Ranch Garden Tour Committee Calling all SaddleBrooke Ranch Residents! This is your chance to sign up to host and share your garden during the October Ranch Garden Tour. Are you proud of the work you have completed in your backyard landscaping? The Ranch Garden Tour is looking for homeowners who would like to share their…
Category: August 2022
Features, August 2022
Spotlight on Advertiser: Bringing SaddleBrooke Ranch Homes the Grandeur of Exotic Rugs
David Taylor Thirty years doing anything makes for extremely competent expertise. Ask Amir Karimi. He knows handmade exotic rugs—how to purchase them, how to repair them, how to restore them, and how to hand-wash them so they continue to bring enjoyment to his clients for many years. He has instilled this same passion and pride…
Features, August 2022
Nature’s Way: Backyard Butterflies at SaddleBrooke Ranch
Gerald Tietje Butterflies flutter by, especially after strong monsoon rains like we had last summer. My wife, Claire, and I moved to SaddleBrooke Ranch in June 2021, and shortly thereafter the welcome rains began, producing a plethora of flowers in our yard. Rains begat flowers and flowers begat butterflies. They were everywhere! As our Little-leaf…
Front Page, August 2022
Glasshoppers Celebrate Christmas In July!
Glasshoppers celebrated early this year with Christmas in July! Our members (275+) had the opportunity to take several classes offered and create special fused glass holiday items, such as a Santa plate, adorable snowmen, and specialty ornaments. We enjoyed daily Christmas trivia questions that entered members in a weekly drawing to receive a Christmas-themed gift! Excited members…
Clubs & Classes, August 2022
Paper Quilling: A Fun and Enjoyable Art That Everyone Can Learn!
Dale Farland Have you ever wondered how those delicate flowers and intricate pictures are made by paper quilling? Paper quilling may have evolved from China with the advent of paper. Now you can learn this art, and it is easier to do than you think! Even if you are worried that you are all thumbs,…
Features, August 2022
U.S. Military History: The Star-Spangled Banner
Ross Dunfee At the outset of the 19th century, Great Britain was locked in a long and bitter conflict with Napoleon Bonaparte’s France. Both France and Great Britain attempted to block the United States from trading with the other, and restrict the USA from westward expansion. Beginning in 1812, Napoleon began to encounter the first…
Sports, August 2022
Something New on the Pickleball Courts!
The SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA) has a new option for Ranch residents, renters, and registered guests to enjoy pickleball at the Ranch’s beautiful pickleball courts. Drop-in play will be offered at the following times each week: * Tuesdays: 7 to 11:15 a.m., Courts 7-8-9 * Thursdays: 4 to 8 p.m., Courts 7-8-9 * Fridays:…
Generals, August 2022
Medicare FAQs: Hospital Indemnity Insurance Plans
Leah Sugar Kari, AMR, FHIAS What is hospital indemnity insurance? Often called “GAP” insurance, hospital indemnity insurance pays you money to fill the gaps in your Medicare Advantage HMO or PPO coverage for unexpected hospital inpatient care, ambulance services, physical therapy, outpatient surgeries, and skilled nursing care, as an example. A feature of some hospital…
Sports, August 2022
Supporting Charity for Children
The SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA) is contributing $500 to SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO). The SBRPA board voted unanimously at the June 8 meeting to earmark the line item donation to the Tri-Community Food Bank. SBRPA President Kim Ahlgrim-Heine said, “It is the club’s pleasure to financially support such a worthy cause in our community.”…
Sports, August 2022
Stars, Stripes, and Pickleball
The Dinking Divas of SaddleBrooke Ranch celebrate the Fourth of July on the pickleball courts!