Category: November 2020

There Are Blessings in Every Bag

Members of The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke.

Barbara Barr Blessing Bags were just one of the service projects for The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke this October. Under the leadership of Community Service Chair, Bre Zientarski, members of the club donated supplies and funds to purchase supplies for the homeless clients of IMPACT of Southern Arizona and Sister Jose’s Women’s Center, but the…

Madaras Gallery Transforms into a Winter Wonderland

"My Forever Home" ornaments and holiday cards will benefit the Humane Society of Southern Arizona. Twenty-five southwest holiday cards are also available.

Kiley Kennedy Diana Madaras loves bringing holiday cheer and joy to her Gallery on 3035 N. Swan Road. During Thanksgiving weekend, Madaras Gallery transforms into a Winter Wonderland. Stop by and visit to see their large Christmas tree stocked with quirky and fun ornament selections you won’t find anywhere else. Shop a wide assortment of…

SBRWGA 2020 Club Championship Tournament

SBRWGA President, Jeanne Osterlund, presenting the Club Championship trophy to Jean Cheszek.

Carol Mihal On the blustery morning of Sept. 14, and the calmer morning of Sept. 15, the ladies of the SBR Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) held its ninth annual Club Championship Tournament. Ladies 70+ years of age were automatically included in the Senior Club Championship bracket. Winners of the tournament were decided based on the…

We Zumba

Marian providing class instruction

Arlene Wong I, along with other Ranch friends, residents and folks from other parts of the country discovered that doing Zumba classes is the most awesome virtual workout ever. Some of us were doing these classes pre-COVID and many of us discovered it since the pandemic started. We’re doing virtual classes with our very own…

SBRWGA State Medallion Winners for AZ Golf Association

State Medallion winners Lee Rinke (low net) and Jean Cheszek (low gross) with their new State Medallion ball markers.

Carol Mihal The SBR Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) participates annually in the Arizona Golf Association’s (AGA) State Medallion Tournament. This is a year-long event for women of AGA member clubs. Each club records the best two-score low gross total and two-score low net total from the four rounds designated as State Medallion rounds during the…

Unit Happenings

Unit 7 Update During a Pandemic Linda Shannon-Hills One of the largest units in SaddleBrooke Ranch is Unit 7 with 128 lots. Starting with 10 years to a couple of months. Moving quickly into the eighth month of the pandemic and social distancing, many have stayed busy with golf, walking, biking, tennis, pickleball, and various…

Nature’s Way

Birders Dan Foster, Laurie McCoy, and Jim Hoagland

Jim Hoagland The nature trail at SaddleBrooke Ranch is a real jewel. It was the vision of the developer to have such a trail when development began around 2007. Relish in the fact that we are the only Robson development to have a nature trail. The trail continues to evolve, currently consisting of two sections,…

Top Dog Golf Queen, Jean

Beth Chamberlin July and August are super hot! The ladies wondered, should we golf, or not? Jean came to our rescue, she had a plan Yes, we should play. As much as we can! The Dog Days of Summer was chosen as the theme Would some of the ladies take it to the extreme? Every…

Learn More About AI

Wolf Tombe

Linda Shannon-Hills As technology has made major improvements in our lives, with artificial intelligence (AI) behind much of these improvements, do we understand how AI can help us? Wolf Tombe will be our featured speaker at the SBR Technology Club (TC) General Meeting on Monday, Nov. 9 at 3:30 p.m. via Zoom. Prior to the…