Patti Jo Lewis The Red, White & Blue SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) and Lady Niners Golf Tournament was held on July 2. Hot, hot, hot days on the course! There were 59 golfers divided into two flights. A dozen Lady Niners joined our outing. Flight One had eight teams, seven teams with four players and one…
Tag: charity
July 2024, Generals
Smart Tax Strategy that Helps a Local Charity—A Win/Win for OSF
Dale Farland It is July and do you still need to take a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) in 2024? Would you prefer not to pay income taxes on your RMD? There is a Smart Tax Strategy that reduces your income taxes while helping a local charity—the Oracle Schools Foundation…
April 2024, Generals
Bashas’—A Good Friend to the Food Bank
Rosemary Douglas Bashas’ grocery store in Catalina has been a good friend to the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB), for more than 10 years. Most mornings that the food bank is open, volunteers drive the TCFB van to Bashas’ to pick up food donations. The TCFB receives bakery items such as bread, rolls, bagels, pies, cakes,…
January 2024, Generals
Smart Tax Strategy that Helps a Local Charity
Dale R. Farland It’s the new year, and do you need to take a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) in 2024? Would you prefer not to pay income taxes on your RMD? There is a smart tax strategy that reduces your income taxes while helping a local charity—the Oracle Schools…
December 2023, Clubs & Classes
6th Annual SaddleBrooke Ranch Mah Jongg Cards for Charity
Bonnie Goldman Mah Jongg is a very popular game at SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR). We have many players who are new to the game and people who have played for years. Prior to COVID, there were weekly games played (and sometimes lessons given) on Thursdays in La Hacienda Club, coordinated by Gail Latimer and Bonnie Goldman. Multiple…
Front Page, August 2023
Animals in Need—You Can Help
Debora Witten Animal shelters need volunteers. The shelters cannot function without the help of volunteers. They need a few hours each week or month. Volunteering your free time can help give an animal another chance. Volunteers help to save the lives of abused, neglected, or abandoned animals. Animals in shelters and rescues often come from…
Generals, May 2023
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network
New Board Member, Lisa John SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network (SBPRN) would like to introduce our newest board member, Lisa John. Lisa hails from Ridgecrest, Calif., and moved to SaddleBrooke in spring 2021. Before relocating to sunny Arizona, Lisa was a kindergarten and first grade teacher for 30 years. She jokes that this is why her…
Generals, January 2020
SaddleBrooke Ranch Adopt–A–Family “Wrap up”
Kim Schweitzer “Adopting” a family for Christmas is an incredible way to help our neighbors and feel good about doing it. This year, Linda Russell, the Adopt–A–Family coordinator asked me if the residents at SaddleBrooke Ranch could fulfill all the children’s wishes from Mountain Vista School in Oracle. In the past, residents of SaddleBrooke and…
November 2018
SaddleBrooke Ranch, Mah Jongg and charity
Janice Neal Mah Jongg is a very popular game at SaddleBrooke Ranch. We have many players who are new to the game and people who have played for years. There is a weekly game played on Thursdays in La Hacienda Club, coordinated by Betty Pearce. There are multiple private groups who have weekly games played…
November 2018
Be an angel for the holidays
Marlene Diskin Give yourself the gift of giving and truly celebrate the holidays this year. There’s no better feeling than helping others, especially children during the upcoming holiday season. Join your Ranch neighbors and support the tenth annual Adopt-a-Family Program. Residents can select an ‘angel’ from our holiday tree in the new Ranch House on…