Tina Fugleberg SaddleBrooke Ranch is on a mission to help save lives by hosting a blood drive on Dec. 3 from 7 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at The Ranch House, Sol Ballroom, 31143 S. Amenity Drive, Oracle, AZ 85623. The community is invited to take part in this special event and donate blood for hospital…
Category: November 2022
Features, November 2022
Resident Author: Feline Authors Hit the Horse Trails and Share Their Happy Tales
Carly and Charly As SaddleBrooke authors, we set out on an animal-on-animal adventure in our latest work, Let’s Go Horseback Riding. This sixth book in the series tells the story of how we found a stable and appropriate-size horses for cats. We are quite short, after all. After first exploring Clydesdales and Friesians, we quickly…
Sports, November 2022
Farewell to Our Wonderful Tennis Coordinator!
Debbie McGeehan Yes, it is true that Nancy Frazer is leaving her position as lead tennis coordinator after 24 years! She has been such an asset to our tennis community from the very beginning. Ed Robson had a vision to build a premier tennis facility at SaddleBrooke in 1987. In 1994 the construction began for…
Clubs & Classes, November 2022
Act Now: Fall Art Classes Filling Quickly
Connie Kotke, Publicity Chair Life in SaddleBrooke is paradise, especially when there are many choices for affordable art classes right here in our own community. The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is offering 10 classes, starting now through the end of the year. All classes are held in the Topaz Room at the Arts & Crafts…
Generals, November 2022
Unit Happenings
Unit Nine Welcome Back Party! Scott Baker On Oct. 1 Unit Nine of SaddleBrooke One held its annual Welcome Back Party honoring all the snowbirds who have returned to their Arizona nests. More than 50 members were present at the tennis pavilion to enjoy a wide selection of hors d’oeuvres made by the attendees. It was…
Generals, November 2022
November at the Golden Goose
November, the month of thankfulness and gratitude! The Golden Goose Thrift Shop is so very thankful for our extraordinary family of volunteers, donors, customers, and staff! Thank you all for helping us make good things happen every day for local children, seniors, and families in need! The Goose has the goods for the gatherings, so come…
Sports, November 2022
Meet the Octogenarians of the SaddleBrooke Swim Club!
Linda Merritt The SaddleBrooke Swim Club has over 100 members, and of those members, 20 are 80 years and older! Currently, the oldest is 89, but the Swim Club has had members in their 90s and as old as 104 in past years. Many of the current octogenarians first joined when Doug Springer started the…
Clubs & Classes, November 2022
Art Class Instructor: Robbie Summers
Connie Kotke, Publicity Chair The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild (www.saddlebrookefinearts.org) offers a wide range of art classes for beginners to experts, right here in the Topaz Room in the Arts & Crafts Center at MountainView Clubhouse. Our instructors are remarkably talented, and they love to teach! This month, we highlight Robbie Summers who teaches classes…
Generals, November 2022
Dog Bed Project Success Will Continue
Joy Wegner One hundred new dog beds! That’s the ambitious goal for volunteers committed to helping the Pinal County Animal Care and Control (PCACC) shelter provide healthy kennel environments for dogs at the county’s shelter. In 2018, more than 30 donors funded materials to build custom dog beds for the shelter’s kennels. Bud Wegner, a…
Clubs & Classes, November 2022
Hiking Club 2022 Volunteer of the Year: Ken Wong
Bruce Landeck The Volunteer of the Year award is presented annually at the fall picnic to recognize “one or more individuals who have made a significant contribution to the club during the past year.” The 2022 award was presented at this fall’s picnic on Oct. 21 to Ken Wong, who was unanimously selected by the board of…