Unit Happenings

Unit 16B Lights Up the Holidays Joy Hellard Whether the 16B residents chose the sophisticated lighting of gold and silver, or an inflatable surfing Santa in a Hawaiian shirt, the unit was a sea of shimmering splendor throughout the 2021 holiday season. Creating its own SaddleBrooke Ranch “Festival of Lights,” 16B residents outdid themselves this…

Music as Metaphysics

On Wednesday, March 9, Randall Dighton presents an evening of music and spiritual exploration. He will share not only ballads of faith, humor, and love from his repertoire (Scottish/Irish, folk, musical theater) but speak of his deep and abiding love of music for his inspiration, meditation, and spiritual growth through improvisation. Randall discovered a gift…

Fueling the Future

Linda Lyon Just as in 2020, communities of the Oracle School District (OSD) came through recently to ensure students did not go hungry. This time though, the effort, renamed “Fueling the Future,” was even more successful. The brainchild of governing board member Edie Crall, this year’s food drive collected over 120 large bags of nonperishable…

All In-Laws in the Ranch

In 2014, Cathy and Jim Kauffman (unit 3), retired and moved from Pennsylvania to SaddleBrooke Ranch following their son, Dan, who relocated to Tucson. Dan met Caitlyn Campbell in Tucson and they married in 2017. Caitlyn’s parents, Laurie and Tom Campbell (unit 16B), from Prescott, Ariz., then relocated to SaddleBrooke Ranch in 2018 to be…

SBR Duplicate Bridge Club Bids Adieu to 2021

Toni Marie Graves The SBR Duplicate Bridge Club celebrated the holidays with a catered lunch on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, before enjoying an afternoon of bridge. The club’s director, Linda Gorman, and codirector, Neil Hartman, preside over weekly games of four, five, or more tables. The club meets every Friday afternoon beginning at 1 p.m.…

SBRWGA Presents Most Improved Player Award

Every year, the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) awards the Most Improved Player award to the member who has shaved the most strokes off of her handicap. All members know that winning this award is quite an accomplishment! This year’s award went to Evie Thompson. Evie’s recipe for success is playing two to three…