Joy Hellard Steaming electric Crock-Pots filled with savory and spicy chilis lined the walls of Marge and Jim Rodgers’ garage on Happy Jack Trail. Folding tables groaned under the weight of the bubbling pots and the wide variety of cornbread dishes and assorted sweets. Mouthwatering aromas from the contestants’ favorite recipes wafted deliciously out the garage…
Jim Hoagland Seven volunteers from the SaddleBrooke Ranch Woodworkers Club joined Jim Hoagland, “the Birdman of SBR,” in building nest boxes for Lucy’s warblers to donate to the Tucson Audubon Society (TAS). This group met on Feb. 15 in the woodworkers room at the SBR Creative Arts and Technology Center. Jim provided the plans from…
Barb Warnell The SaddleBrooke Ranch Paper Crafters were asked by the SBR Women’s Club to donate custom items to their auction for the Oracle Schools Foundation. Creative members Jan Knapp, Diana Posada, and Barb Warnell were happy to pitch in for this worthy cause. The items donated were auctioned at the Women’s Club luncheon in…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore This year SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) is celebrating 25 years of making a difference in local communities. Initially, SBCO focused on providing clothing for local school children in need. But even in its early days, SBCO expanded its reach into the local communities beyond clothing. The first SBCO Annual Food Drive was held…
Dinking Divas of SaddleBrooke Ranch Celebrate Valentine’s Day on the Courts (photo by Debora Witten)
Leslie Brown Do you remember bundling up and riding around in the family car to view the twinkling holiday lights? Over 100 golf carts and 200 SaddleBrooke Ranch residents lined up to traverse the Ranch and see all that glitters and glows for the 9th Annual Holiday Lights Tour via golf cart. This annual holiday…
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,…