M.C. Nelson The SBR Democratic Club hosted a visit by Crystle Nehrmeyer, superintendent of Oracle Elementary School District. Crystle gave us a wonderful presentation on the Oracle Schools and the upcoming bond override and what it can do for the school district. We also had Kinsey McManus, MSW, program director for the Alzheimer’s Desert Southwest…
December 2023, Clubs & Classes
National Parks Club Announces Spring Trip
Steven Jacobs The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) National Parks Club is sponsoring a day trip to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, and early registration is now open. The remote 517-square-mile monument is three hours southwest of Saddlebrooke Ranch along the Mexican border. A maximum of 42 participants will have the opportunity to travel…
December 2023, Clubs & Classes
Yoga Improves Balance, Posture, and More!
Debora Witten There are many good reasons to improve one’s balance, with the prevention of falls being high on the list. One of the best tools for fall prevention is to actively seek ways to improve your strength and sense of balance. Yoga does both of these things by strengthening your muscles with slow, deliberate…
December 2023, Clubs & Classes
MOAA News
Former Lt. William Myers, CEC, USN The Catalina Mountain Chapter (CMC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held its most recent luncheon meeting on Oct. 21 at SaddleBrooke Ranch. The meeting began with a business session presided over by retired Capt. Charles Vaughan, U.S. Navy, president, during which members were updated on the chapter’s current…
December 2023, Clubs & Classes
Pottery Comes Full Circle
Patti Jo Lewis Meet Dave Ambler, who returned to Mudslingers Pottery Club after a two-year hiatus. He took the intro class almost two years ago and never finished his piece. Dave has been a potter since taking high school classes and perfecting his skills with his family. Dave had an interesting journey with his pottery pieces.…
Features, December 2023
Word of the Month: Bildungsroman
David Zapatka Reader, friend, and fellow bridge player, Gayle Covey, writes, “This is a really favorite word; bildungsroman. My friend Judy taught me this word several years ago … and now it comes up all the time! All those YA (Young Adult) fiction writers, turning books into films … and, of course, it is the word describing…
Features, December 2023
A Halloween Party Tale
Leslie Brooks This is a story that was almost dead on arrival … well at least some parts of it were, had the evil Count Dracula (pictured above) resumed his bloody way. But, thankfully, just in the nick of time, two sprightly, and dare I say cute, skeletal forms clattered down the Grill House hall…
December 2023, Features
Ranch Riders
The motorcycle owned by Kyle Cooper is the awesome R 1200 GS Adventure. The passenger is Chloe!
Features, December 2023
“It’s Elementary My Dear Watson”
Bill Rogers Meet Watson, an 8-year-old English Setter frequently seen at Ed’s Dogs with mom and dad Nancy and Bill Rogers. Watson loves to lick an empty Ed’s Dogs gelato cup. He is also an AKC Therapy Dog. Before moving to SaddleBrooke Ranch from California in January 2021, Nancy and Watson volunteered every week for…
December 2023, Features
Playing Pool
Debora Witten The guys meet most afternoons. On this day, Larry Tipton, Phil Jelleff, Gene Renner, Jim Mabbit, Mike Bosky, and Bruce Keller played. Other pool players include Karl Knight, Jim Kaufman, and Tim Connolly.