Andrea Molberg Bet you’re curious about Community Circle Players’ (CCP) production of the warm comedy The Curious Savage coming to SBR this March. In 2007, the production by SaddleBrooke PrimeTime Players was a big hit under the direction of Susan Shear. No doubt CCP’s revival will be as well. Since its opening on Broadway, audiences across…
Karen Brungardt COVID-19 gave Karen a gift: Time on her hands because she had to stay home. She decided to take advantage and dug out her parents’ memoirs…yes, both of her parents each wrote a memoir! She edited them, taking their typed manuscripts and making them into books, adding photos and other information. Her mother,…
Scott Lowry In the words of that famous rock music philosopher, Bob Seger: “I still like that old time rock and roll, that kind of music just soothes the soul, I reminisce about the days of old, with that old time rock and roll.” Following Seger’s philosophy, on Jan. 12, the Sol Ballroom at the Ranch…
Solutions for the “Summer Slide” Barbara Barr Take Arizona’s hottest months and add school being out of session, and that equals a normal “summer slide” in reading scores for most students. The summer slide actually occurs throughout the U.S. That slide is even worse for students who are struggling to read or have no access…
As of Dec. 20, 2021, our donations to veterans totaled $123,822 for our Lodge year! Included in our total donation is $4,129 for new, warm clothes and food for our homeless veterans. Every year, the Veterans Committee is asked to shop for veterans living at the Arizona State Veterans Home on the VA campus. Belinda…
Linda Shannon-Hills and Dian Gowen In our busy community, residents come home tired. Take a bit of stress away with a neck pillow. The SBR Mending Souls volunteers are offering neck pillows to residents. You can also request a rehab pillow. Make a request by sending an email to Dian Gowen at [email protected] or Linda…
Alastair Stone Our expanding SaddleBrooke Ranch community was alive with the sound of caroling in the Sol Ballroom at the Ranch House again. SBR neighbors joined together on Friday night, Dec. 17, to sing their hearts out with Christmas and Chanukah songs. “The 12 Days of Christmas” was, as usual, hilarious, with 12 tables standing…
Jim Hoagland Have you been wondering where all the birds are this year? Many at the Ranch have asked this question, as well as, “Why haven’t I seen as many birds in my backyard?” Or, “Where are the American wigeons, normally on the pond by the Ranch House?” There is no one single answer, but…
SBCO Celebrates 25 Years of Making a Difference Nancy McCluskey-Moore Mighty oaks from little acorns grow. Such was the case with SaddleBrooke Community Outreach. What took root from a living room conversation in 1996 among six women who wanted to give back to the local community has grown into an award-winning 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a wide array of…
Rev. Suzanne Marlatt-Stewart February is the month of “love”—you might send valentines, enjoy a candlelight dinner with a loved one, or watch romantic movies. But what must come first is loving yourself. You can’t give to another if you don’t have it within yourself to give. Several world religions refer to loving yourself. “‘You shall love…