Category: July 2022
Features, July 2022
You Can Help Our Less Fortunate Veterans
If you would like to make a meaningful difference in the lives of local veterans in need, there is no better way than to support your local American Legion Veterans Service Organization. “The American Legion Oro Valley Post 132 has been a steadfast ray of hope to our local, less fortunate veterans for years.” These…
Clubs & Classes, July 2022
Upcoming Plant Sale at SBR ARTwalk in October
Judy Smith SaddleBrooke resident Linda Bradner’s green thumb proved to be a windfall to the SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Women of Action. She donated carloads of plants that will be on sale at the ARTwalk in SaddleBrooke Ranch in October. She self-propagated the plants and grew them in her beautiful yard in SaddleBrooke. Marion Ewing, Judy…
Clubs & Classes, July 2022
2021 Freedom Award Presented to Golder Ranch Fire District by Local Military Officers Chapters
David R. Bull, LTJG, USNR, FMR, Membership Chair, CMSC The Tucson Chapter of the Military Officers of America Association (MOAA) held its May 26, 2022, monthly membership meeting at the Vivace Restaurant. Also attending were members of the SaddleBrooke-based Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter (CMSC). The Golder Ranch Fire District (GRFD) was awarded the 2021 Freedom…
Sports, July 2022
Relishing Pickleball: The Dink
David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals: Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “to properly execute a dink, stand just behind the non-volley zone line in a good ready position—well balanced, with your body weight over your feet and the knees slightly bent. Hold the paddle in front of your…
Front Page, July 2022
Wine’d Up for Summer with Pinks and Whites Mixer!
On May 17 on the outside Event Patio, members of the Wine Club of SaddleBrooke Ranch (WCSBR) joined other members for a fun mixer and stocked up their wine reserves for summer! Four wines were paired with selections made by the club’s wine advisors and culinary teams. Chilled bottles of whites and pinks from a…
Features, July 2022
Dollars and Sense: How to Prepare Your House for Sale (Part 1)
The Paseo Financial Group Every seller wants his or her home to sell quickly and for a large profit, but it takes more than luck to make that happen. It involves careful planning and knowing how to professionally prepare your home to convince buyers to pull out their checkbooks. Here are a few steps you can…
Front Page, July 2022
Our Pools Are Cool!
Debora Witten The SaddleBrooke Ranch pools are some of the best places to get some exercise or just relax. Year-round you can find these residents enjoying the indoor and outdoor SaddleBrooke Ranch pools. Kitty Phoelar enjoys the temperature of the indoor pool. Mike Koen, age 84, swims three times a week. Ken Ziems is in…
Sports, July 2022
Final Kachina of the Season
Beth Chamberlin It was a beautiful day for golf at the Oro Valley Country Club on May 16. More than a dozen members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association participated in the event. Kachina Dolls golf tournaments run November through May and have been promoting friendship and camaraderie among women golfers in the Greater…
Features, July 2022
Word of the Month: Eggcorn
David Zapatka Is it just me or are you hearing this too? It seems more people are using words or phrases that sound like but are mistakenly used in a semi-logical or seemingly plausible way for the correct word or phrase either on its own or as part of an expression. While at Rudy’s BBQ,…