Category: October 2022

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach

Last Call for SBCO Walk for Kids Registration! Nancy McCluskey-Moore The SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Walk for Kids (formerly known as The Walkathon) will be held at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29. This SBCO event helps support our programs benefiting youngsters from Catalina to the San Carlos Indian Reservation and the Miami school system.…

SBRWGA Hosts the Sadie Hawkins Invitational

Lorraine Smith It was a beautiful but warm day on Aug. 30 for the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) 2022 Sadie Hawkins Invitational! Thirty-two ladies and their partners played in the Best Ball Event. A big thanks to Marcie Whitehead, social chair, and her team of Carole Ericksen, Evie Thompson, and Karen Oprish for…

Meeting a Double Challenge to Help Our Neighbors

Rosemary Douglas Many residents of the Copper Corridor communities of Oracle, San Manuel, Mammoth, and Dudleyville face a double challenge. They live in a “food desert” and are also “food insecure.” Food deserts are areas where families have low access to supermarkets or large grocery stores and face significant obstacles to getting healthy foods. Food…

October Rotary Club

The Shelves Are Bare! Barbara Barr Imagine trying to survive on Social Security, a job at the local fast-food joint, or food stamps after losing your job. Imagine scraping away to pay the electric bill, the water bill, and the rent or mortgage and not having enough left over to purchase shampoo, deodorant, or even…

Welcome New Neighbors

Linda Harvey and Linda Shannon-Hills Welcome to the new homeowners who closed on their properties in August. We are so glad you have joined us to enjoy our beautiful community of SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR). The first thing people want to do when they move in here is to meet new people. Besides meeting your immediate neighbors…

Yom Kippur Thoughts, Memories, and Events

Melanie Einbund Why people of the Jewish Faith Observe Yom Kippur. Following Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is considered the most important holiday of the Jewish faith. The holiday marks the end of the 10 Days of Awe, a period of introspection and repentance. According…

A Night of Live Music and Dancing

Daniel Smejkal The SaddleBrooke Ranch Social Dance Club (SBRSDC) will sponsor a night of live music featuring Chuck Moses on Saturday, Oct. 22, in the Sol Ballroom. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with music beginning at 6 p.m. Chuck will be playing a wide variety of popular standards from the ’50s to present. All…