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Summer entertainment series

Join us for a fun-filled evening the third Thursday of each month, June through September from 4:00-8:00 p.m. by the pool for live entertainment and Bistro Veinte Happy Hour. June 18 – Lindsay Nicholson July 16 – to be announced August 20 – Lindsay Nicholson September 17 – Joe Bourne Come to happy hour, come…

Mary Snowden repeats as SBRWGA Club Champion

Left to right: Charlene Culver; Mary Snowden, club champion; Brenda Armenia, president; and June Nichols

The SBRWGA fourth club championship was a two-day event with great weather. Thanks to all of the women who participated; the number grows every year. Mary Snowden repeated as Club Champion for 2015. Congratulations, Mary! She also had three birdies in the final round and had a total gross score for both days of 163.…

Pickleball Festival 2015 a resounding success

Women’s 2.5 finals

Bob Hills Pickleballs were flying at the SaddleBrooke Ranch pickleball courts during the week of April 27 through May 2. The reason? It was the second annual SBR Pickleball Festival. This year’s festival featured 10 events across Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Doubles play. In total, 73 people registered comprising 63 teams and played in 110…

Community Outreach Volunteer of the Year

At the annual Appreciation Program of SaddleBrooke Community Outreach held on April 13, John Young was recognized as Volunteer of the Year for his many years of service on the Finance Committee of SBCO. John first became treasurer of SBCO in 2003 and for the last 12 years has provided all kinds of financial support…

Journey of Love spring retreat

From left: Carol Kiker, Retreat Co-Chair, Sande Rivas, Women’s Ministry Chair and Diana Walker, Retreat Speaker

Terry Barringer The women of Community Church of SaddleBrooke celebrated the first day of spring with a very successful retreat. The beautiful hills of The Highlands at Dove Mountain provided the venue for 120 ladies who gathered to spend a day of reflection, refreshment and fellowship. “Journey of Love” was the theme of the retreat.…

Cloggers display their talents at first Clogging Expo

The Clogging Expo at SaddleBrooke Ranch

It was standing room only in the tent at SaddleBrooke Ranch on April 2, 2015 as the residents and their friends came out to watch our first Clogging Expo. A newly formed beginning clogging group at the Ranch showed off how much they learned by dancing several numbers with enthusiasm for every step they took!…

Meet the Golden Goose telephone staff

Left to right, standing: Joan Cohen, Diane Pettit, Ginny Berkey and Eithne Cook; seated: Annie Maud, Connie Campbell, Bev Harpold and Nancy Krauss. Not pictured: Charlotte James, Libby Cohen, Judy Jenkins, Laura Ingold, Beth Mullens, Marie Tayburn and Gayl VanNatter

Ron Andrea The telephone staff is the 15 lovely ladies who answer the telephone when you call the Golden Goose, but they’re not just pretty faces. They schedule all the truck pickups and even help the pricers by researching the value of unique and unusual items. They also need to be familiar with all aspects…

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings

Arthur Posner gives check to SBCO President Joan Roberts.

Gift from Treats and Talents Auctions The annual Treats and Talents Auction held March 11 raised enough funds to support SaddleBrooke Community Outreach, IMPACT, Youth on Their Own and several science projects in neighboring schools. Co-chair Arthur Posner presented a check for $6,000 to SBCO President Joan Roberts as part of the proceeds from this…

Fourever Tops entertains with the Sound of Motown

The group with vocalist Amber Dirks

Steve Weiss The music of Motown was celebrated in the SaddleBrooke Ranch event tent on Friday, March 27, with the performance of the Fourever Tops, which featured the hits from The Temptations, The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Tami Terrel and more. And the Ranch crowd could not remain in their seats. There was…

SBR Ranchette Putters

The SBR Ranchette Putters officers from left to right: Linda Nicholson, Jeannie Bianchini, Mary Schlachter and Camille Hovmiller

The SaddleBrooke Ranch Ranchette Putters enjoyed a beautiful day of putting on March 25 at SaddleBrooke HOA One’s putting green. Due to the construction of our future wonderful amenities, our putting green is gone for the time being, and we are looking at other venues and events to keep us busy. Twenty-five of us carpooled…