David Zapatka Friend, fellow bridge enthusiast, and reader Maria Davis wrote, “I came across this word today as I was flying to Miami. I rarely get five hours of uninterrupted reading time! I was reading Essays on Ethics by Jonathan Sacks, so he used the British spelling “eirenic,” which is closer to the original Greek word.…
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Generals, December 2021
What Is Pickleball? Come Join the Fun and Find Out!
Learn about pickleball on Tuesday, Dec. 14, at 3 p.m. Please arrive 15 minutes early for paperwork. Space is limited to 20 people, so visit our website at www.sbrpickleball.club soon to register. What you’ll need for pickleball: * Paddle and ball (provided by the club) * Lots of water for hydration * Tennis shoes or…
Generals, December 2021
Donate Blood on December 4
Linda Shannon-Hills It is time for another SBR Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday, Dec. 4, starting at 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. We need your help! The American Red Cross continues to be short on needed blood. If you can donate, we encourage you to register to donate. The drive will be held in…
Generals, December 2021
The Donkey Foster Mother
Judy Smith, a resident of SaddleBrooke Ranch’s Unit 10, has accepted the unique role of serving as a foster mother for Friday, an 8-year-old donkey that resides at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm in Oracle. Friday and his small family are rescue donkeys—saved from an uncertain future by John and Carolyn Blair, owners of…
Generals, December 2021
Free Beginner Ukulele Lessons Offered
The SBR Ukulele Club is offering free beginner ukulele lessons with a free loaner ukulele to use! Try it just for fun! You can’t read music? You don’t need to! Whether you’ve played before or want to learn now, you are invited to join in the fun of playing the ukulele. Ukulele songs are never…
Generals, December 2021
Memories Matter Walk to End Alzheimer’s Disease
The morning air crackled with excitement on Saturday, Oct. 30, as approximately 50 SaddleBrooke Ranch residents wearing purple shirts, waving Alzheimer flags, and carrying Promise Flowers walked three miles through the community to raise awareness and help to fund research to find a cure for this deadly disease. Every 68 seconds, someone is diagnosed with…
Generals, December 2021
Unit Happenings
“Wine Connoisseurs” of Unit 6 Linda Chase The Unit 6 residents held their first-ever wine tasting event on Oct. 16. Given it was the Halloween season, the theme was “Spooky/Mysterious Wines” hosted at Jes and Linda Chase’s home. The host family supplied the wines and the guests supplied the appetizers, which were not only very…
Generals, December 2021
Creativity Abounds During the SBR ARTwalk
Linda Shannon-Hills Thank you, SaddleBrooke Ranch residents. The success of the 2021 SBR ARTwalk is due to your participation. So much exquisite, handcrafted art from residents of SaddleBrooke Ranch was shown during the SBR ARTwalk. As the community grows, the talent of our artists grows, and the participation of our residents grows. But many residents were not…
Generals, December 2021
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings
Support SBCO While You Shop! Nancy McCluskey-Moore AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, 0.5% of your eligible Amazon purchases will be donated to SBCO. You can manage your purchases and other account information on…
Generals, December 2021
A Taste of Michigan, This Brew’s for You, and a Brazilian Dinner
Ann Vernon You might question what these three things have in common. The answer is that they are all fixed-price events for the Oracle Schools Foundation’s Spring Fling, which will be held March 6, 2022, at the MountainView Ballroom, HOA2. The Foundation raises money to help fund preschool and other educational endeavors so that every…