Karen Brungardt, President, SBFAG The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild (SBFAG) has started up art classes again! Even though our selection is more limited at this time due to the current pandemic, we have an interesting selection of classes offered. As always, full class descriptions are available on our website, along with registration forms. All classes…
Steve Groth SaddleBrooke Community Outreach has long had a program buying books for kids at the Ray Elementary School in Kearny. Last year, we added bookshelves for the kids, and Ranch woodworkers stepped up and built them as they have—again. Ron Gustafson, Jeff Hansen, Barry Milner, Scott Saxson, and Dan Carter, worked nights at the…
2020 Annual Walkathon Canceled Nancy McClusky-Moore Since 1997, hundreds of SaddleBrookers have joined in SaddleBrooke Community Outreach’s (SBCO) signature fundraising event, the Annual SBCO Walkathon. The funds raised through sponsorships and registrations are used to provide a multitude of opportunities for kids residing in the Copper Corridor to succeed. Annually, SBCO touches the lives of…
Lee Stastny The SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA) sponsors a free tennis clinic every Monday morning from 7 to 8:30 a.m. in August and September. SBRTA members Wayne Watkins and Tom Ratterman conduct this clinic every Monday, weather permitting. All SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) residents with an interest in learning fundamentals of tennis or learning more…
September: The Perfect Pause Sheilah Britton September is like a sigh of relief in the desert. Temperatures begin to fall, nights take on soft breezes, and we slowly return to spending more time outdoors in the middle of the day. While we can’t count on everyday being mild, the shorter daylight hours assure us that…
In the past, stated income mortgages* were home loans that did not require income verification or documentation. Lenders just needed a borrower’s stated income—hence the name “stated income” loans. Unfortunately, these risky loan types contributed to the 2008 housing market crash, and banks stopped issuing stated income loans as a result. This prevented banks from selling…