Crystal Collette The Colorado Club held its first 2026 event on Jan. 16 at the Ranch House event patio. Approximately 65 Coloradans attended the event dressed in their best cowboy and cowgirl attire in celebration of the 16-day National Western Stock Show held each January in Denver. We had a picture-perfect afternoon to meet and…
Donna Pedota Fourteen members of the Minnesota Club attended the Tucson Arena on Jan. 10 to see the Tucson Roadrunners play the Minnesota Farm Team (Iowa Wild). We were decked out in our Wild Gear and promptly tormented by the Roadrunners Mascot! The Wild played well and tied up the game but lost in overtime…
Diane Verkuylen-Murphy The Spring ARTwalk at SaddleBrooke Ranch is now in its 12th year. This fine art event is a two-day event, featuring nearly 90 artists exhibiting original work. The magnitude of talent here at the Ranch and the variety of great art in different media is staggering. This is an opportunity to visit nearly…
Linda Nicholson On Dec. 13, 2025, SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) residents participated in laying Christmas wreaths on veterans’ graves at Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson. It was a beautiful morning to honor veterans on National Wreaths Across America Day. Approximately 100 volunteers across Tucson gathered for the ceremony. SaddleBrooke Ranch was represented by Cynthia and Don Avila,…
Jim Hoagland The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Hiking Club and the Birding and Nature group recently conducted a “seed drive” to support the needs of Oracle State Park. SBR resident Laura Haslett, representing the Hiking Club, and Jim Hoagland, representing the Birding and Nature group, recently presented over 15 quail blocks, 850 pounds of wild bird…
Charles Hester The SaddleBrooke Ranch Hiking Club (SBRHC) concluded a successful 2025 hiking season. The Hiking Club, numbering nearly 200 members, hosted 35 fitness walks and hikes in 2025. These events ranged from 3-mile fitness walks on flat surfaces to gnarly 10-mile hikes on some of the toughest trails in Southern Arizona. In other words,…