Jerri Wunder, Event Director The Wine Club of SBR welcome all fans of wine! We offer a wide variety of events to members including mixers, education, tastings, and dinners. Our website, wineclubofsbr.org, is the portal for all information about the club including upcoming events and ticket purchases, news, membership directory, and event photos. Check out our 2025 events…
March 2025, Clubs & Classes
SBRWOW Hosting Chuck Moses!
Deb McGiboney Save the date! SaddleBrooke Ranch Women of Wine (SBRWOW) is hosting Chuck Moses on Thursday, April 17 at the Ranch House Grill Sol Ballroom. Your spouses are invited to this special event! There is a $10 cash only admission fee per person. Doors open at 2 p.m. and music is from 3 to…
March 2025, Clubs & Classes
Women of Wine Meeting March 20
Deb McGiboney The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women of Wine (SBRWOW) club meets the third Thursday of every month, 3 to 5 p.m., at the Ranch House Grill Sol Ballroom. There is a $1 cash only admission fee that the Ranch House charges for the set-up. A portable bar is set up for you to order your…
March 2025, Clubs & Classes
The British Club at the Cadillac Chaparral
Mary (Twink) Gates John Wayne, The Lone Ranger, Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, Tom Mix, et al, deck the halls with their pictures along with other western memorabilia at the Cadillac Chaparral Steakhouse, just outside Tucson on the Florence Highway. Just 20 minutes’ drive from SaddleBrooke. It was here on Jan. 23 that 22 members of…
Clubs & Classes, March 2025
Horseback Riders Enjoy Views of the Superstition Mountains
Rebecca Williams The SaddleBrooke Ranch Riding Group had a perfect day of nice weather and clear blue skies for their ride on Feb. 1 at Donnelly’s D-Spur Ranch in Gold Canyon just east of Apache Junction. The venue is generally just a bit warmer than the Ranch and offers magnificent views of the Superstition Mountains…
March 2025, Clubs & Classes
Coronado National Memorial, Hidden Gem of the Huachuca Mountains
Linda Harvey The National Parks Club Speaker Series continued with National Park Service Ranger (NPS) Callie Caplenor, who is the educational coordinator for three national park sites in southeast Arizona. Ranger Callie is a gifted storyteller who explained the history of the area with great clarity. Located in southeast Arizona, Coronado National Memorial (NMem) holds…
March 2025, Clubs & Classes
Cold Wax Landscape Creations
Patti West Participants in the SBR Painters Club Cold Wax class show off their finished abstract landscape paintings. Pictured are Susan Gitelson, Cheryl Margolis, Cathy Kauffman, Carol Beeley, Janice Mihora, Darla Carlson, Patricia Schofield, Lisa Zahn, Kathryn Krupski, Linda Schmidt, Karen Davis, Jim Cox, and Christine Blackburn. Cold Wax is an oil painting medium that…
March 2025, Religion
Congregation B’nai Midbar – March 2025
Congregation B’nai Midbar: More Happenings, Updates, and Vision Melanie Einbund The Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center inspired many who toured the first Jewish Temple in Tucson. No surprise, it was the Jewish women who raised the funds to establish this beautiful building. The first services were held on Rosh Hashanah in 1907! After the…
March 2025, Religion
Everyone Took a Sabbatical
Georgine Hurst A definition of sabbatical is any extended period of leave from one’s usual work, especially for rest, to acquire new skills or training, or exploration. The use of sabbaticals is most common in academia where the practice repeats every 7 years traditionally, but is trending to every 3.5 years. It is also used…
March 2025, Religion
Vista UMC Participates in “Souper” Sunday
Vista United Methodist Church continues to answer the call to feed the hungry in our community. On Feb. 2 and Feb. 9, Vista joined hundreds of Methodist churches, along with other denominations, across our country in celebrating the Super Bowl in unique, creative, and fun ways. The “Souper Bowl of Caring” unites us in our…