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Spring Into Paper Crafting!

Nichole Lawhon Exciting update: Paper Crafting has extended activity hours every Monday from 1 to 8 p.m. Upcoming Featured Classes and Demonstrations Classes and demonstrations will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. April 6: Tool Day April 13: Squash Card and Envelope May 4: Ugly Paper Card Design June 15: Shaker Cards From 4…

ARTwalk Studio Tour Coming April 10 and 11!

Diane Verkuylen-Murphy The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) ARTwalk was voted one of the top-rated events to participate in at Robson properties. Come and join us! Friday, April 10, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 11, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit 25 home studios and explore a Creative Arts complex featuring six well-equipped art studios. More…

Western Dancers Learn, Laugh, and Two Step

Janelle Authur As Country music and dancing becomes increasingly popular nationwide, interest is also growing at SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR). Dance lessons fill up quickly and the monthly Western dances consistently sell out, with dancers showing off their new dance skills on the expanded Sol Ballroom dance floor. The SBR Social Dance Club began offering monthly…

OVCN@The Ranch Packs Meals for Feed My Starving Children

On Feb. 3, a group of volunteers from OVCN@The Ranch joined many other volunteers at the Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene to pack meals for hungry children living in third world countries. Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) partners with organizations around the world to reach undernourished children. They donate meals to an exceptional network…

Ranchette Putters Roll Into the New Year

Carol Beeley and Paula Burns Ranchette Putters opened the year in impressive fashion, hitting the greens with energy, accuracy, and a growing roster. With 166 members now part of the club, January proved to be a standout month packed with great scores and remarkable consistency on the putting green. The competition was tight, but several…

Residents Growing Vegetables for IMPACT Food Bank

George Van Ess Our first season. A tremendous success! In mid-September, a group of SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) volunteers started with 10 Robson-donated beds in the SBR Community Garden. They replaced desert dirt with nutritious soil and organic fertilizer. They added watering hoses and timers. They built shade cloth structures. And they planted, tended to, and…

Mix, Match, and Mingle

Sue Cook and Kathie Marshall Tennis ladies sure know how to have fun! Thirty-five members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA) gathered for lunch at the Ranch House. The gals had an opportunity to meet players they don’t usually see on the courts. There were POP tennis players, beginner players, players with over 50…

Successful 2025 for SBR Hiking Club

Charles Hester The SaddleBrooke Ranch Hiking Club (SBRHC) concluded a successful 2025 hiking season. The Hiking Club, numbering nearly 200 members, hosted 35 fitness walks and hikes in 2025. These events ranged from 3-mile fitness walks on flat surfaces to gnarly 10-mile hikes on some of the toughest trails in Southern Arizona. In other words,…