Some new riders joined in the fun with the SaddleBrooke Ranch Riding Group seeing the Catalina Foothills on horseback for the first time at one of the group’s frequent venues, Pusch Ridge Stables in Oro Valley. Janice Neal had only been on a horse decades ago while new resident Madoka Knight had never been horseback…
Gathering Hearts, the new SBR outreach program, had its first meeting on 5/5/2016. It was a mini-breakfast at the Bistro for ladies wherein they all brought feminine hygiene products that were donated to the Tucson area program Youth On Their Own (YOTO). YOTO supports the high school graduation of homeless unaccompanied youth in the Tucson…
Nan Nasser For the 17th year SaddleBrooke Community Outreach has sponsored a community food drive to benefit our neighbors in Pinal County. On Saturday, March 19, members of SBCO and area residents were involved in curbside pickups, bringing donations to the MountainView Country Club parking lot, sorting all food, checking for expiration dates and making…
Ted Wierman The annual Community Golf Event and Dinner was a smashing success once again thanks to all the great residents here at The Ranch! The goal of the event is to get to know your neighbors, have some fun and raise some money for a very needy cause! We had great participation this year;…
Marlene Diskin Ranch resident Sandy Jessop has a very personal reason to support the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. She is a 14-year breast cancer survivor and 11-year uterine cancer survivor. She started volunteering for the Komen Detroit Race for the Cure in 2003, became the team’s co-chair and helped grow the team…
Linda Shannon-Hills The SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association’s Skills Development Committee hosted a free pickleball demonstration clinic on Monday, March 7, conducted by Scott Moore, a four-time 2015 National Pickleball Tournament gold medalist. The event was attended by over 100 residents and pickleball enthusiasts at the SBR Tennis Stadium. Scott opened his presentation giving an overview…
The date is set: Sunday, April 3, 2016! Whether or not you consider yourself a golfer, this event is for you! Four person teams compete against the other teams. But normal golf rules are discarded, and all that really matters is how many times you putt once the ball is on the green. For non-golfers…
Marlene Diskin Seven years ago Nini Falconer and a few women living at the Ranch decided to get together at a restaurant to celebrate the birthday of one in the group. From that initial group the SBR Birthday Club evolved into the 100 plus member organization that met for the last time in December. As…
Linda Shannon-Hills Pickleball is a sport that can be learned pretty quickly, but there are skills in playing pickleball that can make your play easier, more enjoyable and more competitive. Feeling the need to make these improvements, many members of the SBR Pickleball Club in the 2.0 and 2.5 skill level were asking for clinics…
Linda Shannon-Hills On a pleasant Saturday afternoon in November, over a hundred neighbors of SaddleBrooke Ranch were out and about touring the open studios as well as displays in their homes and casitas by many talented artists in our community. The SaddleBrooke Ranch ARTwalk has become an annual event, and the increase of artists participating…