Kathie Griffin The SaddleBrooke Master Gardener volunteers love gardening and can’t stop talking about the unique challenges in growing plants in the high desert. As a part of University of Arizona Pinal Cooperative Extension, our mission is to provide the public with research-based, home horticultural information through educational programs and projects. We love to share…
Corine Sturdivant Now that football season is over, the Northwest Club decided to get out of their seats and play ball…bocce ball, that is. On sunny Sunday, June 7, 16 of us gathered at the SaddleBrooke bocce ball courts (14 played) for a rousing, fun and competitive couples tournament. While most of us hadn’t really…
Back by popular demand, Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) is offering a trip to the John Slaughter Ranch on Saturday, October 17. John Slaughter, former Sheriff of Tombstone, will conduct the tour. After departing SaddleBrooke at 8:00 a.m. the first stop will be the Tombstone courthouse where John Slaughter had his office. The tour will…
Lorretta Johnson The dog park at SaddleBrooke Ranch was closed in March, and development has moved on to create an even nicer park later this year. Many on the “small dog” side of the park felt that both the dogs and humans, aka “Two Legs,” enjoyed getting together so much that they did not want…
Punch Howarth This article will be summer essay number five on Forms of Music and is one where I need to tread lightly—Ballet Music. There is much ballet music from romantic and modern composers that I am familiar with, but to attempt to explain ballet (the dancing) itself, I would pirouette-tutu easily and miss being…
On July 8, 2015 the women members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association celebrated together at the home of President Janice Neal. More than half of our members were able to attend, though quite a few were on vacation. It was a potluck luncheon with a wide variety of delicious dishes to choose from. We…