Cindy Cannon For the past year, the SaddleBrooke Ranch Piecemakers Quilting Club have supported Against Abuse, Inc. (AAI) and La Casa de Paz, emergency crisis shelters for women and children fleeing domestic and/or sexual violence. Oftentimes, when families arrive at La Casa de Paz, they have nothing but the clothes on their back. When fleeing…
Front Page, November 2020
Piecemakers Support Emergency Crisis Shelters
Front Page, November 2020
Fourth Annual SBR Mahjongg Cards for Charity
Janice Neal Mahjongg is a very popular game at SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR). We have many players who are new to the game and people who have played for years. Prior to COVID, there were weekly games played on Thursdays in La Hacienda Club (and sometimes lessons), coordinated by Gail Latimer and Bonnie Goldman. There are…
Features, November 2020
Ranch Talks “Living With Wildlife,” a Presentation by Bob Elder Docent at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Linda Shannon-Hills We live in the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by a biologically diverse area where interactions with wildlife is inevitable. That’s one of the reasons that the desert is a fun and interesting place to live. Sometimes however, wildlife encounters involve conflict that can result in damage to homes and gardens and of course, involve injuries to…
Generals, November 2020
Newcomers Are Welcomed Virtually
Linda Shannon-Hills and Linda Harvey The Newcomers Welcome Program would like to welcome our new residents that closed in late August and September. With the pandemic situation, our Newcomers Welcome has not been able to hold face-to-face gatherings to welcome our new neighbors. We have now launched our Zoom Newcomers Welcome webinar. Please give a…
Clubs & Classes, November 2020
Dr. Wilder from the Desert Lab to Speak at Master Gardeners Event
Zann Wilson Your SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners are pleased to bring Director of the Desert Lab at Tumamoc Hill, Ben Wilder, to our Thursday, Nov. 19, online program at 1 p.m. A unique combination of science and culture, Tumamoc Hill is an 860-acre ecological preserve in the heart of Tucson. Its innovative, sustained, long-term environmental…
November 2020
Dr. Saunders to Speak at AAUW Virtual Meeting
Barbara Stewart Dr. Bonnie F. Saunders, Interim President of the League of Women Voters of Arizona, will be our speaker at the Nov. 16 meeting of the Southeast Valley Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). The AAUW meets via Zoom, gathering at 4:30 p.m. with the program starting at 5 p.m. The…