Dale Farland Erin Newman, SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) resident and Southern Arizona Arts Guild (SAAG) artist, is offering to teach a new paper quilling class. Many of you have either taken her paper quilling classes or seen her incredible artwork displayed. In this class, students will learn how to make a paper-quilled bowl by making tight coils of…
Kevin Hard is pictured with his two Maine Coon cats, Elliott Gunnarr and Oliver Twist. Kevin first got Elliott Gunnarr and then added Oliver Twist to his family. (Photo by Debora Witten)
Barbara Barr Bengen The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke cordially invites you to Monster Bash on Friday, Oct. 20, at 5 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom! Help our club raise funds to support the people and programs in our community and the Copper Corridor. This will be a memorable evening with dinner and spooky beverages, dancing, and…
Linda Lyon There once was a dog named Dennis. As with many great dogs, he was a mutt, a Heinz 57. He was a sweet black dog with some traces of white, but he’d been through a rough time and had mange. Lucky for him, he came to the attention of the SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue…
Red and white was the attire for the afternoon as the Wine Club of SBR hosted “Red, the New White” wine mixer on the outside Event Patio. More than 100 members attended this event on May 16, and many members stocked up their wine reserves for summer! Four wines were paired with selections made by our…
Janelle Authur If you want to hear and dance to some of the best Country Western bands in Tucson—live—without leaving the Ranch, come on down to the Sol Ballroom for the SBR Social Dance Club’s monthly Western dances. The club schedules bands that are well-known and respected in the Tucson music scene and regularly play…
M.C. Nelson The SBR Democratic Club recently hosted a visit by Save Our Schools Arizona (SoS). SoS is a nonpartisan, community-based organization fighting for strong public schools for a strong Arizona. Abbie Hlavacek, our area liaison, gave a great presentation on spend per student and how the expanded voucher program, along with Arizona’s reduced flat tax…
Debbie McGrady Here at SaddleBrooke Ranch we feel very fortunate to have not one but two instructors who are so talented in instructing yoga. Tanya has been teaching yoga for more than 25 years. Before getting involved in yoga, Tanya was involved in dance and figure skating. She especially loved skiing near Lake Tahoe, where she grew…
Jerry Fay On May 16 the Dinking Divas of SaddleBrooke Ranch sponsored a shoe drive to provide shoes for the homeless in the Tucson region. Members of the Dinking Divas accepted donations at the SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Courts between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. They were overwhelmed by the response, and 472 pairs of men’s…
Linda Harvey Ranger Sharon Ringsven, who works for the National Park Service (NPS) was our presenter on the informative talk, “How to Plan Your Trip to a National Park,” in May. In her current position, Ranger Sharon works with 85 parks in seven states as the Regional Office Recreation Fee Program Manager. Her prior assignments have taken…