Category: April 2022

SBRWGA Hosts the Presidents Cup Tournament

The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) hosted the annual Presidents Cup Tournament on Feb. 28 and March 1. More than 40 members competed in the two-day tournament, which is also the first State Medallion tournament of the year. The competition in each flight was tight with many of the flights having at least one…

Kachina Dolls at the Ranch

Beth Chamberlin It was a beautiful day at SaddleBrooke Ranch on March 7 for the Kachina Dolls golf event. Nearly 60 golfers participated in the event, with more than half of the field being members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association. Several players from the Ranch were winners in the various flights. Jeanne Osterlund…

Remembering Passover and Ukrainian Jews

Melanie Einbund The Passover story: Over 3,000 years ago, the Jewish people were enslaved by the Egyptian Pharaoh. Moses went to see Pharaoh many times asking him to let the Israelites go. Pharaoh refused. Moses told Pharaoh that if the Israelites were not freed, God would make plagues happen to the Egyptians. Pharaoh did not listen,…

Unit Happenings

Hearts and Flowers Joy Hellard Love was in the air on Saturday, Feb. 12. The activity committee for Unit 16B sold 100 pink and red Valentine’s Day roses to raise money for the unit’s 2022 activities. Each long-stemmed rose included a custom-made bow, Valentine card, and a raffle ticket making the residents eligible for two…

Donations Needed to Help People Start a New Life

Can you imagine having to flee your home without a moment’s notice because you were in imminent danger? Can you imagine traveling a long way to a new country where everything is so different and you don’t speak the language? How wonderful it would be to find out that people who don’t even know you…

Oracle Piano Society: A Gem in the Desert

Steve Weiss Quietly tucked away in Oracle, a gem hiding in plain sight in the desert, is a musical venue providing live entertainment performed by a wide variety of musical artists. The Oracle Piano Society is on the side of American Avenue, opposite the public library, just 15 minutes from the SaddleBrooke Ranch entrance and 20…

Putting in a Blustery February

Camille Esterman If you watched the winter Olympics, you observed the challenges athletes faced with unpredictable wind gusts. In February, the Ranchette Putters quickly learned just how adversely strong winds could affect the speed and direction of their golf balls. Club pro Ken Steinke witnessed this phenomenon and commiserated with the putters. In spite of a…

Jewish Friendship Group News

Marsha Foresman The Jewish Friendship Group (JFG) Book Club met on Feb. 10 at the home of Sandy Epstein, who presented The Tunnel by A.B. Yehoshua. As always, the discussion was lively and challenging, and at times personal since the book deals with a retiree newly diagnosed with dementia. The freshly squeezed orange juice from…

Women Of Wine

Deb McGiboney and Susie Morrill invite fellow women wine lovers to the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women Of Wine (SBRWOW) gathering! We meet the third Wednesday of each month at the Ranch House Grill. This month, we’ll be gathering on the Ranch House Grill event patio. Everyone purchases their own glass (or two?) of wine. Enjoy an…