Let’s Get Creative

Debora Witten In March, we had a wonderful demo of Inktense pencils by Rebecca Hilchie. Some of the participants tried the medium, had fun, and are now hooked! In April, there was a short demo by Cathy Ratliff on mixed media/collage. Friends got to play expressing themselves through words, pictures, symbols, etc. In May, Erin…

What’s This? A New Name and a Logo Too?

Melanie Einbund Introducing our new name: Congregation B’nai Midbar at SaddleBrooke (transliterated: B’nay Meedbar, meaning ‘The People of the Desert’). Wow! What a ride it has been! You think that changing a name would be easy. Well, it wasn’t. But thanks to many—we did it! We are proud to announce that we are now known…

Wine Club Upcoming Events

The Wine Club of SaddleBrooke Ranch (WCSBR) is excited to announce the remaining events for the 2024 year. Saturday, May 4—Bus trip to Los Milics and Callaghan Wineries in Elgin Tuesday, May 21— “La Vida Loca” Wine Mixer. Enjoy some Spanish wines with your club friends. Tuesday, July 16—Olympic Themed Tasting featuring WCSBR Gold Medal…

Word of the Month: Batten

David Zapatka While cruising around Asia, we heard we were going to encounter rough seas. Soon enough, we saw ocean spray splashing the 10th floor windows. Then there was an order to batten down the hatches, meaning to close the dead lights on the third floor. Storm covers (porthole covers) are called deadlights in maritime…

Thank You for Supporting the SBR ARTwalk

Linda Shannon-Hills Thank you, residents of SBR and SBRanch Realty for supporting the SBR ARTwalk. The spring SBR ARTwalk was once again a great success for our resident artists. The artwork continues to amaze and impress resident visitors as well as SaddleBrooke and Oro Valley visitors. Our continued support from SBRanch Realty provides the SBR…