Category: January 2026

Camera Phone Photography January 29

Erin Newman The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Art Club is offering a new class with local photographer Nancy Schroeder, all using the camera on your phone! Nancy’s camera phone photography class will show you how to maximize function and formats for sharper and more creative images from your phones. Nancy will cover camera phone operations on…

Valentines that Shine!

Claudia Knauss Just as we’re winding up the past holiday season and ushering in the new year, it’s time to get our creative juices flowing in anticipation of fun days to come! Valentine’s Day will be here before we know it. It’s the perfect time to start thinking about how to add sparkle to our…

Mudslingers Newly Elected Board Members

Sue Fetters SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Mudslingers is proud to present our newly elected Board of Directors. These women have worked tirelessly for our club, volunteering many hours and sharing their expertise to the members. They make sure our club is welcoming and helpful to both new and established members. We can’t thank them enough for…

Happy 2026! It’s a Great Time for Paper Crafting

Nichole Lawhon Are you looking for a new, creative, rewarding, and relaxing hobby for 2026? Well, look no further. Join the Paper Crafters. Paper is a fascinating and easily accessible material, most often used to write on or scribble doodles on, but it can be crafted to create magnificent paper works of art. Thank you…

SBCO Brightens Thanksgiving for Local Families

Mona Sullivan SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) has two teams working on providing Thanksgiving baskets to local families. The SaddleBrooke Ranch team, consisting of 18 volunteers, including six students, delivered 40 baskets to San Manuel High School. Ranch volunteers included co-chairs Anthony Signorelli and Tim Bowen, Lu Legel, Susan Knight, Vida Kaczmarek, Jeff Kaczmarek, Gretchen Annan,…

Love Is All There Is

Suzanne Marlatt Stewart There is a saying: “There are many paths to the mountain top.” For me I believe that means honoring all spiritual practices and the diversity of all paths leads to enlightenment. Unity honors the universal truths in all religions and believes that different religions are like spokes on a wheel, with the…

Being Open

Suzanne Marlatt Stewart How you cope with unexpected problems and frustrations can easily be the difference between living a good life and living an unhealthy one. If you choose unhealthy coping mechanisms like avoidance or denial, for example, you can quickly turn a tough situation into a tragic one. And sadly, this is a common…

In Passing – January 2026

Samuel I. Horowitz Samuel I. Horowitz, 79, died Aug. 18, 2025, in Rockville, Md., after a yearlong battle with leukemia. He and his wife, Lorna Michelson, were residents of SaddleBrooke for 14 years. Their marriage was 48 years strong. A Celebration of Life for Sam will take place on Friday, Jan. 30, in the HOA1 Clubhouse…