Line dancing lessons with Rebecca

A Line Dance Party held between Christmas and New Year raised the roof with fun and a little leftover cash to donate to Animal Rescue. Fun was had and maybe some surplus fudge calories were burned. Several Ranch residents joined in the fun-play Where’s Waldo and see which of your neighbors appears. Continued Happy 2016 to Ranch residents!

Dr. Mark Magdanz With the holiday festivities done, it’s still about as cold as it’s gonna get. What to do this winter? SB Ranchers have classes in the Hacienda Wednesday afternoons. Never danced with Rebecca? It’s all about fun, learning and laughter in her classes. Line dance may be your undiscovered pleasure/pursuit like many others.…

The Recreation and Social Committee needs volunteers

Pictured left to right: Linda Shannon-Hills, Linda Harvey, Carol Smith, Janice Neal, Jean Morgan, Ross Messer and Florence Messer

Janice Neal The SBR Recreation and Social Committee was treated to a lovely holiday lunch by the SBR HOA as a thank you for volunteering to help the HOA in planning and running social events over the past year. The ALC Committee was treated as well. The lunch was delicious and along with the two…

Celebrating the new SBR Women’s Club

Welcome to the Club! First-time attendees, first row left to right: Carol Mihal, Rita Teresi, Noreen Prindiville, Karen Lanning and Maryellen Duncan; back row right to left: Elaine Brown, Jeanne Jensen and Pam Horwitt

Marlene Diskin Seven years ago Nini Falconer and a few women living at the Ranch decided to get together at a restaurant to celebrate the birthday of one in the group. From that initial group the SBR Birthday Club evolved into the 100 plus member organization that met for the last time in December. As…

Senior Village at SaddleBrooke: Neighbors help Neighbors

Wanted: drivers for medical appointments Gary Hammond The mission of Senior Village at SaddleBrooke is to provide non-medical support and services “to help SaddleBrooke residents stay in their homes as long as they can.” We are an Arizona 501(C)(3) non-profit organization. Our transportation study, “What If I Can No Longer Drive?” resulted in many informed…

Freethinkers February 21 meeting — Private For-Profit Prisons in Arizona: Good Policy or Bad Choice?

Dianne Post

Fran Berman According to Dianne Post, Arizona has become a focus for the location of private, for-profit prisons. The state also has one of the highest expenditure rates for corrections. Are we getting what we paid for? Dianne Post addresses the history of for-profit prisons, the interconnections with issues of immigration and racial disparities and…

SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association

Left to right: Janice Mihora, Secretary; Joyce DeYoung, President; Alex Anna, Vice-President; and Sue Wells, Treasurer

The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association held its last meeting for 2015 combined with their year-end Christmas party at The Preserve on Friday, December 11. Twenty-one members attended, enjoying a wonderful social hour and great dinner following the meeting. New officers were installed for 2016. Following the dinner President Brenda Armenia presented thank you gifts…