Andrea Cothran Glasshoppers Glass Arts Club members are looking forward to this year’s annual Christmas in July event. The entire month of July, studio classes will include projects for the upcoming holiday season. As one of our members said, “It’s never too early to start working on those Christmas gifts! Problem is I like them…
Tom Graham Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night keeps SaddleBrooke Ranch Men’s Golf Association (SBRMGA) golfers from the swift completion of their scheduled rounds. Indeed, Mother Nature challenged the Ryder Cup teams. Not to worry, 104 resolute golfers plus some substitutes comprising two teams completed three days of competition. Team captains—Red Team,…
Karen Peltier Research and discovery are only one part of a genealogist’s quest. Bringing your relatives to life is a vital part of the craft, but determining just how to do that is often hard. The March meeting of the Ranch Roots Genealogy Club heard from SaddleBrooke Ranch resident and author of eight self-published novels,…
Janice Hynes recently competed in the World Championship of Cowboy Action Shooting. This event is held at the Ben Avery Shooting Center in Phoenix during the first week of March. More than 700 contestants from 20 countries competed for the championship. Cowboy Action Shooting is a three-gun match using antique firearms (firearms in use prior to 1899).…
Andrea Cothran Glasshoppers Glass Arts Club members are looking forward to this year’s annual Christmas in July event. The entire month of July, studio classes will include projects for the upcoming holiday season. As one of our members said, “It’s never too early to start working on those Christmas gifts! Problem is I like them…
Dancing, no matter the style—ballroom, western, Latin, hip hop, line dancing—and no matter your level of training (or no training at all), is just fun and joyful. Dancing can be spiritual, emotional, loving, and crazy—a time to enjoy, cut loose, or find a sense of wellbeing. Whatever dance does for you, or what dance means to…
April 28 was our last Shabbat service until the High Holy Days. It was also the last service of our outstanding accompanist Harrison Scheckler. Harrison leaves us to teach at a university in Iowa. Harrison came to us not knowing Jewish liturgical music. He has learned this genre amazingly well. We will be forever grateful…
SaddleBrooke Off Road Bunch members recently received instruction in off-road rescue and recovery. The demonstration included discussions of overall safety during a recovery operation, safe techniques in using recovery equipment (winches, hooks, tow straps, snatch blocks, shackles, etc.), change of direction winching, doubling the pull power of a winch, and re-spooling the winch line correctly…
James J. Beregi In February, the Past Exalted Rulers Association (PERA) made a donation from the Queen of Hearts charity funds. A donation of $1,000 was made to the Desert Woodcrafters before our Queen of Hearts drawing on Jan. 27. In 2022 this organization distributed 2,292 Pens for Troops overseas through Chaplains and Woodcraft. This…
Debbie McGrady Three years ago Kim moved from Bloomington, Ind., to join our community here at SaddleBrooke Ranch. Kim teaches Zumba Gold and also Aqua Zumba. Crazy as it sounds, yes, you can do Zumba on land and water! Kim started her career in fitness in an unusual way. In 2005 she was recruited at a…