Toni Graves Colorado Club Ranchers gathered for a festive progressive dinner on May 21. Nearly 50 SaddleBrooke Ranch residents gathered for camaraderie and western-style food, and there were almost as many new Colorado Club members as returnees. Many new friends and connections were made. An opening reception was held at the home of Lowell and Toni Graves;…
Linda Shannon-Hills At the Ranch this summer, we have been suffering through the blistering heat and humidity. To cool off, we scheduled a Colorado Club Beat the Heat Happy Hour while also celebrating Colorado Day. We had a great crowd come to the La Mesa room at La Hacienda Club, to wipe off the sweat and…
On April 24, 50 members of SaddleBrooke Ranch’s Colorado Club gathered for the annual progressive dinner. Phyllis and Terry Pettijohn and Lowell and Toni Graves each hosted half the group for the social hour that featured cocktails and appetizers. Next, Sandra and Dick Getter, Dennis and Donna Joannides, Phyllis and Terry Pettijohn, Nancy Reif and…
Linda Shannon-Hills As we slowly get back to our normal routines, there are many activities still limited. Since the Colorado Club is so large, we had to split our socials into two events. The second social was held on May 23 on a warm afternoon on the SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) House Event Patio. The group enjoyed…
Linda Shannon-Hills Under the evening stars, members of the Colorado Club gathered at the new Bocce Ball lanes for a great time of bocce. We had 40 players, which meant there were five pairs per lane, but we managed things so that all five pairs played against each of the other four pairs. With a…
Linda Shannon-Hills With their jeans, boots, hats, and a few bandanas, members of the Colorado Club dressed in their best western attire for the inaugural Ranch Rodeo on Feb. 6. Western décor adorned the walls, the tables, and the bar in the Ranch House Sol Ballroom while buzzing with over sixty people laughing, socializing, and…
Lorraine Smith The Colorado Club’s third annual progressive dinner 2019 will have a southwest theme. The event will be held on Monday, Nov. 11, with appetizers at 4 p.m. and travel and dinner with dessert beginning at 5:15 p.m. This event is designed to provide Colorado club members with a lively southwest progressive dinner beginning with…
On Friday, June 28, 26 members of the Colorado Club went to the Gaslight Music Hall for a Dancing in the Streets dance party featuring the group, DayJob. They spent the evening dancing and listening to their favorite tunes. The band played classic rock, Motown and a bit of country from the 1960s and on.…
Linda Shannon-Hills Moving into a new community is exciting, especially meeting new people from around the United States and Canada. As our SaddleBrooke Ranch grows, finding common interests and backgrounds pulls us closer together as neighbors and that is what neighbors found when they joined the SaddleBrooke Ranch Colorado Club. We are not an official…
An outstanding evening was enjoyed by forty members of the Colorado Club. The club’s first Wine and Dine was held on March 21 at the Ranch House Escondido Room. The evening plan was for a five-course, four-wine event. The first course was served on trays by servers while the guests were socializing before the start…