Neighbors can grab your attention

Dr Mark Magdanz Many of our human neighbors are new to the desert. Many of us also are aging so many things and people we see may also seem new on a daily basis (off-color joke). And no, this is not an article on brain repair. What I want this to be is a brief…

The Fuhgeddaboutit Club traveled to Chase Field

The SaddleBrooke Ranch baseball fans at Chase Field in Phoenix

Kim Schweitzer On May 17, 29 SaddleBrooke Ranch baseball fans set off for Phoenix to watch the Arizona Diamondbacks play the Amazin’ New York Mets. For most of us it was our first trip to Chase Field, and we were not disappointed. The stadium is clean and new, seats were comfortable, and we got to…

Golder Ranch Fire District Chief addresses SBR residents

Linda Shannon-Hills Do you have a medical emergency? Call Golder Ranch (9-1-1) for transportation and medical aid. Have you found a snake in your back yard? Call Golder Ranch (9-1-1) for safe removal. Do you need your smoke alarm batteries replaced or light bulbs in a high ceiling replaced? Call Golder Ranch (9-1-1) to climb…

Summer “Music Musing”

Punch Howarth With SASO in recess until fall, I will relate my musical activities for the summer. In my own listening it has been mostly large works, which means big orchestra and lengthy. Starting with Shostakovich there is his Ninth Symphony followed by his greatest, the Tenth that freed him from Stalin’s shadow. Mahler’s Sixth…

Verde Valley venture tour

Arizona Pathfinders, Inc., a nonprofit volunteer group of the Arizona Historical Society, is conducting a five-day tour on October 23-27, 2017 to the Verde Valley. Join us for an eventful tour to this region in the central transitional region of Arizona. Highlights: Day one travel to Arcosanti, between Phoenix, AZ and Camp Verde, AZ for…