Category: March 2022

The Curious Savage: A Dinner Theater Treat

Andrea Molberg It’s time to get your tickets for dinner plus live theater on the SaddleBrooke Ranch stage! Community Circle Players’ (CCP) performances of the comedy The Curious Savage are Tuesday and Wednesday, March 22 and 23, and SaddleBrooke Ranch is in for a treat. Login to your member account at saddlebrookeranchhoa.org, then go to the recreation…

Dining and Dancing at the Chaparral

Richard Martin Thirty-five square dancers, all members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Rancheros and the SaddleBrooke Squares, enjoyed dining and dancing at the Chaparral (D&D at C) on Jan. 2. Why did we go there, you ask? Well, square dancing has always been associated with the romanticized image of the American cowboy, and the Cadillac Chaparral…

SaddleBrooke Ranch Blood Drive April 23

Linda Shannon-Hills Sign up early to donate in April. The SBR Red Cross Blood Drive is on Saturday, April 23, starting at 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. The American Red Cross continues to be short on needed blood. If you can donate, we encourage you to register to donate now. The drive will be held…

The Dash for the Masks

Linda Shannon-Hills The federal government provided N95 masks to various pharmacies around the country. Our local Desert Life Pharmacy contacted me to see if we wanted to distribute four boxes of masks, about 1,000 free N95 masks, to our SaddleBrooke Ranch community, first come, first served. With no hesitation, I was off to the pharmacy…

So Many Benefits of Dancing

Carol Osgood Dance and exercise your way to a strong heart and good health! Enjoy the company of others with music and movement. Dancing is good for you mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Learning the basics of dance can increase your confidence in a variety of situations without you realizing it. Take your mind off…

Ukulele Club Is Offering Free Beginner Lessons

Whether you’ve played before or want to learn now, you are invited to join in the fun of playing the ukulele! The SaddleBrooke Ranch Ukulele Club is offering free beginner ukulele lessons with a free loaner ukulele to use. Try it for six weeks with other beginners. Join us Wednesdays, March 9 through April 13,…

Ranchette Putters Survive January on the Green

Camille Esterman Cloudy, cold, damp, windy weather greeted the Ranchette Putters on Wednesday mornings in January. Bundled up in winter clothing, ladies faced challenging and changing conditions—including a brief rain shower as a putting session ended and everyone rushed into the Hacienda Club. The initial layer of cold, damp precipitation often caused the green to…

MOAA Installs Officers

Lt. William Myers, USN Former The Catalina Mountain Satellite Chapter (CMSC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held its most recent meeting on Saturday, Jan. 15 at the Catalina Dining Room of the Mesquite Grill in SaddleBrooke. Attending the meeting were two special guests: Col. William Wojciechowski, USAF retired, who is the president of…

Mudslingers Pottery Club: Come Sling Some Mud

Patti Jo Lewis How can you get started in pursuing your artistic talents with pottery hand-building? First, take the two intro classes. To enroll, drop by the studio during studio hours and provide your contact info on the sign-up sheet. The cost is $40 for the two sessions. During the first session, you actually build a pottery…