Steve Chapman After a 14-month COVID-induced shutdown, the Wine Club of SaddleBrooke Ranch (WCSBR) restarted with a French-themed “Wines of Summer” tasting event on May 17. Because of the need for continued social distancing, there were two separate seatings, which served a total of 136 WCSBR members. This tasting event opened with a Crémant-style sparkling…
Linda Shannon-Hills The SBR Technology Club invites the residents to join the board and club members in the La Mesa Room for socializing and to ask technology questions on Wednesday, July 14, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The club will serve soft drinks and light snacks, but since the Bistro is open that night, you can…
David Zapatka We’re doing something different this month. We’re going to explore getting a new word into dictionaries. Reader Debbie M. writes, “Hello, I enjoy your column and want to offer a suggestion. ‘Orbisculate’ is a word not yet in the dictionary. I think we should help the young people who are trying to get this word…
Linda Shannon-Hills Overwhelmed with moving to SaddleBrooke Ranch? New community, new state, new home—where can you find all the information to make settling into this new community easier? Join the Newcomers Welcome Program for the next webinar on July 9 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. Send an email to Linda Shannon-Hills at [email protected] for registration…
Marilu Trainor Sean Benedict, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service (NWS) Phoenix office, shares information about the upcoming 2021 Monsoon season in Arizona. Q: Tell us about the upcoming monsoon season in Arizona? The North American Monsoon System (NAMS), which includes Arizona, is based on a calendar system. NAMS runs from June 15 through…
Bob Hills At SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR), it is easy to be captivated by all the community activities. However, there is an exciting world just “outside the gate.” There are a large number of cattle and horse ranches in Arizona. This year, I have been exploring cowboy culture with my camera. In this article, I am highlighting…
Linda Shannon-Hills After canceling the 2020 SBR ARTwalk, we are excited to announce the scheduling of the eighth annual SBR ARTwalk. For the first time, the ARTwalk is scheduled for two days, on Saturday, Oct. 23, and Sunday, Oct. 24, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The SBR ARTwalk is an open-studio tour inviting…
Becky Kueker My husband and I recently celebrated our anniversary and, of course, pictures were taken. I sent them off to friends and family and received several back from anniversaries celebrated many years ago. As I sat studying the 1970s to the 2021 pictures, I did a double take—something has happened to my ears. They…
Linda Harvey Some of our 36 Newcomers Welcome volunteers in the community got together for a happy hour. With at least one volunteer in each unit, the goal is to greet each new homeowner within a few weeks of closing on their homes. The volunteer is equipped with a packet of information for helping the…
Heidi Overman, Licensed Massage Therapist, #MT-24997 I have found in my practice that when clients schedule a massage, they really want to feel like they have gotten work done. Clients come in and tell us about their aches, pains, injuries, surgeries, and pathologies. They are in pain, discomfort, and are sometimes hopeless. They are looking…