Rebecca Williams The Rancheros Square Club congratulated 10 dancers who completed the Basic/Mainstream level of calls in square dancing. There are 62 calls learned at this beginning level, and the group was able to master them in 12 weeks. In addition to a weekly lesson with nationally known caller, Bob Asp, the club has a review…
Dale Farland Gillian Allard, artist from the Southern Arizona Arts Guild (SAAG), demonstrated these fun, funky mosaic magnets in January to participants of the SBR Art Club. Demand was so strong that the class filled up. So, Gillian is returning to teach her class again here at SaddleBrooke Ranch on Thursday, May 4, from 10 a.m.…
Rebecca Williams Nine riders of the Horseback Riding Group enjoyed a cool but pretty morning ride down the Tanque Verde Wash on Feb. 11. The riders were in two groups riding at separate times to give all riders a chance to spread out and enjoy the ride. After meeting at the trailhead, the groups entered…
Patti Jo Lewis Empty Bowls—what a success this has been for our club. The Mudslingers pottery club created, boxed, and delivered 138 bowls to the Empty Bowls event, which was held on March 4. Empty Bowls helps Interfaith Community Services (ICS) raise funds to feed people struggling with hunger in Pima County. Our potters did…
Barbara Barr You are invited to help make a difference during the Rotary Week of Service, April 15 through 22. Rotarians around the world will be serving their communities during the week. While Rotary is the world’s largest volunteer organization and we do service projects throughout the year, this is a special week when we try…
On Feb. 28, more than 120 club members participated in our first 2023 education event called “A Wine Tour of Italy.” The beautiful mountains of Italy and surrounding areas create ideal winemaking conditions for growing some of the greatest wines of the world. They “visited” eight regions of Italy and tasted a representative wine from…
Nancy Eisenstein On Feb. 21, members of the National Park Club carpooled to their first outing of the year, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument located in Coolidge, Ariz. The nation’s first archaeological preserve protects what remains of Casa Grande or “Great House,” a four-story adobe structure built around 1350 and considered sacred by the descendants…
Gail Davila What’s a SaddleBrooke Ranch Gail, Gayle, or Gale to do on Feb. 22 during snow, hail, and “gale” force type winds? Have a 3Gs Club luncheon at the Ranch House Grill, of course! With a cozy fire blazing and votive candles flickering, the first quarterly 3Gs luncheon was held on Feb. 22 with…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) has long provided grants to help finance education enrichment opportunities and summer sports activities for local students. Among the programs that recently received SBCO grants include: San Manuel Softball. A $2,500 grant was given to fund a summer softball program for kids living in the greater San Manuel area. Mammoth-San…
Romayne Trudo In the dead of winter last year, Jeff, a SaddleBrooke resident, found a pure white kitten in the snow on the side of the road in Durango, Colo. He rescued the little girl and named her Princess Leia. For the next year she was his best buddy. Unfortunately he realized that he was…