Happy 2026! It’s a Great Time for Paper Crafting

Nichole Lawhon Are you looking for a new, creative, rewarding, and relaxing hobby for 2026? Well, look no further. Join the Paper Crafters. Paper is a fascinating and easily accessible material, most often used to write on or scribble doodles on, but it can be crafted to create magnificent paper works of art. Thank you…

National Parks Club Is Expanding

Linda Harvey The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) National Parks Club is pleased to announce that it will be expanding its topics to include all Public Lands, including State Parks. * Our Jan. 13 meeting features two guests from Catalina State Park. Park Historian Pat Damiani will present a program entitled “Catalina State Park—Past, Present, Future.” Ranger…

Spotlight on Ron Lenz

Joyce Wainscott Intensely observant, intellectually curious, precisely diagnostic, and laser-focused on problem solving: all terms defining Ron Lenz, past president of SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary. Ron was born in Wisconsin in 1947; his brother Russell in 1955. Their father was a sheet metal worker, their mother a homemaker. In 1957 Ron’s family moved to the maternal…

New Year, Stronger You: Fitness Resolution

Debbie McGrady, Certified Personal Trainer Well it is that time of year again! Time for that New Year’s resolution. Especially time and opportunity to make this the best year ever! As we all know,  as we age it becomes even more important to keep our bodies healthy as well as maintaining a healthy brain. One…

Protecting Yourself from Bitcoin ATM Scams

R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly Arizona recently passed a law regulating Bitcoin ATMs to protect consumers—especially older adults—from fraud. Scammers have leveraged these machines for years, tricking people into sending cash into crypto wallets, with funds often disappearing permanently. The new law introduces clear transaction limits, mandatory warnings, and receipts that show where money…