Beth Cooper turned 70, and her husband Phill organized a surprise party for her to celebrate her joyous birthday. Pictured is Beth with her daughter, Bri. (Photo by Debora Witten)
April 2025, Features
Beth Turns 70!
Features, April 2025
There Are 4 Phases of Retirement
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart One of the most important aspects of retirement is the psychological phases you’ll move through during this stage of your life. Dr. Riley Moynes is an author and public speaker. Based on current research, extensive interviews as well as his own personal journey, he explores and explains The Four Phases of Retirement…
Features, April 2025
Cinnamon Roll Bake-Off
Debora Witten At the awards ceremony for Dinko De Mayo a few years ago, avid baker Ladd Lindsay and retired pastry chef Russ Hardy were chatting about baking and the topic of cinnamon rolls came up. Ladd uses potato in his and Russ makes his with brioche. A taste testing bake-off was born! It took…
Generals, April 2025
Oracle Public Library Book Sale April 26
Beth Cooper Hundreds and hundreds of books will be available! Come to the Oracle Public Library on Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and choose from paperbacks, hardbacks, fiction, nonfiction, CDs, and DVDs for sale. From 2 to 3 p.m., you can “fill a bag with books” for only $5 (we supply…
April 2025, Generals
April’s Travel Talk Tuesday Is Taking Us to the Great Capitals of Eastern Europe
Arlene Wong Join us on Tuesday, April 29 at 3:30 p.m. in the La Mesa Room when SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) resident Jeff Kaczmarek will take us on a tour on the Danube of Eastern Europe. We’ll explore the Czech Republic, Austria, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, and more. Jeff will share how these countries transformed after…
Generals, April 2025
Alcoholics Anonymous
If you want to stop drinking, there is a solution. All are welcome to attend Friends of Bill W., an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). It is completely confidential and there is no cost. The meeting is held every Thursday at 3 p.m. in the La Vista Room, Hacienda Club. For information about what…
Generals, April 2025
Is Your Drinking Becoming a Concern to You or Others? There Is a Solution.
In Alcoholics Anonymous, “we share in a general way, what it was like, what happened, and what it’s like now.” I am a sober member of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and resident of SBR. My sobriety date is July 9, 1991. Both of my parents were active alcoholics. My father passed away at an early age…
April 2025, Generals
Alzheimer’s and Dementia: What You Need to Know
Please join the Santa Catalina Mental Health Ministry as it presents its May Mental Health Focus on Monday, May 12 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, May 18 at 3 pm. Katrina Johnson, the Memory Care Coordinator at Sunrise Senior Living, will be presenting on the stages of Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia, redirection and validation techniques,…
April 2025, Generals
William Wesley “Bill” Huggett … the Early Years (1878-1924)
Edward Larsen The Oracle Historical Society (OHS) will be giving a presentation of the early years of one of Oracle’s pioneer residents, William “Bill” Huggett. Bill Huggett was an early Arizona trail and tour guide, “dude” ranch operator, and purchased the 36,000 acre Oracle area 3C ranch properties in 1924. OHS has received an extensive…
April 2025, Generals
Unit Happenings – April 2025
Mardi Gras Celebration KD Lundgren On March 1, Unit 6 celebrated a Mardi Gras block party in style! From the festive Mardi Gras inflated entry balloon to the decorations inside and outside, balloon arches, beads and masks adorning the home, we knew we were in for a high spirited occasion. A New Orleans style band…