Ed Larsen The SaddleBrooke Amateur Radio Club met on Dec. 15 in the Sonoran Conference Room of the MountainView Clubhouse. Twenty-three members were present, and nominations of club officers for 2024 occurred. Elections will be held at the January meeting. The program after the meeting was Vintage Amateur Radio, by George, amateur radio callsign W8VG.…
Clubs & Classes, February 2024
SBR Conservatives in Action Updates
Nancy Borcalli SaddleBrooke Ranch Conservatives in Action (SBR CIA), formerly SBR Women of Action, meets the fourth Monday of each month at the SBR La Hacienda Clubhouse in the La Mesa/La Montana Rooms from 10 a.m. to noon. Women and men are welcome to join our club. We offer social and educational events! Mark your calendars: The February general…
Clubs & Classes, February 2024
Horseback Riders Enjoy the Beauty of the Saguaro East National Park
Rebecca Williams A total of 12 riders enjoyed a ride in the Saguaro East National Park on Dec. 9, 2023. This ride was at Saguaro Stables, which is near the south entrance to the park. Riders rode up the service road to the park entrance. Upon entering, a nice bridle trail wound through the cacti and…
February 2024, Clubs & Classes
Spring Spanish Class at the Ranch!
Español y Más, with instructor Judy Freeman, is again offering a Beginning Spanish class at the Ranch. This is your chance to jump in at the beginning or brush up on the skills you’ve already acquired. Start your path to conversation, and you might find yourself having a little fun along the way! You’re never…
January 2024, Sports
POP Tennis 2023 Highlights
Deb McGiboney POP was HOT at the SBRTA in 2023! It became so popular that the group called the “POPATEERS” was formed. We are looking forward to POP in 2024 as we will offer clinics, more events, and more scheduled and drop-in play times!
February 2024, Clubs & Classes
Shalom Club Celebrates Hanukkah
Marlene Diskin On Dec. 8, almost 50 members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Shalom Club gathered at the clubhouse to light the Hanukkah menorah, signifying the Jewish eight-day “festival of lights.” The holiday commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple where, according to legend, Jews had risen up against their oppressors and even though…
February 2024, Clubs & Classes
MOAA News
Former Lt. William Myers, CEC, USN The Catalina Mountain Chapter (CMC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held a recent luncheon meeting on Dec. 16 at SaddleBrooke Ranch. The meeting began with a business session presided over by retired Capt. Chuck Vaughan, U.S. Navy, President, during which members were updated on the chapter’s current and…
February 2024, Clubs & Classes
Painters Club Gearing Up for Busy Year
Patti West The recently organized SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Painters Club has hit the ground running, and 2024 promises to have offerings that will appeal to all levels of painters from aspiring to accomplished. Newly elected President Nancy Derifield, Vice President Marion Ewing, Treasurer Lee Vulcan, and Correspondence Secretary Patti West have been busy planning educational and social…
February 2024, Clubs & Classes
SBR Women of Wine Celebration
Deb McGiboney The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women of Wine (SBRWOW) Christmas event on Dec. 21, 2023, was a big party! Santa and the Grinch started out our evening followed by the SBR Ukulele Club entertaining us with Christmas carols! Thank you, Tyler, Crystal, and Ben from the Ranch House Grill, for all your hard work throughout…
Features, February 2024
Word of the Month: Redolent
David Zapatka While reading The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong: Table Tennis as a Journey of Self Discovery by Guido Mina di Sospiro, I ran across the word redolent. His use of the word while describing table tennis rubber was intriguing. Redolent—red·o·lent adjective 1. Exuding fragrance: aromatic 2. Full of a specified fragrance: a. scented (air redolent of seaweed)…