Jacque Hendricks Have you ever wondered what your golf cart would look like all dressed up in holiday wrappings? Well, we found out! Fifteen golf carts were decorated in holiday cheer for the SaddleBrooke Ranch Golf Cart Parade. The group paraded their carts around Amenity Way and ended by showcasing their decorating talents in the…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore Jacqueline and Patrick Fancher rolled the dice and hosted a casino night for their SaddleBrooke Ranch neighbors. The goal was to raise money for SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) while having a lot of fun with their friends. To no one’s surprise, the event succeeded on both counts. “We moved to SaddleBrooke Ranch in…
Linda Nicholson In December, SaddleBrooke Ranch residents participated in laying Christmas wreaths on veterans’ graves at Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson. The annual event to honor veterans was held on Saturday morning, Dec. 18. The morning was sunny and clear but with a crispness in the air. Enjoying some coffee and donuts and fellowship, close to…
Marci Whitehead Have you ever been out on Thursday afternoon golfing and run into the “Ranch Dogs”? I did on a recent Thursday! It has changed my whole outlook on my golf game. The Ranch Dogs are a group of handsome men from Unit 9. They say they are not some of the best golfers,…
Linda Harvey Golder Ranch Fire District (GRFD) members are more than firefighters. As many of us have experienced, GRFD provides emergency medical assistance and transport, removes snakes from our property, and can change the batteries in our smoke detectors, just to name a few services. To get to know our trusted partner, you are invited…
Kim Schweitzer This Chanukah, Ranchers had several opportunities to celebrate close to home. For the 11th year in a row, our local Chabad held a menorah lighting in the Gaslight Theater Parking lot. It was a perfect night to be outdoors. There were goody boxes with latkes, applesauce, jelly donuts, light-up hair clips, dreidels, and…
Janelle Authur During the 2020 COVID pause, Unit 8Ars decided to relieve a little stress by using their combined exercise miles on a 15-day journey across the country. The final destination was unknown, but residents were incentivized with the promise of a party, themed after the city/state where their total miles would eventually take them. Unit…
Linda Shannon-Hills After having six very successful COVID-19 vaccination drives last winter, the booster to help continue and enhance our protection came to SaddleBrooke Ranch on Nov. 6. More than 890 people received the COVID-19 Moderna booster vaccination. Desert Life Pharmacy’s pharmacist and owner, Brianne Spaeth, was eager to come back to the Ranch to “booster”…
Robin Muck 65 members of SaddleBrooke Ranch’s Glasshopper Club signed up for an outing to the Sonoran Glass School in Tucson to learn how to make glass pumpkins or gourds. Each group of eight to 12 was hosted by a special member of the club who organized the group and made sure that everyone was…
Jan Christensen Retired Commander Martha J. Suarez, Nurse Corps, U.S. Navy Reserve Martha served 25 years of active duty, reserve, and individual ready reserve service with the United States Navy. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, Martha joined the Navy Nurse Corps, spending her first four…