Beautiful scene from the bluff enchants riders

Rebecca Williams Eighteen SaddleBrooke Ranch horseback riders enjoyed a beautiful, sunny morning ride at the Hacienda Del Sol Resort. Six of the 18 were riding with the group for the first time. Of those, most had not ridden in years, sometimes not since they were in their teens. Nestled in the Catalina foothills, this urban…

20th annual Fore For Kids Charity Golf Tournament

Part of this teenager’s Wish included learning how they make croissants in Paris.

Tim Morsani SaddleBrooke Rotary’s 20th annual Fore For Kids Charity Golf Tournament will take place at the Oro Valley Country Club on April 23. This year’s principle beneficiary is Make-A-Wish Arizona, which grants wishes to Arizona children with life-threatening medical conditions. The great thing about playing in a 44Kids tournament is that even if you…

Word Of The Month: Humblebrag

David Zapatka While listening to someone speak self-deprecatingly interspersed with self-directed, attention-grabbing, patting-on-the-back comments recently, a friend leaned over to me and said, “You know, there’s a word for this type of self-indulgent talk.” At first, I wasn’t sure what was being implied but on second thought, I realized there was purpose in the self-deprecating…

ALC looking for new volunteers

The ALC is a great way to get involved and contribute to your community! As a member of the ALC, you will work together with fellow homeowners who are dedicated to keeping the SaddleBrooke Ranch community looking beautiful. You will review proposed landscape plans and have the opportunity to meet new neighbors and assist them…

SaddleBrooke SkyGazers

Astronomical Calendar of Events Rita Fletcher October 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Star Party at the softball field parking lot near the back gate. See: the planet Saturn, the asterism the Great Square of Pegasus, an open cluster, the Double Cluster in Perseus and the Andromeda Galaxy. November 10, 7:00 p.m., Dr. Lockwood Carlson at the MountainView…