Susan Pharr Were you lucky enough to attend The French Open over the weekend of October 11-13? The tennis courts were all decked out for our annual Steiness Tennis Festival from the giant LOVE on the outside court to the red, white and blue flags around the area. The Marmots challenged the Chamois and the…
SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association was honored to host one of the top pickleball instructors, Helle Sparre, who provided our members and residents with a pickleball demonstration, sharing her concepts and strategy for playing the game, focused on her successful technique; Dynamic Doubles Systems. Helle began her professional career as a tennis player and by 19…
Linda Shannon-Hills The SBR Holiday Parade is scheduled for Friday, December 14. Start planning your award-winning decorated entry for either your electric cart, bicycle or ATV. Each year the decorations for Christmas or Hanukkah get more creative. More details will be released in early December on how to register, start times and route around the…
Donna P. Nelson On October 8 the SBR Women’s Club’s Luncheon was held in the Sol Ballroom. The room is beautiful, servers and service were great and the food was phenomenal! Great job, Robson team, Chef Jose and all the Ranch staffers. We are looking forward to our monthly luncheons in this beautiful facility. On…
Camille Esterman Retirement means different things to different people—playing golf, pickleball, quilting, crafting, woodworking, swimming, reading, exercising or just relaxing. Retirement can also mean finding outlets for one’s talents and energy. For many people at SBR, retirement means volunteering in programs sponsored by SaddleBrooke Community Outreach. Ranchers, did you know that four of the current…
Save the date. The sixth annual SBR ARTwalk will be on Saturday, October 27, 2018, from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The SBR ARTwalk is an open-studio tour to introduce SaddleBrooke Ranch residents to the talented artists that live within our community. The event invites SaddleBrooke Ranch residents to stroll or cart or drive to…
Dr. Mark Magdanz This month let’s talk about brain/body health; we want to grow new and maintain old connections. What’s the fastest way to improve brain function? Literally, play in its many forms is among the very best. The hit parade on the best activities for your brain includes: learning and reading new things, socialization,…
Rebecca Williams The SaddleBrooke Ranch Riding Group is ready to head down the trail at some old favorite venues as well as some new. On Saturday morning, September 29 the group will head to the Hacienda del Sol stable in Tucson for a morning ride starting at 9:00 a.m. Hacienda del Sol stable is…
SaddleBrooke Ranch recently hosted an open house for residents at the fabulous new Creative Arts Center. This was their first opportunity to tour the new facility, explore the different rooms and visit with the chairs and monitors for each club. The new Creative Arts Center is designed to further enhance the overall lifestyle experience for…
Donna P. Nelson Thank you, everyone, for making our June 11 meeting successful! We collected $1100 for PACC (Pima Animal Care Center) not to mention the generous contributions of towels, blankets, toys and food for the shelter from members, non-members and fellow Ranchers. Looks like a lot of interest to have a caravan of volunteers…