Thank you to all who made the Golden Goose Thrift Shop’s fourth “Estate Quality Event” such a huge success! Thanks to our generous donors, loyal customers and stellar volunteers, we were able to generate significant revenue for the local charitable programs that we support! We were able to bring in many “first-time” Golden Goose shoppers…
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
Rancheros Help Graduate 15 Advanced Plus Dancers
Rebecca Williams The Rancheros Square Dance Club helped to graduate 15 dancers who spent the last ten Sunday evenings learning the advanced calls involved in the plus level of square dancing. The class was a total of 24, but included were some members who were just brushing up on their skills. The 15 all started square…
Sports, January 2020
SBRWGA Thanks our 2019 Sponsors
Carol Mihal The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) would like to say thank you to the local businesses that partnered with us through their sponsorship during 2019! The purpose of SBRWGA is to promote good fellowship and interest in golf, enable our members to enjoy organized competition and social activities, and support the learning of the…
Generals, January 2020
Welcome New Members
Linda Harvey and Linda Shannon-Hills You have just moved into SaddleBrooke Ranch. Getting to know other new neighbors is a good way to get incorporated into this friendly and fast-growing community. This event gives new residents a chance to meet other new residents and to hear about activities and events at the Ranch. Resident veterans…
Generals, January 2020
Word of the Month: Ten Words Turning 100 in 2019
David Zapatka Entering the 2020s, which seemed so far into the future, caused me to pause and focus on the plethora of words that come into our language every year. Entering the year 1920, some of the world’s great minds were inventing the rotary dial telephone, the pop-up toaster, and forming the League of Nations,…
Generals, January 2020
Oracle Schools Foundation
Letter to Residents Crystle Nehrmeyer, superintendent, Oracle School District Community On behalf of the Oracle Elementary School District, our governing board, students, families, and staff, I want to express our sincere appreciation to the voters who supported and approved both Propositions 438 and 439, the override continuation and capital bond. Our community came together and made the decision…
Generals, January 2020
High Desert Gardening Classes Start February 26
Ellen Sosin Back by popular demand, the Master Gardeners will offer the six-week class, High Desert Gardening on Wednesday afternoons, starting Feb. 26, in the MountainView Ballroom at the MountainView Clubhouse, SaddleBrooke. Each session will last two hours, and registration is required. This course is designed to help residents resolve basic gardening issues, along with gaining new…
Features, January 2020
New Book Includes Early History of SaddleBrooke Ranch Area
Mariano Samaniego, Pierre Charouleau, and William H. Sutherland are among the best-known ranchers from the late 1800s in Bob Simpson’s new history From the Cañada del Oro to the Tortolitas. But even more pertinent to the SaddleBrooke Ranch area history, Charles Bayless obtained title from the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad for today’s Oracle Junction (earlier…
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
Democratic Club Members Step up for Local School
Kim Schweitzer An important component and a core belief of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Democratic Club is charity and concern for our local community. A member of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Democratic Club became aware of a need at our local school in Oracle, and an email went out to our members requesting donations of toiletries and…
December 2019, Web Exclusive
SaddleBrooke Ranch Holiday Cart and Bicycle Parade 2019
The SaddleBrooke Ranch Holiday Cart and Bicycle Parade was filled with laughter, fun, and treats. The participants and winners were as follows: Cart #1 was Beth and Judy Keefer (winners of the most “Festive” Cart); Bicycles #2 was Tom and Kelly Reuter; Cart #3 was Jacque Hendricks and Liese Razzeto; Cart #4 was George and…