Melanie Einbund Magic! It was absolute magic when some five or so years ago I started playing timpani with my adult school band in Northern California. To be a part of making music was just pure magic! Now I play with SaddleBrooke Winds & Strings. Every Friday morning, for an hour and a half, we…
Clubs & Classes, November 2021
SaddleBrooke Technology Club
Cutting the Cord and Home Automation SIGs in November Linda Shannon-Hills A special interest group (SIG) is a community within a larger organization that has a shared interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, learning, or technology where members cooperate to affect or to produce solutions within their particular field, and may communicate, meet,…
Sports, November 2021
Sweet Pickles
Debbie Witten Eight women play pickleball each Thursday evening. They have been playing together all year. The group was started by Linda Wright. She keeps the women organized, as well as maintains a list of available substitutes for the regular members. They took on the name of Sweet Pickles shortly after the group was formed.
Clubs & Classes, November 2021
First Horseback Ride of the Season Comes Off Without a Hitch
The Horseback Riding Group was treated to a really fun ride down the Tanque Verde Wash with the stable of Rockin’ Star Ranch. The group of seven met at the trailhead by the wash to mount up. Then they headed down the broad, sandy wash, which was being crisscrossed in spots by shallow meandering streams running…
Clubs & Classes, November 2021
Harvest Time
Joy Hellard Carved pumpkins, hot apple cider, cozy sweaters—these are my thoughts of fall as I watch my fireplace cast dancing shadows around the room. Autumn is my favorite season. It is the time of year when nature brings forth its last burst of beauty as if it had been saving up for a spectacular…
Generals, November 2021
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings
Scholarship Student Majors in Political Science and Arabic Ron Andrea Anastasia Taylor graduated from high school with honors and a 3.7 GPA. In addition to excelling in her classes, she was also an active volunteer in both her school and community. Her school counselor described her as “an outgoing young leader” and her history teacher…
Front Page, October 2021
Astronomy Clubs at Oracle State Park Star Party
Astronomy Club Ben Eisenstein Members of both the SaddleBrooke SkyGazers and SaddleBrooke Ranch Astronomy Club participated in the Dark Sky Star Party at Oracle State Park on Sept. 11. Ben Eisenstein and Tim Lawler of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Astronomy Club and Dave Evans, Richard Spitzer, Don Cain, and Sam Miller from the SaddleBrooke Skygazers brought…
Front Page, October 2021
Monday Night Pickleball Couples
Debbie Witten In early spring, Alison and Bruce Haney decided to get four SaddleBrooke Ranch couples together each Monday evening to play pickleball. First, they play with their spouses as their pickleball partners against another couple. Then, the group plays round robin for five games, playing randomly with all the members of the group. The…
Front Page, October 2021
Mending Souls: Helping Those In Need
Linda Shannon-Hills A group of SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) residents have come together to make a difference, volunteering their time and talents for Mending Souls. The organizational meeting for Mending Souls at SBR was held on Sept. 1 to outline the 30 projects needed for those in crisis. We had 24 women in attendance to become…
Generals, October 2021
CCP Dinner Theatre Almost Here—An Evening of One Acts
Andrea Molberg Our live dinner theatre troupe Community Circle Players (CCP) will soon be delivering a charming production in a new format—a series of eight, short, stand-alone plays interspersed with a delightful meal. What a post-Halloween treat! These one-act plays, not merely skits or vignettes, are tender, hilarious, and thought-provoking. The eight fantastic shows ranging…