The SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA) is contributing $500 to SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO). The SBRPA board voted unanimously at the June 8 meeting to earmark the line item donation to the Tri-Community Food Bank. SBRPA President Kim Ahlgrim-Heine said, “It is the club’s pleasure to financially support such a worthy cause in our community.”…
Leah Sugar Kari, AMR, FHIAS What is hospital indemnity insurance? Often called “GAP” insurance, hospital indemnity insurance pays you money to fill the gaps in your Medicare Advantage HMO or PPO coverage for unexpected hospital inpatient care, ambulance services, physical therapy, outpatient surgeries, and skilled nursing care, as an example. A feature of some hospital…
Janet Frost SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild hosted a great evening of socializing, creating, and imbibing at the June 29 Art and Wine Event. These fun evenings are open to the public—you do not have to be a SaddleBrooke resident or even a member of the guild. Guild members serve wine and a box supper and…
The Dinking Divas of SaddleBrooke Ranch celebrate the Fourth of July on the pickleball courts!
A two-part forum brought to you by the Fellowship for Social Justice, a local community organization, will take place this fall. The topic is understanding bias. Forum dates are: * Oct. 26: “Consciously Addressing Unconscious Bias” * Nov. 9: “Moving Forward Together” Both sessions will be from 6 to 8 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom,…
Deb McGiboney and Susie Morrill SaddleBrooke Ranch Women Of Wine (SBRWOW) meet the third Wednesday of each month at the Ranch House Grill Event Patio. The next gathering is Wednesday, Aug. 17, from 3 to 5 p.m. There will be a portable bar set up to order wines and appetizers. The purpose is to share…
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Jim Hoagland I am always amazed at the support of the SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) community, and the Birdathon was no exception. The SaddleBrooke Ranch Cuckoos—Laurie Mccoy, Jim Bradford, Deb Sandin, and Jim Hoagland—started the 24-hour Freestyle Birdathon in the evening of May 5 at the Ranch. Before turning in for a short night, we had…
Janelle Authur Ranch residents donned their jeans, boots, and cowboy hats on June 10 for a sizzling summer evening dancing to the live music of Patrick Rayl and the .357 Band. The Sol Ballroom reverberated with boot scootin’ as 60-plus dancers filled the dance floor. Dancers wearing cowboy hats were eligible for the evening’s raffle, so…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore First grade students at Ray School in Kearny receive a handmade bookcase and at least two books. Each child annually receives an additional two books (through the third grade) to store in their bookcases. The Rotary Club of Kearny started this program to encourage young students to read, since many come from homes…