Linda Shannon-Hills It is a challenge to remember everyone’s name you meet at the Ranch, especially during these last 18 months while wearing face masks to protect ourselves. To help you and other residents, the Newcomers Welcome Group recommends you order a name badge to wear around the Ranch. The white SBR name badge is held on…
Linda Shannon-Hills As we slowly get back to our normal routines, there are many activities still limited. Since the Colorado Club is so large, we had to split our socials into two events. The second social was held on May 23 on a warm afternoon on the SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) House Event Patio. The group enjoyed…
Linda Shannon-Hills and Gayle Carnes Residents of SaddleBrooke Ranch have enjoyed events at the Oracle Center for the Arts hosted by the Oracle Piano Society prior to the pandemic. The Piano Society would like to invite the Ranch to attend a fundraiser piano concert on July 10 at 2 p.m. All attendees are required to…
Linda Shannon-Hills After canceling the 2020 SBR ARTwalk, we are excited to announce the scheduling of the eighth annual SBR ARTwalk. For the first time, the ARTwalk is scheduled for two days, on Saturday, Oct. 23, and Sunday, Oct. 24, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The SBR ARTwalk is an open-studio tour inviting…
Judy Tedeschi I recently relocated from southern California to SaddleBrooke Ranch. In California, I had a small business making doll clothes that fit all 18” dolls, the baby doll, and the Wellie Wisher American Girl doll. I sold at elementary schools, churches, street fairs, and from my home. My doll clothes have been highly praised for choice…
Linda Shannon-Hills The SBR Technology Club invites the residents to join the board and club members in the La Mesa Room for socializing and to ask technology questions on Wednesday, July 14, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The club will serve soft drinks and light snacks, but since the Bistro is open that night, you can…
Steve Chapman After a 14-month COVID-induced shutdown, the Wine Club of SaddleBrooke Ranch (WCSBR) restarted with a French-themed “Wines of Summer” tasting event on May 17. Because of the need for continued social distancing, there were two separate seatings, which served a total of 136 WCSBR members. This tasting event opened with a Crémant-style sparkling…
David Zapatka We’re doing something different this month. We’re going to explore getting a new word into dictionaries. Reader Debbie M. writes, “Hello, I enjoy your column and want to offer a suggestion. ‘Orbisculate’ is a word not yet in the dictionary. I think we should help the young people who are trying to get this word…
Marilu Trainor Sean Benedict, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service (NWS) Phoenix office, shares information about the upcoming 2021 Monsoon season in Arizona. Q: Tell us about the upcoming monsoon season in Arizona? The North American Monsoon System (NAMS), which includes Arizona, is based on a calendar system. NAMS runs from June 15 through…
Linda Shannon-Hills Overwhelmed with moving to SaddleBrooke Ranch? New community, new state, new home—where can you find all the information to make settling into this new community easier? Join the Newcomers Welcome Program for the next webinar on July 9 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. Send an email to Linda Shannon-Hills at [email protected] for registration…