Judy Miller If you’re puzzled about how to live out your daily faith walk and would like to hear how other Christian “walkers” are doing it, come to Judy Miller’s home on Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 1:30 p.m. to preview the novel, Sensible Shoes by Sharon Garlough Brown. It follows the stories of four women as…
Camille Esterman In spite of the fact that the SaddleBrooke Ranch putting green was closed, 80 Ranchette Putters enjoyed a holiday burrito brunch with Allison Honeycutt, from Golf Cars of Arizona. Breakfast options included sausage, ham, bacon, or vegetarian burritos—all accompanied with salsa and prepared at the Bistro. As the general manager and service manager at the…
Janelle Authur Twenty Ranch mahjongg players participated in the SBR Fall 2019 Mahjongg Tournament on Nov. 14 in the Escondido Room at the Ranch House Grill and Brewery. The tournament was the third sponsored by the SBR Mahjongg Club and, given the continued success of the event, plans are underway for a fourth tournament on Thursday,…
Kim Schweitzer “Adopting” a family for Christmas is an incredible way to help our neighbors and feel good about doing it. This year, Linda Russell, the Adopt–A–Family coordinator asked me if the residents at SaddleBrooke Ranch could fulfill all the children’s wishes from Mountain Vista School in Oracle. In the past, residents of SaddleBrooke and…
Ed Melnick The summer of 2019 proved to be challenging to even the most diehard SaddleBrookers. A unique way of avoiding the heat and experience a “cooler” summer is to venture north to Logan, UT. They politely call us “Summer Citizens,” which really means people of our age. You will have the opportunity to take…
Camille Esterman The invitation from Jan Storey and Jon Swanson read “‘Eat, Drink and be Thankful’—join us for a ‘Friendsgiving’ open house on the evening before Thanksgiving.” Their kitchen island displayed artfully arranged charcuterie boards containing cheeses, meats, pate, grapes, dates, figs, nuts, olives, cornichons, and crackers. Assorted salads and steamy pans of homemade lasagna and rolls…