Nan Nasser Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church has recently been acknowledged as a Hunger Action Congregation by the Presbyterian Hunger Program PC(USA). It has long been an MSPC mission to help alleviate hunger in our immediate service area, and the ultimate goal is to become a certified congregation which requires a number of steps, several of…
Category: December 2019
December 2019
God at Work in CCSB
Carol Thompson Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) was blessed with three great speakers at a recent Sunday service. We were pleased to meet a fellow SaddleBrooke resident, Brad Huff, as he shared his video testimony of his struggles with addiction. After reaching the end of the line and with placing several new people in his…
December 2019
CCSB Men’s Breakfast
Jim Jensen Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) held a men’s breakfast at SaddleBrooke TWO MountainView on Oct. 16. A great meal and some great fellowship were had by all. Dr. Larry Behers, a world-renowned scientist and astronomer, shared with the group his sense of “My Place in God’s Universe.” He talked of many of the intricate…
Clubs & Classes, December 2019
SBR Horseback Riding Group rides to Castle Rock Lake
Rebecca Williams Who knew there is a beautiful lake just south of Catalina Highway heading up to Mount Lemmon? The SaddleBrooke Ranch Horseback Riding Group met up with their wrangler guides at a trail head that led them down a wonderfully shady path of old growth mesquite trees, wild flowers, and cacti. At the midpoint of…
Sports, December 2019
2019 SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association—Steiness Festival
Lee Stastny The SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association’s annual Steiness Festival took place over the Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 weekend. This year it was The Smashing Pumpkins captained by Sam Calbone vs. The Marauders, captained by Steve Cartwright. Each team consisted of mixed doubles, women’s doubles, and men’s doubles. Though the first mixed doubles match, which…
Clubs & Classes, December 2019
The Technology Club is not just for geeks
Linda Shannon-Hills I was talking to a neighbor the other day about the Technology Club and the various workshops, open discussions, special interest groups, and open lab assistant. They said they had not joined because they thought the club was just for really techie people or geeks. At first I said yes, it is for…
Generals, December 2019
Hikers get their 10,000 steps!
Rob Lonjers On Oct. 25, a small group of SaddleBrooke Ranch hikers got together with the encouragement of Carmen Allen. After carpooling to Oracle State Park, ten wanderers took in 3 and a half miles of gentle trails. It was great to meet new folks and share stories. The cool fall weather was perfect and the blue Arizona…
Generals, December 2019
A Spooktacular party
Camille Esterman Lauren and Jeff French certainly set a Spooktacular stage for their Halloween party. In a scary clown mask, Jeff stood motionless as guests approached the house—only moving to open the front door. Inside, Lauren wore a Dia de Los Muertos mask and directed party-goers to the skeleton backdrop where Amanda Kaminski took their…
Generals, December 2019
SaddleBrooke Ranch Employee Appreciation 2019
Join us in the spirit of giving for our ninth year thanking the wonderful employees at the Ranch. The employees include Patrol, Maintenance, Housekeeping, Gate Greeters, Fitness, The Bistro, Ranch House Grill, and Administration. We are close to 100 employees this year! Many of the employees do not work in positions that provide the opportunity…
Generals, December 2019
SBR Unit 1 has a pizza party!
Judy Fisher Residents of Unit 1 and their guests had a blast when they gathered at Nonna Maria’s in Oracle for a Pizza Party on Oct. 14. We were treated to a lecture and pizza making demonstration by owner/chef Frank Palazzolo. Afterwards, individual pizza shells and all the makings were delivered to the tables for…