Melanie Einbund Magic! It was absolute magic when some five or so years ago I started playing timpani with my adult school band in Northern California. To be a part of making music was just pure magic! Now I play with SaddleBrooke Winds & Strings. Every Friday morning, for an hour and a half, we…
January 1 through January 31, 2022, Madaras Gallery will feature Diana Madaras Paints the Saguaro. Madaras is known for her colorful depictions of the Sonoran Desert landscape. In this collection of saguaro “portraits,” Diana captures the animated spirit of Tucson’s favorite native cactus. Madaras Gallery is located at 3035 N. Swan Road and is open…
JoAnne Gaudioso If you are searching for a real aromatherapy treatment and a healthy lifestyle, diffusing essential oils should be your choice. We cannot ignore the many benefits provided by dispersing essential oils. Safety: Candles are just not a practical choice for diffusing. Open flames are just too dangerous, especially when you are trying to get…
Linda Shannon-Hills After a year off due to the pandemic, the 8th Annual 2021 SBR ARTwalk open-studio tour was held on two days for the first time, on Oct. 23 and 24. It gave the SaddleBrooke Ranch residents more time to visit the more than 51 artists in 35 homes and more than 50 artists selling in…
Linda Shannon-Hills In September and October, the recently formed group, SBR Mending Souls, got to work making 12 more zippered school supplies bags during our Oct. 6 work session. We also had a project focus of making newborn and toddler items. Our members turned in eight knitted and crocheted baby caps, 15 flannel burp cloths, 16…
Linda Shannon-Hills A special interest group (SIG) is a community within a larger organization that has a shared interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, learning, or technology where members cooperate to affect or to produce solutions within their particular field, and may communicate, meet, and organize conferences. The Cutting the Cord SIG has…
Terry Cooper Sandy and Terry Cooper (Unit 17) celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Oct. 9th by going to see the Journey tribute band Voyager with 30 other SB Ranchers. Then they spent three nights at the Hacienda del Sol resort in Tucson. They married in San Diego while Terry was still in the submarine service and…
There is a community garden located at the end of Egret Trail in Unit 4C. For those experienced growers with a green thumb or for someone who just wants to try something new, this could be just what you are looking for. Arizona is known for its long growing season, so there are lots of…
Barbara Barr and Joe Guyton On Monday, Nov. 22, the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke will be holding its signature fundraiser for area children, the Fore For Kids Charity Golf Tournament, at the Oro Valley Country Club. If you have never played at this private club, this is your chance, but there are only a few…
Wonona Davis “The Grape Crushers” is one of the new bocce ball teams in the new Fall Mesquite League. Two of the couples on the team have been very involved in the wine industry in Oregon and California, and we all enjoy wine!