Rebecca Williams The SaddleBrooke Ranch Riding Group headed down the trail at Hacienda del Sol to enjoy the beautiful shade of a quiet retreat in the wash that runs below the resort. The wash is filled with shady mesquites, magnificent saguaros, golden barrels, and other desert plants. The ride offered wonderful views of the surrounding banks,…
Kim Schweitzer For the second year in a row, nearly 30 Shalom Club members “broke challah and bagels” together in the Hacienda Club. The occasion—the end of a fast day and Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. Its central…
Karen Cain It’s almost November, and there’s a spirit of Thanksgiving in the air, so come join us at the next Women’s Club Luncheon on Monday, Nov. 18, at 11:15 a.m. in the Sol Ballroom. Our dynamic speaker is Dr. Cynthia Chevalley, chairperson of the Tri-Community Food Bank in Mammoth, AZ. The Tri-Community Food Bank…
Mark Magdanz We are so lucky to live here in the sunshine and warmth. There is also an expanding opportunity to dance or learn to dance as the community grows. The task of learning to dance can be more daunting for the guys out there wanting to spin the ladies around the floor—but, more about…
Merlin Benningfield to discuss redundancy in an unstable world Linda Shannon-Hills The SaddleBrooke Ranch Technology Club welcomes Merlin Benningfield, founder and managing partner of Fast Rhino, on Monday, Nov. 4 at 4:30 p.m. in the La Mesa and Montana Rooms. Merlin’s presentation will provide an overview of different types of backups, the pros and cons…
Doug May The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke has a partnership with the Rotary Club in Nogales, Sonora to construct and install drinking fountain systems in schools. After a period of planning, coordinating, and applying for a global grant from Rotary International, the installation is progressing. Rotary has worldwide projects like this that are funded by…
Lorraine Smith The Colorado Club’s third annual progressive dinner 2019 will have a southwest theme. The event will be held on Monday, Nov. 11, with appetizers at 4 p.m. and travel and dinner with dessert beginning at 5:15 p.m. This event is designed to provide Colorado club members with a lively southwest progressive dinner beginning with…
Arlene Wong During September, members of the New York/New Jersey Club enjoyed an appetizer, wine tasting, trivia, and musical entertainment party at the home of Arlene and Mark Wong. Guests were treated to a blind tasting of two white and two red wines and then voted on their favorite. The winner was a white Riesling…
Rob Lonjers Do you find inspiration in our national parks? We are a newly formed club at SaddleBrooke Ranch called the National Parks Club where we will learn together about the national parks and monuments. Please join us! Perhaps you want to learn more about these treasures, share your past adventures, help plan future trips,…
Tove Pape The SaddleBrooke Ranch Writing Guild is a group dedicated to improving writing skills. We meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in the La Vista Room from 1 p.m. to 30 p.m. After discussing a topic on how to improve our writing, we share excerpts from our own memoirs, essays, fiction,…