Barbara Whitehead The SBR Astronomy Club is a learning and observing club, with group leaders but no dues, no formal meetings, and no officers. No telescope is required. Please come out and enjoy the night sky with us. We also post area star parties on our GroupWorks site. Back in 2019 SaddleBrooke SkyGazer members living at SBR started…
Clubs & Classes, July 2021
Computer or Smart Phone Got You Frustrated?
Linda Shannon-Hills Have you found yourself saying, “This stupid computer drives me crazy. I just don’t get it!” Technology can be so frustrating at times, but we use it all the time, so knowing how something works or where to go for help can create challenges for us. Some just say forget it and just avoid…
Front Page, July 2020
70th Birthday Parade
Georgine Hurst They came to parade on Arroyo Grande! They came walking, biking, driving golf carts and cars. They came with signs, cards, and gifts. Over 60 friends came to wish Wes Hurst a surprise happy 70th birthday! Wes was born in 1950 in Chandler, Okla., on Route 66. Some of the messages that he…
Generals, July 2020
Health Fair Update
Phyllis Ketring, Publicity Coordinator The SaddleBrooke Health Fair Planning Committee is preparing for the annual Health Fair scheduled on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 9 a.m. to noon. Because no one can predict the pandemic situation for the latter half of October, the whole process may be dismantled at a moment’s notice, rather than compromise the…
Sports, July 2020
The SBRPA Leaders are Back on the Courts!
Alastair Stone Can you believe it, the SBRPA has over 360 active members, and most mornings, at least in the first week of June, our 24 courts are full with 96 players (of all levels from 2.0 to 4,5) enjoying themselves. Your communications person apologizes for the quality of some or all of the pictures,…
Generals, July 2020
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings
Mary and Mike Redgrave Donate to the SBCO Scholarship Endowment Program Ron Andrea In February 2019, Mary and Mike Redgrave moved to SaddleBrooke Ranch from Sacramento, Calif. Mary had worked in financial services, while Mike ran the state air quality database for the California Air Resources Board. In retirement, both Mary and Mike were looking…
Features, July 2020
Work in Africa: Mercy Angels Quilt
Janet Storton In 2007, I met a group of women living in the rural mountains of Uganda while on a Medical Mission trip. They asked me to come back to teach them to sew and learn the art of quilting. I have been selling their quilts every year since, and return two to three times…
Generals, July 2020
Pets in Arizona Heat
Summertime and the living is easy—Not! People from all over the world move here and think it is like where they come from, only better—Not! We have heat that is deadly in a very short time for both human and animal life. For ourselves and our pets, we need to stay vigilant, aware of signs…
Features, July 2020
“The Value of Life” by Becky Kueker, SaddleBrooke Resident, National Speaker and Author
Becky Kueker, National Speaker and Author There has been so much conversation, especially in foreign countries, about the value of the life of a person over 65. What is lacking within us that we can so casually discuss the disposability of the elderly? It is so incredibly sad that there are people out there who…
Features, July 2020
Resident Authors
SaddleBrooke Resident Stuart Watkins Has Published Oracle, Arizona and Beyond SaddleBrooke resident Stuart Watkins has published Oracle, Arizona and Beyond. This book will take the reader to Oracle, Oracle State Park, places to visit in Oracle, sites to see, where to eat, as well as things to do. Watkins also visits Florence, the Florence Museum,…