“Wine Connoisseurs” of Unit 6 Linda Chase The Unit 6 residents held their first-ever wine tasting event on Oct. 16. Given it was the Halloween season, the theme was “Spooky/Mysterious Wines” hosted at Jes and Linda Chase’s home. The host family supplied the wines and the guests supplied the appetizers, which were not only very…
“Sweet” 16A Get-Together Kim Schweitzer On Sept. 29, residents of unit 16A gathered at The Bistro for a Welcome Fall Happy Hour. Together we snacked, clinked our glasses, talked, and were just happy to see our friends and neighbors. For some of the attendees, this was the first time meeting and getting acquainted with their…
The Unit 8A Ladies Lunch with Lavender Shelley Ziegler On the last day of June, 2021, 23 Unit 8A ladies took a short road trip off of the SBR property for their monthly luncheon. Five cars caravaned up to Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm, in beautiful Oracle, Ariz. Many of the women wore the color…
Unit 8B Jodde Weiland Our SaddleBrooke Ranch neighborhood, Unit 8B, was finally able to come together after COVID-19 and celebrate as a unit on May 14. The Unit 8B happy hour took place in Rick and Jodee Weiland’s backyard where neighbors came together to celebrate friendships, both new and old! Many of those present moved into…
Unit 8a – Tripped Up with Trivia Janelle Authur There is a saying that “necessity is the mother of invention.” During the past year’s COVID pause, finding ways to play games in small, socially distanced groups certainly required new approaches. In June 2020, Unit 8A tried an outside, small group approach to trivia. Based on…
Welcome Unit 6 to the Ranch Elizabeth Mastro The pioneer new residents of Unit 6 had a socially distant driveway meet and greet on March 20. Residents Lou and Elizabeth Mastro organized the event in their driveway. The event was attended by 11 families. Everyone enjoyed the spring-like weather and Sonoran sunset. It was a…
Joy Hellard “On the road again–just can’t wait to get on the road again!” These Willie Nelson lyrics remind many residents of SaddleBrooke Ranch that their bucket list destinations are on hold. Despite COVID restrictions and closed attractions, homeowners in 16B decided to spice up their new year’s exercise resolutions by taking a virtual travel…
Unit 16B Christmas Decorations Laurie McCoy Given a challenge to decorate for the holidays, Unit 16B embraced the opportunity and awarded the three best. Between Dec. 13 and Dec. 20 neighbors voted for who they believed provided the best decorations in the community. The competition was stiff with snowmen, angels, gnomes, Santa, a golfing moose,…
Joy Hellard Adapted from the game “Where’s Waldo,” unit 16B held an outdoor Thanksgiving scavenger hunt Nov. 25 through Nov. 27, 2020. The rules for the game asked participants to hide up to three turkeys in their front yards. As dawn appeared on Nov. 25, the creativity of the residents’ turkeys was notable. Towering at…
Bob Authur For the fourth year in a row, the Unit 8A men held their annual golf tournament on Nov. 4 at the SaddleBrooke Ranch golf course. Five teams, consisting of 18 men in total, played in the tournament this year, squeezed between the very end of reseed operations and before the rescheduled Club Championship. As…