Denise Baker On Feb. 25, 120 friends and neighbors gathered at the ballroom to celebrate four milestone birthdays. The guests of honor included Phil Street (80), Frank Engraff (75), Brian Baker (65), and Penney Oster (60). They danced the night away thanks to the musical skills of DJ Gus while enjoying light catered appetizers and,…
Jeff Smith, Chairman SBR Communications Committee SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Club member Donna Burton has established a very successful mentoring program for new players—matching newcomers with some of the club’s most experienced and skilled players. This is her story. Mentoring the “newbies,” as we call our new pickleball players, is nothing new at SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball…
I have pursued artistic endeavors for most of my life. My artist cousin and aunt (ceramicist) were amazing mentors. I loved drawing and dabbling in paints. They would always tell me how wonderful my talent for painting was and gave me kind criticism when needed. I didn’t paint much through high school and college. I…
The SaddleBrooke Ranch Rams Club celebrated the Rams’ recent win in Super Bowl 56 at the Ranch House. It was a great opportunity for the California transplants to share both Rams history and laughs over lunch.
Hearts and Flowers Joy Hellard Love was in the air on Saturday, Feb. 12. The activity committee for Unit 16B sold 100 pink and red Valentine’s Day roses to raise money for the unit’s 2022 activities. Each long-stemmed rose included a custom-made bow, Valentine card, and a raffle ticket making the residents eligible for two…
Melanie Einbund The Passover story: Over 3,000 years ago, the Jewish people were enslaved by the Egyptian Pharaoh. Moses went to see Pharaoh many times asking him to let the Israelites go. Pharaoh refused. Moses told Pharaoh that if the Israelites were not freed, God would make plagues happen to the Egyptians. Pharaoh did not listen,…
Can you imagine having to flee your home without a moment’s notice because you were in imminent danger? Can you imagine traveling a long way to a new country where everything is so different and you don’t speak the language? How wonderful it would be to find out that people who don’t even know you…
Steve Weiss Quietly tucked away in Oracle, a gem hiding in plain sight in the desert, is a musical venue providing live entertainment performed by a wide variety of musical artists. The Oracle Piano Society is on the side of American Avenue, opposite the public library, just 15 minutes from the SaddleBrooke Ranch entrance and 20…
Camille Esterman If you watched the winter Olympics, you observed the challenges athletes faced with unpredictable wind gusts. In February, the Ranchette Putters quickly learned just how adversely strong winds could affect the speed and direction of their golf balls. Club pro Ken Steinke witnessed this phenomenon and commiserated with the putters. In spite of a…
Marsha Foresman The Jewish Friendship Group (JFG) Book Club met on Feb. 10 at the home of Sandy Epstein, who presented The Tunnel by A.B. Yehoshua. As always, the discussion was lively and challenging, and at times personal since the book deals with a retiree newly diagnosed with dementia. The freshly squeezed orange juice from…