2019 SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association—Steiness Festival

Lee Stastny The SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association’s annual Steiness Festival took place over the Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 weekend. This year it was The Smashing Pumpkins captained by Sam Calbone vs. The Marauders, captained by Steve Cartwright. Each team consisted of mixed doubles, women’s doubles, and men’s doubles. Though the first mixed doubles match, which…

The Technology Club is not just for geeks

Linda Shannon-Hills I was talking to a neighbor the other day about the Technology Club and the various workshops, open discussions, special interest groups, and open lab assistant. They said they had not joined because they thought the club was just for really techie people or geeks. At first I said yes, it is for…

SaddleBrooke Ranch Employee Appreciation 2019

Left to right: Sandy Seay, Mindy Hawkins, Colleen Carey, Judy Andrasic, and Mary Spyros

Join us in the spirit of giving for our ninth year thanking the wonderful employees at the Ranch. The employees include Patrol, Maintenance, Housekeeping, Gate Greeters, Fitness, The Bistro, Ranch House Grill, and Administration.  We are close to 100 employees this year! Many of the employees do not work in positions that provide the opportunity…

Hikers get their 10,000 steps!

Rob Lonjers On Oct. 25, a small group of SaddleBrooke Ranch hikers got together with the encouragement of Carmen Allen. After carpooling to Oracle State Park, ten wanderers took in 3 and a half miles of gentle trails. It was great to meet new folks and share stories. The cool fall weather was perfect and the blue Arizona…

A Spooktacular party

Camille Esterman Lauren and Jeff French certainly set a Spooktacular stage for their Halloween party. In a scary clown mask, Jeff stood motionless as guests approached the house—only moving to open the front door. Inside, Lauren wore a Dia de Los Muertos mask and directed party-goers to the skeleton backdrop where Amanda Kaminski took their…