Debora Witten The SaddleBrooke Ranch pools are some of the best places to get some exercise or just relax. Year-round you can find these residents enjoying the indoor and outdoor SaddleBrooke Ranch pools. Kitty Phoelar enjoys the temperature of the indoor pool. Mike Koen, age 84, swims three times a week. Ken Ziems is in…
Jim Hoagland I am always amazed at the support of the SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) community, and the Birdathon was no exception. The SaddleBrooke Ranch Cuckoos—Laurie Mccoy, Jim Bradford, Deb Sandin, and Jim Hoagland—started the 24-hour Freestyle Birdathon in the evening of May 5 at the Ranch. Before turning in for a short night, we had…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore First grade students at Ray School in Kearny receive a handmade bookcase and at least two books. Each child annually receives an additional two books (through the third grade) to store in their bookcases. The Rotary Club of Kearny started this program to encourage young students to read, since many come from homes…
Janelle Authur Ranch residents donned their jeans, boots, and cowboy hats on June 10 for a sizzling summer evening dancing to the live music of Patrick Rayl and the .357 Band. The Sol Ballroom reverberated with boot scootin’ as 60-plus dancers filled the dance floor. Dancers wearing cowboy hats were eligible for the evening’s raffle, so…
Beth Chamberlin The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association hosted a cocktail party for the competitors in the Member Guest Tournament on the evening of April 25. Phyllis Pettijohn’s beautiful backyard, overlooking the 15th fairway, was the setting for this lovely event. The ladies were all decked out in their derby hats for cocktails and delicious…
Janelle Authur After 73 happy hours, it is not always easy for members of Unit 8A to come up with fresh ideas for their monthly happy hour gatherings. But, the unit did it again with “Sing, Sip, and a Sunset” at its 74th happy hour on April 20. Planning for the 74th happy hour started…
Jeff Smith, Chairman, SBR Pickleball Club Communications Committee The SBR Pickleball Club staged its own internal tournament May 5 through 7 to celebrate the Cinco de Mayo holiday. In case you didn’t know, Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862,…
When Debora Witten heard a request for used shoes for the homeless, she called upon Dinking Divas of SaddleBrooke Ranch to help. They came out in full force to donate both shoes and socks to the charities. SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association President Kim Ahlgrim-Heine asked all members of the club to bring used shoes to the…
Lt. William Myers, Civil Engineer Corps, U.S. Navy Former On March 26, a chartered Honor Flight left Tucson International Airport for Washington, D.C., carrying 68 military veterans, including two World War II veterans and eight Korean War veterans. The trip was organized and provided by Honor Flight Southern Arizona, which is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization…
Debora Witten In early February, a SaddleBrooke Ranch pet sitter, Donna Hoshide, messaged Deb Street saying that her little one-eyed rescue dog, Pirate, would make a great contestant in the Cover Dog contest that was sponsored by Tucson Lifestyle magazine to benefit the Humane Society of Southern Arizona. It ran from Feb. 1 through 13. Deb, of…