Dale Farland The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Art Club will be hosting the next general meeting for existing and potential members on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 3 p.m. in the Art Room within the Creative Arts and Tech Center. We will be discussing upcoming classes such as watercolor, alcohol ink, acrylic painting, and other similar classes.…
Award-winning poet Janet Rives will present a poetry reading at Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church (14240 N. Oracle Rd. at Mountainaire) on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 1:30 p.m. Rives is the author of two poetry collections, “Into This Sea of Green: Poems from the Prairie” and “Washed by a Summer Rain.”
Dale Farland Lisa Friedman, SBR resident and artist, is offering Beginner Drawing II again in November on three consecutive Wednesdays starting Nov. 2. Beginner Drawing II is for those who want to continue or simply join the class at this level. All classes will be held in the Art Room within the SBR Creative Arts…
SaddleBrooke Ranch Pet Lovers in Action Each year, SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network holds a pet food drive benefiting the Pets in Need Action League (P.I.N.A.L.) which provides temporary pet food assistance to qualified residents of Pinal County who may be struggling to provide for their pets. This year’s pet food drive on Sept. 30 was…
Jeff Smith “Drop-in play” is the buzz term around the club’s pickleball courts this fall. What began as an experiment on July 5 is now being expanded due to its early popularity. Besides the social aspects of pickleball, the success of the sport can be attributed to its welcoming nature in an informal setting. Regardless…
Carole Hays and Rebecca Williams How many times have you heard someone say, “Square dancing? Me? Oh no, I can’t dance.” So, how about we ask instead, “Can you move to music? Can you walk to music?” Or, how about, “Do you like to have fun with friends, and do you want to make new…
Janelle Authur Ranch Western dancers rocked the Sol Ballroom to the rafters with boot stomping and scootin’ to the music of Wild Ride Band on Sept 9. Sixty-plus Ranch Western dancers and guests welcomed the fall season at the SBR Social Dance Club’s monthly Western dance. Not only did dancers enjoy an expanded dance floor,…
Linda Shannon-Hills and Dian Gowen The SBR Mending Souls group just celebrated their one-year anniversary as a SaddleBrooke Ranch group. We make charitable items to take to the Mending Souls headquarters in Tucson. They distribute items needed by various hospitals, foster care, schools, veterans’ groups, women’s shelters, and many other groups. Dian Gowen and Linda…
Karen Schickedanz Two new candidates from SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch are running in the November election for four-year terms on the Oracle School Board. Both Wendy Odell, a six-year SaddleBrooke resident, and Donna Pedota, a six-year SaddleBrooke Ranch resident, have extensive experience in public education and health care. Wendy grew up in Minnesota and attended…
SBR’s Washington Club and Colorado Club What a great time for the SaddleBrooke Ranch Washington State Club and Colorado Club to come together for a super exclusive event—Monday Night Football on Sept. 12 with the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos. Only members of the two clubs were invited to attend this game shown in the…