birdathon. Later in May, after the submission date for this article, the Cuckoos would find out if they defended their title of “Best Bucks for Birds” at the Tucson Bird Alliance (TBA) wrap-up party. With the donations and pledges, thanks to friends,…
Linda Shannon-Hills, SBR Neighbors Helping Neighbors When you can’t drive yourself to a doctor’s appointment, the grocery store, or the pharmacy, you can count on SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Neighbors Helping Neighbors volunteers. Our community volunteer group provides many different services, one being volunteers to drive you, if they are available. There are over a dozen…
Marilee Jensen With the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Food Drive behind us, the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) Board would like to extend our deepest gratitude to SBCO for the continued support to ensure that our clients can receive a wide variety of healthy food options as well as high-quality proteins for the remainder of the…
Ben Eisenstein Many residents of San Manuel turned their eyes to the night sky on April 23 as the San Manuel Community Center hosted a star party organized by the SaddleBrooke Skygazers and the SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Astronomy Club. As part of a joint outreach effort, the two astronomy clubs brought telescopes, star charts, and…
Jerri Wunder On May 20, members and guests attended the Wine Club of SaddleBrooke Ranch’s (SBR) sold-out mixer event, “Summer Sips”—Chilling and Grilling on the beautiful Ranch House event patio. Coordinators for the event were Debbie Chapman and Marilyn Heasley. Attendees were introduced to five new wines including a Rose, a Chardonnay, a Pinot Noir,…
Debora Witten The Dinking Divas players were pretty in pink for a spring day of pickleball.
Unit 8A Helps Keep the Roadside Clean Diane Fox On the road again… On April 26 Vicki Frosted, Ernie Nedder, Steve Chapman, Chris Lee, Gene Lee, Jerry Fox, Diane Fox, Shelly Ziegler, Karl Knight, Mike Bartel, Maurene Bartel, and Mary Jo Stastny donned their yellow vests and filled 13 blue trash bags, as they cleaned…
Dan Watson, Chair of the Golf Tournament On April 21 more than 100 golfers enjoyed a beautiful day, participating in the SaddleBrooke Rotary Club’s 25th Annual Charity Golf Tournament at MountainView Country Club. The tournament is SaddleBrooke Rotary’s primary fundraiser, and the golfers and sponsors raised over $40,000 in net proceeds. The Best Ball Scramble…
Nancy Eisenstein On April 23, members of the National Parks Club got together for burgers at the Bistro. They relaxed and listened to Andy Waddell singing hits from the ‘50s to the ‘90s. Coming up on June 10, Laura Haslett will give a presentation of trip photos from the Washington state national parks at 4…
Didi Yontef-Roberts On April 27, Unit 21 residents had their biannual Block Party. With 67 people in attendance, it was, once again, a wonderful way to meet new friends, see old acquaintances, and enjoy great food contributions and drinks, all while enjoying our beautiful spring weather. There were driveway games to play, conversations to catch…