Rev. Rachel Srubas In 1997, a handful of faithful residents of SaddleBrooke and environs established a worshiping fellowship that became Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church. On Sunday, Oct. 30, Mountain Shadows will celebrate 25 years as a congregation “centered in Christ, caring for community.” All are welcome to join the celebration, which will begin at 10…
Carla Marquardt A few members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Ukulele Club entertained three local care facilities with lively patriotic music in August. They performed at All Seasons Oro Valley, Fairwinds-Desert Point, and Brookdale of Oro Valley. Many of the residents enjoyed singing along to the familiar tunes.
Debora Witten To help make it clear when reserving the lap lanes for the outdoor pool, SaddleBrooke Ranch placed markers at the end of each lane. Tom Campbell and Laurie McCoy have been walking in the lap lanes for the past year for outdoor exercise. The clear lane markings help clarify the reserved lanes.
It’s time to get ready for the fall Community Yard Sale! Saturday, Oct. 29 from 7 to 11 a.m. A map will be created and handed out at the guard house (32170 S. SaddleBrooke Ranch West) on the day of the yard sale to show locations of the homes participating. If you are an SBR…
Deb McGiboney Terry and Anita Zimmerman moved from Lincoln, Neb., to SaddleBrooke Ranch in 2016. After arriving and settling into their new home, tennis served as an activity they could do together. Anita has played tennis for more than 30 years. In Nebraska, she played 3.5 Ladies United States Tennis Association (USTA) for 10 years.…
Debora Witten Fun begins where the road ends for these SaddleBrooke Ranch Jeep owners. From left to right: Jeff and Tim McPheeters, Tom Hynes, Tom Merrick, Jim Reichard, Larry and Sharon Marchant and Kelly, Joe Gray, Ruth and Tom Moore, and Matt Rippy. (Photo by Debora Witten)
Deb McGiboney The SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association had tennis pro Chris Madsen at the Ranch on Sept. 6 to demonstrate the clinics he will be leading here on Monday and Friday mornings. The clinics started in September. For more information on his clinics, or to take a private lesson from Chris, please email [email protected].
David Zapatka At a recent Weird Music concert at Stillwell Pianos in Mesa, I was pleasantly surprised to hear a traveling Belgian-Italian guitar duet playing the music of Gurdjieff collaboratively written with Gurdjieff’s musically gifted pupil, Thomas de Hartmann. I have had an appreciation for Gurdjieff’s philosophies since I began reading him in the early ‘70s…
Leah Sugar Kari, local licensed insurance agent and retired pharmaceutical representative What is the Final Rule? There are many ways Medicare protects you, the Medicare beneficiary, from bait and switch tactics and unclear or misleading information about Medicare Advantage, Part D Prescription Drug Plans, and Medicare Supplement Insurance plans. Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)…
Cheri A. Emahiser Daniel Slipetsky, Jr., is known as Sly and as a terrifically talented professional jazz artist. Sly will accompany the SaddleBrooke Singers on piano for their Dec. 10 holiday performance titled “A Christmas Odyssey.” You don’t want to miss this musical experience taking place on Saturday evening at the DesertView Performing Arts Center. Tickets…