Miriam Brock In order to continue playing pickleball during the pandemic, the pickleball club had to make some accommodations. One of the largest accommodations affecting its female members is what to do with the pickleball. Normally, pickleball is played with only one ball for all four members on the court, such as in tennis doubles…
Bob Hills As an avid photographer, COVID-19 has had an impact on many genres of photography that I enjoy. For example, street photography. It was not uncommon for me to go to downtown Tucson and take images of buildings, people, traffic, and other interesting things that I come across. COVID-19 abruptly ended those trips. I…
Rebecca Williams Many of us received our vaccine right here in the convenience of the Ranch or seen others lined up to do so. As of February 16, a total of 1,275 vaccinations had been given with 290 receiving their second dose and 695 scheduled to receive their second dose early in March. There are…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore Imagine having your hungry children crying and begging for breakfast but you have nothing to feed them. In the United States, one of the richest countries on Earth, this shouldn’t happen. However, food insecurity and hunger are very real for 1,518 people, including 426 children and 305 seniors living in Mammoth, San Manuel, and…
Jim Hoagland Living at SaddleBrooke Ranch and interacting with nature’s many birds, mammals, butterflies, plants, and nature’s other creations has me wondering, “Am I just more focused and aware of my surroundings or is there truly more biodiversity here?” The answer came after attending a recent Zoom class on biodiversity in our region presented by Jennie…
Linda Shannon-Hills SBR Neighbors Helping Neighbors group is teaming up with Desert Life Pharmacy located in SaddleBrooke to schedule COVID-19 vaccinations for our SaddleBrooke Ranch residents. Working with Pinal County Health Services, Desert Life Pharmacy has ordered vaccines for residents of SaddleBrooke Ranch. It is unknown how many doses will be sent out at a time…
Evie Thompson For the first time in the five years of the Veterans Day festivities, the complimentary breakfast was preceded by a special Veterans Club celebration to pay tribute to all of our resident veterans. The ceremony was the highlight of the event this year and seemed to be appreciated by all who attended. The…
Jim Hoagland As a young kid in Indiana no one ever explained to me the concept of birds migrating, so I assumed that the birds I saw were here year-round but hid during the winter. It was much later in life when I discovered the phenomenon that some birds migrate while others do not. On the…
Cindy Cannon For the past year, the SaddleBrooke Ranch Piecemakers Quilting Club have supported Against Abuse, Inc. (AAI) and La Casa de Paz, emergency crisis shelters for women and children fleeing domestic and/or sexual violence. Oftentimes, when families arrive at La Casa de Paz, they have nothing but the clothes on their back. When fleeing…
Carol Mihal It was a record hot summer at SaddleBrooke Ranch! With this as inspiration, one of our lady golfers, Jean Cheszek, created an eight week, Saturdays only, team golf tournament called “The Dog Days of Summer,” and boy oh boy, or rather, girl oh girl, it was a crazy fun tournament! With 43 lady golfers signed…