Linda Shannon-Hills SaddleBrooke Ranch artists are preparing for the upcoming Fall SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) ARTwalk, held on Saturday, Oct. 22, and Sunday, Oct. 23, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day. Each year, there are more SBR artists joining the ARTwalk, and each year, the work is even more spectacular. The creativity of our…
Carole Hays and Rebecca Williams On July 31, 16 square dancers from the Mesa Checkmates Square Dance Club drove down from Mesa to join the Rancheros and SaddleBrooke Squares dance clubs for a night of square dancing. It has long been a square dance tradition that if a club brings two squares (16 dancers) to…
Happy New Year—Happy New Rotary Year, That Is! Barbara Barr Each and every June 30 at midnight, Rotary International passes the gavel to new presidents and officers as we start the new Rotary Year. Rotarians around the world celebrate the event with special dinners and parties. This year the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke celebrated with…
Leah Sugar Kari Medicare’s Donut Hole (aka the Coverage Gap) is a term that prompts curiosity or apprehension among Medicare beneficiaries. The cake donut is generally round with an empty center or hole. There is something to eat on both sides and nothing in the middle. This metaphorically describes a gap in a prescription drug…
Debora Witten Larry Steinberg has been playing pickleball since 2016. Larry is a retired social worker psychotherapist from New York and got interested in pickleball immediately after he moved to SaddleBrooke Ranch. Larry plays three to four times a week, and after pickleball he makes Ed’s Dogs his first stop. Looking for a cold drink…
Debora Witten The asphalt heats up in August, but our pets still want to enjoy the Arizona sunshine. Jan Storey and Jon Swanson are with Wrigley. Evelyn Silver is with Happy. And Noelle Russow has Ti. Each of them agree that their dogs are delighted to ride through SaddleBrooke Ranch in the golf cart. The…
Debora Witten On Aug. 4, the Dinking Divas of SaddleBrooke Ranch had a very successful pet food drive. Thanks to the generous donations from residents of SaddleBrooke Ranch and all the Dinking Divas, an entire bed of a pickup truck was full of dog and cat food! They also received $315 in cash donations to…
First Residents on East Travertine Street Homeowners from Unit 18B celebrate the closing for Laurie and Gary Truax. Unit 18A’s First Meet and Greet Ma rie Mantoura Although a monsoon was brewing in the distance, about 50 friends and neighbors came out for our first of many gatherings of Unit 18A, most of us meeting…
Deb McGiboney It was summertime fun in the pool on Sunday, July 10, for our SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA) members and friends. Everyone was enjoying themselves whether it was playing water volleyball, socializing in their floats, or just visiting with other SBRTA friends.
Carol Osgood The SaddleBrooke Ranch Social Dance Club (SBRSDC) was started in January 2019 by John Hess and Mark Holden as copresidents and club officers. John Green joined the club in June 2019 as secretary/treasurer and completed the trio of officers. We are all so thankful for their hard work, insight, and fulfillment for many…