Oracle State Park events

Saturday, September 9: Early Morning Bird Walk, with Guide Craig Anderson beginning at 6:30 a.m. for approximately one and a half hours. Craig is a Special Audubon Volunteer assisting with promoting and protecting Arizona’s Important Bird Areas. Bring your own binoculars if you have them. The group will head down to the waterhole about one-half…

SaddleBrooke Ranch Roots explore DNA

In the September monthly meeting we will be discussing DNA testing and results. Anyone who has had their own DNA or a family member tested through Family Tree, Ancestry, 23 and Me or Living Well and have questions on how to decipher or understand their results, you need to make plans to join us on…

Colorado Club social and other events planned

Colorado Club Social at La Hacienda Club

Linda Shannon-Hills Moving into a new community is exciting, especially meeting new people from around the United States and Canada. As our SaddleBrooke Ranch grows, finding common interests and backgrounds pulls us closer together as neighbors, and that is what neighbors found when they joined together on Wednesday, August 2, for a Colorado Club Social…

Thursday Talks presents “Road Runner Family” September 21

Road Runner family nest

Linda Shannon-Hills SaddleBrooke Ranch Thursday Talks will be hosting Doris Evans on Thursday, September 21, at 4:00 p.m. in La Mesa Room to give her fascinating presentation of a Road Runner Family. Consider the roadrunner: an icon of the Southwest Desert yet few people have had the opportunity to observe these birds nesting, living or…

Three ways pups can improve seniors’ health

(Family Features) Furry friends can play a significant role in pet owners’ lives. The old saying goes, “dogs are man’s best friend,” and research shows they may be more than that. In fact, they just might be the key to keeping seniors active. According to a study conducted by the University of Lincoln and Glasgow…