Category: July 2024

Art Club Classes – July 2024

Art Club Offering Intermediate Watercolor Painting in July Debby Felzien The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Art Club is excited to bring back Karen Brungardt for another series of classes in watercolor! You may have seen Karen’s artwork displayed at Absolutely Art Gallery in Catalina, as well as the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild gallery on Broadway. She…

The S.O.B.s AreTrekking Along

Cher Stroben On May 22, the S.O.B. (SaddleBrooke Off-Road Bunch) jeepers were exploring again. This time we checked out the Empire Ranch and Total Wreck Mine in the Sonoita area. The ranch was first homesteaded by William Wakefield in 1871. It’s now run by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management & Empire Ranch Foundation. They…

SBRWOW July Gathering

Deb McGiboney The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women of Wine (SBRWOW) club meets the third Thursday of every month at the Ranch House Grill in the Sol Ballroom. Our next SBRWOW event is Thursday, July 18, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Ranch House Grill Sol Ballroom. We have a fun–filled, packed WOW event coming up!…

Clothe Me Gals Bid a Fond Farewell

Cheryl (Cher) Stroben On April 25 the women of Clothe Me bid a farewell to our snowbird members at the SaddleBrooke Ranch Clubhouse Restaurant. We will see them in the fall, but they will be missed. Summer months are quieter in the sewing room as we all work on projects we want to complete. New…

Ranch Writers

Kathie Marshall Do you have an appreciation of language and like to dabble with the written word? Perhaps you may be interested in writing stories of your life and capturing memories for your children and grandchildren to read. Do you have interesting travel tales to tell or a budding novel or memoir you’d like to…

Texas “Buc-ee’s” Bunco Night

Deb Schreiber In May, the Texas women showed their partners the fine skills of playing Bunco. It was a challenge, but the gentlemen caught on! Prizes were awarded to: Myra Rios (most wins), Bob Authur (most Buc-ee’s), Ann Schultz (most baby Buc-ee’s), and Jeannie Jensen (most losses, she can blame it on her partners!). Now…

National Parks in the High Sierra Mountains

Linda Harvey and Ellyn Biggs This summer the National Parks Club is putting a focus on our members to share their experiences in our national parks with the group and interested SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) residents through a series called Community Sharing. On May 28, we had the pleasure of hearing from Bill Gilles. His experiences…

SBR Conservatives in Action

Nancy Borcalli Mark your calendars for the SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Conservatives in Action general meeting on Thursday, July 25, at 3:30 p.m. The SBR Conservatives in Action meet the fourth Thursday of each month at 3:30 pm. The meetings are held at the SBR La Hacienda Clubhouse in the La Mesa/La Montana Rooms. Everyone is…