Category: January 2024

Blissful Are the Piecemakers

The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Piecemakers were making merry on Dec. 6 at their annual Holiday Luncheon in the Sol Ballroom. More than 50 ladies enjoyed each other’s company. Although the sewing machines were left in the Creative Arts & Technology Center, there was plenty of quilt talk to be heard! A wonderful lunch was provided by Tyler…

Logan, Utah—A Special Summer

Ed Melnick A number of SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch residents have discovered Logan, Utah, as the perfect place to spend the summer. Home of Utah State University, the Summer Citizens Program offers various opportunities for seniors that are unparalleled. If you are interested in education, there are classes that are one week long. Additionally, Logan offers a…

Welcome to the New Year

Patti Jo Lewis Our Mudslingers pottery club is exploding with new members, new classes, and new tools. Our 2024 board members are Claire Tietje, President; Ladd Lindsay, Vice President; Michelle Kembitzky, Secretary; Patti Jo Lewis, Treasurer; and Rebecca Hilchie, Board Member at Large. They are a great group of potters to take us into the new…

Is Dinner Theater Your Cup of Tea?

Connie Ward Jim Ward will be tied up until April 1—no fooling. Susan Sterling roped him into the position of assistant director for the spring production of The House of Agatha Mystrie. And it’s no mystery that our SaddleBrooke audiences love dinner theater where they’ll be highly entertained and enjoy a delicious meal. The performances…

Fun with PanPastels

Erin Newman Come and learn about PanPastels: a new, fun, portable, versatile, erasable, easy-to-use, and very forgiving medium! You will feel you are drawing and painting at the same time! You will learn what they are and the techniques and tools you can use with them. How to use them with other media will also…

Paper Quilling Angels!

Erin Newman On Nov. 9, paper-quilling artist Erin Newman offered another quilling class, this time making paper-quilled angels for the holidays. The house was full with 17 Art Club members! Each student had time to make two angel ornaments using two different quilling techniques: first, using a comb in the quilling, and then the traditional method using…

SBR National Parks Club News

Linda Harvey The La Fiesta de Tumacacori held annually the first weekend of December was a great time for the club to visit Tumacacori National Historic Park, which is south of Tucson. The park is the perfect location for hosting this annual celebration of the cultural heritage of the Santa Cruz Valley. There were local…

An Era Ends?

Charles Hendryx, Rec Softball Player How long is an era? 1,000,000 years? 1,000 years? The dictionary says as long as something very special is happening. So, for this article, an era is two years. The SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association (SSSA) has five leagues, one of which is the Recreation League. When asked, Peter Romeo, president of…

Nature’s Way: The Ranch—A Place for All Seasons

Gerry Tietje One of the wonderful qualities of life at SaddleBrooke Ranch is that we can experience different seasons of the year. We are presently in the “throes” of winter, but it’s really quite pleasant. We expect a few nights below freezing and a couple of light snowfalls, but nothing like in many other parts of…