SBCO Enrichment Grants Bring Summer Fun to Local Kids Nancy McCluskey-Moore Did your childhood include visits to summer camp? For many of us, these trips into the “wilderness” provided opportunities to try new activities and experience life away from home. Triangle YMCA Ranch Camp in Oracle offers local kids a week filled with archery, horseback…
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Generals, August 2023
Papercrafters Card Sale August 14
Have you ever needed a greeting card or small gift at the last minute? The SaddleBrooke Ranch Papercrafters group will have a fine selection of handcrafted greeting cards and other paper-related items for sale on Aug. 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Creative Arts building. Purchases can be made with cash or check, and a few crafters…
Generals, August 2023
Our National Parks
Linda Harvey Great Basin National Park (GRBA) in east-central Nevada is well known as a dark sky park and boasts that it has some of the darkest night skies left in the United States. Low humidity and minimal light pollution, combined with high elevation, create a unique opportunity to view the universe. The park will…
Generals, August 2023
CCP Announces Dates for Spring 2024 Dinner Theatre
Susan Sterling Community Circle Players (CCP) has set the dates for a spring 2024 production. Mark your calendars now for entertaining dinner theatre performances during the last week in March. CCP principals have been reading and researching various scripts to tantalize our audience. Could it be a murder mystery in the vein of the well-received…
Generals, August 2023
Deadline Reminder and How to Submit Articles
The deadline for the September edition is Aug. 10 by noon. Please send your submissions on time, and early if possible! You can email your submissions to [email protected] or use our website link: robsonpublishing.com/editorial. For article and photo guidelines, or if you have any questions, please call 480-895-4216.
Generals, August 2023
We Be Beaders Announces Upcoming Events to Help Fight for a Cure
The We Be Beaders (WBB) club will hold special fundraising sales to help the American Cancer Society promote the prevention and cure of cancer. All jewelry and other beaded items for sale are created by our club members. WBB will donate 100% of sale proceeds to the American Cancer Society. Please keep these dates open: Thursday, Sept.…
Generals, August 2023
SBR: Strong-Brave-Resilient; Fighting Cancer with Knowledge
Sandy Jessop When SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) residents Nancy and Chris Racioppo’s youngest son, Anthony, was 4 years old, the unthinkable happened. Fifteen years later, those feelings come back as she describes those first days: “We took Anthony to the doctor one morning with a slight fever and bloody nose, and he was very pale. We were sent for…
Generals, August 2023
Welcome New Neighbors
Linda Shannon-Hills Welcome to our new homeowners moving into our beautiful community in the last few months. We have a wonderful welcome program for all new residents to SaddleBrooke Ranch. Each month, the Newcomers Welcome volunteers hold a gathering for new homeowners and renters. You are invited to attend to learn more about our community.…
Generals, August 2023
Do You Have Osteoporosis or Osteopenia?
Jodi Walker-Lowe We would like to have a meet and greet for those who have osteoporosis or osteopenia. The goal would be to share best practices and learn from others how to increase bone density and take better care of our bones. If you are interested, please email me, Jodi Walker-Lowe, at [email protected]. Please put “osteoporosis” in…
Generals, August 2023
Do You, or Someone You Love, Live with Mental Illness?
The Santa Catalina Mental Health Ministry is hosting its bimonthly Mental Health Focus at Santa Catalina Catholic Church at 14380 N. Oracle Road. The same program will be presented twice, so feel free to attend the one that best fits your schedule—Sept. 17 from 1 to 3 p.m. or Sept. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. Both sessions…