SaddleBrooke Ranch Pet Lovers in Action Each year, SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network holds a pet food drive benefiting the Pets in Need Action League (P.I.N.A.L.) which provides temporary pet food assistance to qualified residents of Pinal County who may be struggling to provide for their pets. This year’s pet food drive on Sept. 30 was…
Jeff Smith “Drop-in play” is the buzz term around the club’s pickleball courts this fall. What began as an experiment on July 5 is now being expanded due to its early popularity. Besides the social aspects of pickleball, the success of the sport can be attributed to its welcoming nature in an informal setting. Regardless…
Carole Hays and Rebecca Williams How many times have you heard someone say, “Square dancing? Me? Oh no, I can’t dance.” So, how about we ask instead, “Can you move to music? Can you walk to music?” Or, how about, “Do you like to have fun with friends, and do you want to make new…
Janelle Authur Ranch Western dancers rocked the Sol Ballroom to the rafters with boot stomping and scootin’ to the music of Wild Ride Band on Sept 9. Sixty-plus Ranch Western dancers and guests welcomed the fall season at the SBR Social Dance Club’s monthly Western dance. Not only did dancers enjoy an expanded dance floor,…
Linda Shannon-Hills and Dian Gowen The SBR Mending Souls group just celebrated their one-year anniversary as a SaddleBrooke Ranch group. We make charitable items to take to the Mending Souls headquarters in Tucson. They distribute items needed by various hospitals, foster care, schools, veterans’ groups, women’s shelters, and many other groups. Dian Gowen and Linda…
Karen Schickedanz Two new candidates from SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch are running in the November election for four-year terms on the Oracle School Board. Both Wendy Odell, a six-year SaddleBrooke resident, and Donna Pedota, a six-year SaddleBrooke Ranch resident, have extensive experience in public education and health care. Wendy grew up in Minnesota and attended…