Unsung Hero to the Pinal County Animal Shelter

Joy Wegner Quietly, without fanfare or proclamations, Tim Daviess, a resident of SaddleBrooke Ranch, is a hero to the dogs at the Pinal County Animal Care and Control shelter. Nearly every week, Daviess repairs torn and worn dog beds used for the Shelter’s kennels. The beds are brought to the Daviess garage at the Ranch…

The Curious Savage: A Dinner Theater Treat

Andrea Molberg It’s time to get your tickets for dinner plus live theater on the SaddleBrooke Ranch stage! Community Circle Players’ (CCP) performances of the comedy The Curious Savage are Tuesday and Wednesday, March 22 and 23, and SaddleBrooke Ranch is in for a treat. Login to your member account at saddlebrookeranchhoa.org, then go to the recreation…

Newcomers Welcome Releases Updated Settler’s Guide

Linda Shannon-Hills The Newcomers Welcome group just released an updated version of the Settler’s Guide. The guide is designed to help new residents settle into their new SaddleBrooke Ranch homes. It contains information about our community and surrounding area. It is intended to acquaint you with activities inside the community, places of interest near SaddleBrooke…

Unit Happenings

Unit 8A Adopts a Highway Brian Cowman Have you ever wondered who those people are that pick up trash along the highway? Well, some of those people live at the Ranch in Unit 8A. You may see us out several times a year between milepost 91 and 92, in both the north and southbound lanes. You can’t…

Nature’s Way: Hawk Migration in Full Flight this Month

Jim Hoagland Every March, hundreds of birders converge on Ron Morris County Park in Tubac for the annual “Hawk Watch,” a free event. Hawks, vultures, eagles, accipiters, and other raptors migrate north every March along the Santa Cruz River. Ron Morris County Park is the Hawk Watch central. Peter Collins from Hawk Watch International is a…

March Master Gardener

Back to the Garden: Seeds for Global Gardens Sheilah Britton, Pinal County Master Gardener I’ve just purchased $30 worth of seeds to plant in the small bins at SaddleBrooke Ranch’s Community Garden and, as an experiment, I intend to catalog and keep a daily journal of its progress and success to be followed up with a report…