Master Gardeners Program

High Desert Gardening classes start January 29 Vickie Butler and Cindy Blount High Desert Gardening will be presented in the MountainView Ballroom West, at MountainView Clubhouse, SaddleBrooke. Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. to noon, for six weeks starting January 29, 2019; registration required. Once again, due to popular demand, your Master Gardeners will be offering a six-week…

2nd annual Golfer Appreciation Day

Robson Resort Communities sponsored the SaddleBrooke Ranch second annual Golfer Appreciation Day on Sunday, September 16. It was a beautiful Sunday morning and over 140 residents participated. The event was a 9-hole community wide scramble competition. The event was designed to include golfers at all levels. The teams were mixed men and women, golfers and…

What Linus and I missed at the manger

Terry Barringer We all know him, Linus van Pelt, thumb in mouth and never without his blue blankey. Using Luke’s scripture, Linus very carefully answers Charlie Brown’s question, “What is the meaning of Christmas?” But wait! Was there more? Did Linus miss something? Did we miss something? Those answers and much more await you at…

Asteroid ahoy:

OSIRIS-REx is NASA’s first mission to collect a sample from an asteroid and return it to Earth for study and it’s being led by the University of Arizona, right here in Tucson. Join Unit 32 on November 26 for a presentation and Q and A with the Mission’s Deputy Communication Lead, Christine Hoekenga, to learn…

Mark your calendar for Veterans Day softball tournament

Mark Hojnacki Mark your calendars now! SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association (SSSA) would like to invite all of you fans to come out on observed Veterans Day (Monday, November 12) to enjoy a brat or hot dog and watch one or all of the three or four games taking place that morning at the SSSA complex…

SBCO board members from the Ranch are never board

Camille Esterman Retirement means different things to different people—playing golf, pickleball, quilting, crafting, woodworking, swimming, reading, exercising or just relaxing. Retirement can also mean finding outlets for one’s talents and energy. For many people at SBR, retirement means volunteering in programs sponsored by SaddleBrooke Community Outreach. Ranchers, did you know that four of the current…