Susan Sterling Community Circle Players (CCP) costume designer, Susan Schweitzer, is always on the hunt for unique clothing and vintage accessories. Over the past five years, she has collected hats, gloves, tuxedos, uniforms, skirts, and more, enough to fill several shelves in CCP’s storage area. Susan has costumed an Arab Sheik, an Ambassador, a personality…
Linda Harvey Carlsbad Caverns National Park (NP) is located in the Chihuahuan Desert of southeastern New Mexico. Besides the beautiful rocky canyons above ground with flowering cactus and wildlife, this amazing park consists of over 119 caves with fascinating and unusual formations formed over hundreds of thousand years with the help of sulfuric acid dissolving…
Chris Grey Independence Day, July 4, is many things to many people. Burgers and brats on the grill, icy lemonade and beer, a dip in a pool, family events, and fireworks after dark—those are just a few of what have become standards by which we remember the day. At the Golden Goose Thrift Shop in…
Unit 6: We Love Block Parties! Katie Lundgren On May 17, Marc and Katie Lundgren hosted the 2nd annual Redneck Trailer Party at their home. We had BBQ burgers and dogs, and a variety of vittles for all to share. We even celebrated a birthday with song and cake. The costume contest included prizes for 1st,…
Debby Bowen Honored as SBCO Receptionist of the Year Nancy McCluskey-Moore On April 8, at SaddleBrooke Community Outreach’s (SBCO) annual meeting, Debby Bowen was recognized as its receptionist of the year for 2023-24. This honor is significant for an all-volunteer organization that relies upon hundreds of volunteers to implement its programs to feed, clothe, enrich…
Crystle Nehrmeyer, District Superintendent Our annual “Stuff the Bus” events in SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch are valuable opportunities for our students, staff, and community to come together and help the students at Mt. Vista K-8 School in Oracle start their school year strong. The event is traditionally scheduled right after school starts in August. However,…
Jim Hoagland It was another successful year for the SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Cuckoo’s Birdathon event. The SaddleBrooke Ranch Cuckoos, represented by Deb Sandin and Nancy and Ben Eisenstein, recently attended the wrap-up celebration party at Three Canyon Beer and Wine Gardens on a beautiful evening. The SBR Cuckoos, one of 29 teams, took home top…
Arlene Wong On May 28, approximately 80 SaddleBrooke Ranch residents were treated to a presentation on the nuts and bolts of cruising by our very own resident Mike Redgrave. To date, Mike and his wife Mary have spent over 160 days at sea with seven more cruises already booked, including two expedition trips. We learned…
Debora Witten On May 23 the art room was bright and glowing with friends trying many different art mediums. The creative juices started bubbling with an entertaining and informative demo on “Junk Journaling” by Erin Newman. Erin did a first–ever “Junk Journaling” class on June 19. Keep on the lookout for additional journaling classes through…
The Fall SBR ARTWalk Studio Tour dates are Friday, Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 2. Mark your calendar now for this popular event!