Karen Brungardt Have you ever wondered if you have artistic talent or wished you could find if you do? Or have you wondered how artists come up with their artistic ideas? Do you wish you could try making art in a non-threatening atmosphere? Are you someone who’s just curious what it takes to use different…
December 2019
SBR Republican Women of Action invite you to a Christmas luncheon December 16
Kay Lantow The SaddleBrooke Ranch Republican Women of Action invite our neighbors to a special Christmas luncheon in the Sol Ballroom on Monday, Dec. 16, at 11:30 a.m. The Ranch House Grill staff will serve a seated lunch of your choice of braised short ribs, roasted chicken, or eggplant parmesan. All choices include salad, dessert, and…
December 2019
Spotlight on Source Book™ Advertiser: How do you choose your tax credit organization?
Barbara McClure Our Arizona residents are fortunate to be able to direct their state tax dollars to a qualified charity of their choice! We hope you will choose IMPACT of Southern Arizona for your contribution this year! People often tell us they select IMPACT because they like to support local organizations making a difference in their…
December 2019
Word of the Month: Shungite-fullerenes
David Zapatka Shungite-fullerenes: a unique combination of carbon and silicate minerals found in an ancient deposit in Karelia, Russia. Friend and fellow wisdom seeker book club member, Sandria (Joy) Valente, gave me a special gift recently—a shungite-fullerenes rock. I had never heard of these before. Joy explained shungite-fullerenes rocks have special properties and are called…
December 2019
“Winter Scenes” piano concert December 7
Zann Wilson Having witnessed this talented pianist accompany the oldest community chorus in Arizona, Tucson Masterworks Chorus, I’m pleased to introduce his upcoming concert at the Oracle Center for the Arts on Dec. 7, at 3:00 p.m.—Winter Scenes, an original music and arrangement for piano by Russell Ronnebaum. A Kansas native, Russell Ronnebaum moved to…
December 2019
Writing Guild news
Tove Pape The SaddleBrooke Ranch Writing Guild is a group dedicated to improving our writing skills. We meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in the La Vista room from 1 to 3 p.m. After discussing a topic on how to improve our writing, we share excerpts from our own memoirs, essays, fiction,…
December 2019
Supporting a love for reading
Barbara Barr Members of the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke find so much joy as they deliver books to more than a thousand elementary and junior high students at three area schools in Catalina, Oracle, and San Manuel. Books are given out to the students at the beginning of the school year, at Christmas, and again at…
December 2019
“Building Bridges with the LGBTQ Community” January 5
Leslie Fore The Social Awareness and Justice Ministry at Santa Catalina Catholic Church invites you to a book discussion on Building Bridges with the LGBTQ Community: How the Catholic Church and the LGBTQ Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity by Fr. Jim Martin, S.J. This is a two-part discussion, with part…
December 2019
Table Tennis Clubs square off
Lowell Sletten The Table Tennis Clubs from SaddleBrooke Ranch and SaddleBrooke squared off for the fourth time this year. Randy Crane led the team from SaddleBrooke Ranch—going undefeated in all four of his matches. The teams competed in singles and doubles matches. The teams were evenly matched, however the team from SaddleBrooke prevailed. A special…
December 2019
SBRWGA announces the winners of Coyote Queen
CJ Kerley On July 23, the women golfers competed in the Coyote Queen tournament, which is held every other month. Golfers can only win once during the year. The winner for July was Phyllis Pettijohn, with a score of 41. On Sept. 17, the tournament was held once again, and the winner was Beth Chamberlin,…