Basic Desert Gardening class

The SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners present Basic Desert Gardening in the La Mesa Room in the Hacienda Club at SaddleBrooke Ranch on Monday, October 24, from 9:00 a.m. until noon. New to the Ranch? Puzzled about plant choices? Have questions about the basics: soils, cactus, growing natives, frost protection, sun protection, irrigation and any other…

Veterans, do you know your death and survivor benefits?

The American Legion Oro Valley Post 132 is sponsoring a veterans death and survivor benefits seminar November 9, 2016. It will be held at the SaddleBrooke MountainView Clubhouse (Ballroom West) at 1:00 p.m. The seminar, presented by members of Oro Valley Post 132, will provide a comprehensive review of ceremonial and burial benefits available to…

Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge remembers Firefighters on 9/11

Left to right at the SaddleBrooke Ranch fire station: Kyle Drake, Jordan Christenson, Joyce Abbott, Bev Black, Captain Lenny Finbres and Cory Kappel

Pat Cox Members of Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge No. 2815 prepared and delivered turkey dinners with all the trimmings to firefighters at eight fire stations in the Golder Ranch Fire District and two in the Mountain Vista Fire District on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. These dedicated men and women provide service…

Line Dance lessons with Rebecca open at the Ranch

Rebecca’s fall line dance classes start in October.

Dr Mark Magdanz Want to line dance this fall? It’s hard to believe but we’re already headed to another change in seasons. Fall classes are nearly full. If you are brand new you will find some space at SaddleBrooke Ranch. SaddleBrooke classes are full. Rebecca reserves class series far into the future, so with fall…

Local SaddleBrooke resident publishes book on Santa Catalinas

The book cover of John Bezy’s book

A Guide to the Geology of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona: The Geology and Life Zones of a Madrean Sky Island by John V. Bezy is a non-technical publication about the geology and ecology of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Tucson, Arizona. It is lavishly illustrated with color photos, maps and diagrams that bring the natural…