Janelle Authur After 73 happy hours, it is not always easy for members of Unit 8A to come up with fresh ideas for their monthly happy hour gatherings. But, the unit did it again with “Sing, Sip, and a Sunset” at its 74th happy hour on April 20. Planning for the 74th happy hour started…
Beth Chamberlin The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association hosted a cocktail party for the competitors in the Member Guest Tournament on the evening of April 25. Phyllis Pettijohn’s beautiful backyard, overlooking the 15th fairway, was the setting for this lovely event. The ladies were all decked out in their derby hats for cocktails and delicious…
Starting Wednesday, June 8, through Saturday, June 24, Madaras Gallery presents the Great Summer Art Auction. Bidding opens at incredible values, and the two-week silent auction includes original paintings by Diana Madaras, as well as several guest artists. The auction ends June 24. View the auction online at www. madaras.com beginning June 8. Madaras Gallery…
Andrea Molberg Wasn’t that a great dinner plus theatre show! The Community Circle Players (CCP) production of the comedy “The Curious Savage,” written by award-winning playwright John Patrick of “Three Coins in a Fountain” and “High Society” fame, delighted SaddleBrooke Ranch audiences this March. Hope you had a chance to be there to see the…
The SBR Pickleball Club celebrated April Fools’ Day in style with the “Pickle Fools’ & Ice Cream Social.” Club members participated in an afternoon of what was described as “non-skill based April Fool Pickleball fun.” The players were divided into teams composed of a range of technical skills. Each team developed a theme and crazy…
Linda Shannon-Hills For the first time, SaddleBrooke Ranch artists are having a spring SBR ARTwalk. The ARTwalk will be held on Saturday, May 7, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. More than 18 artists will be selling their art in their homes, with several clubs selling in the Creative Arts & Technology Center. Participants for…
Gerald Tietje If an icon is a person or thing widely admired for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere, the saguaro cactus is certainly an icon of the Sonoran Desert that surrounds us. What would an Arizona sunset photo be without this iconic symbol in the foreground? Having moved to our home…
Ben Eisenstein The SaddleBrooke Ranch Astronomy Club will be at the Community Garden parking lot to observe the total lunar eclipse rising above the Catalinas on May 15, 2022. SaddleBrooke Ranch residents and their guests are invited to attend. Members will be there to share their telescopes and binoculars to watch as the Earth’s shadow…
Beth Chamberlin The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association members had the opportunity to play in the two-day Del Sud tournament in March. The first day of the tournament was March 8. The day started out with a frost delay, but that didn’t stop 35 women from competing. After day one, Julie Ross and Susan Pharr…
