Category: Generals

When our Ranch rallies for a cure, we really, really rally!

Sandy Jessop It started with a small idea from the SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association events coordinator, Sue Cook. “October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, so let’s make everyone aware by ‘pinking out the Ranch’!” The goal was to raise awareness and a few dollars while enjoying a lively and fun tennis tournament. That idea has…

SaddleBrooke Ranch ARTwalk – Saturday, Nov. 9

Linda Shannon-Hills Please join us for the seventh annual SaddleBrooke Ranch ARTwalk on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.. The ARTwalk is an open-studio tour that is designed to introduce SaddleBrooke Ranch residents to the talented artists who live in our community. The event invites SaddleBrooke Ranch residents to stroll or cart or drive to the various…

Is stem cell therapy the answer to your joint pain?

Jonathan Tait

Linda Shannon-Hills Is regenerative medicine and stem cell therapy a bunch of hype, or is it hope for the future of less invasive treatments for pain? Dr. Jonathan Tait from Rejuv Medical Southwest will address this question during his talk on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 4 p.m. in the La Mesa and Montana rooms, located in…

2019 Veterans Day display

One of the Veteran's Day picture boards from 2017.

Carol Andrews For the last five years at the Ranch, we’ve honored our veterans on Veterans Day by displaying their pictures on large boards. We’re doing it again this year. We still have the pictures from previous years, but if you’re a veteran and either new to the Ranch or haven’t participated in the past,…

Focus on the future – Prop 438

Ronald Green, Focus on the Future Committee This November, the Pinal County has an election, in which residents will receive their ballot in early October. This election is a “mail in only” election. We would like to provide you information on two propositions that will be on the ballot, Proposition 438 and Proposition 439, both supporting important…

SBR residents volunteer for psych simulation at U of A College of Nursing

The entire class with SaddleBrooke Ranch volunteers: (second row) Linda Harvey, Cheryl Margolis, Lisa Brown, Beth Hinton, Susan Engebretson, Sandy Jessop, and Steve Weiss. Program leaders: (standing third row) Beth Lee, SaddleBrooke Ranch resident and course co-chair; Morgan Stock, course co-chair; Colleen Green, graduate assistant; and Susan Markovich, former course co-chair.

Steve Weiss On two days at the end of August, seven SaddleBrooke Ranch residents volunteered to help another SaddleBrooke Ranch resident to act as simulated psychology patients for the nursing program at the U of A College of Nursing. The conditions which the volunteers could choose to represent included schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, post-traumatic…

Help our Oracle preschoolers, and have a great time

Maria Menconi The Oracle School Foundation’s gala, Champions Helping Children, is right around the corner! The gala takes place on Sunday, Oct. 20, at 5 p.m. at the Vistas in SaddleBrooke One. It’s important to note that the deadline for purchasing tickets has been moved up to Oct. 6. And, seats are going fast. To purchase tickets, visit…