Linda Harvey The club’s speaker series continued in February as we heard from Park Ranger Tom VandenBerg, Chief of Interpretation & Visitor Services at Big Bend National Park (NP). He explained Big Bend NP is located on the Chihuahuan Desert in West Texas in one of the most remote corners of the United States. The…
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Clubs & Classes, April 2025
Watercolor Instruction for Beginners and Intermediates
Patti West The SBR Painters Club is offering a three-session beginner and intermediate watercolor painting course on: Sunday, May 4, from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 17, from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 18, from 1 to 4 p.m. The class will skip the week of Mother’s Day. In the course, taught by…
April 2025, Clubs & Classes
Western Dancers Do a Bit of Irish Boot Scootin’
Janelle Authur Ranch Western dancers celebrated an early St. Patrick’s Day doing a little boot scootin’ to the Country music of the Hold My Beer Band on March 7 in the Sol Ballroom. Dancers proved that indeed, “everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day” as they two-stepped the night away decked out in green shirts,…
Religion, April 2025
The New Covenant, Revealed in the Feasts of the Lord
Edie Hugo-Kirman As we prepare for Easter, come and learn some very special details about Jesus and the Biblical feasts of Passover, unleavened bread, and first fruits. Presented in a small group atmosphere with time for questions, Gail Arnold, Southwest Representative of The Institute for Hebraic-Christian Studies, will highlight details of the feasts surrounding Passover,…
April 2025, Religion
Vista United Methodist Church School Supplies Mission
Jan Hopke-Almer and Lisa Richardson This April, the Vista Mission Outreach Program will begin collecting funds to purchase school supplies and backpacks for students from our sister church in Agua Prieta, Mexico. This program has been a huge success over the past 20-plus years. We began by sponsoring 62 students, growing to our maximum of…
April 2025, Front Page
Creating Beauty, One Masterpiece at a Time
Diane Verkuylen-Murphy The artists at SaddleBrooke Ranch are excited about putting on our upcoming ARTwalk this month on Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27. We have spent weeks and months preparing unique and handcrafted pieces of art, using the secrets and colors of the earth to WOW you. This is your opportunity to dress…
April 2025, Generals
Oracle Public Library Book Sale April 26
Beth Cooper Hundreds and hundreds of books will be available! Come to the Oracle Public Library on Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and choose from paperbacks, hardbacks, fiction, nonfiction, CDs, and DVDs for sale. From 2 to 3 p.m., you can “fill a bag with books” for only $5 (we supply…
April 2025, Generals
April’s Travel Talk Tuesday Is Taking Us to the Great Capitals of Eastern Europe
Arlene Wong Join us on Tuesday, April 29 at 3:30 p.m. in the La Mesa Room when SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) resident Jeff Kaczmarek will take us on a tour on the Danube of Eastern Europe. We’ll explore the Czech Republic, Austria, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, and more. Jeff will share how these countries transformed after…
April 2025, Generals
Alzheimer’s and Dementia: What You Need to Know
Please join the Santa Catalina Mental Health Ministry as it presents its May Mental Health Focus on Monday, May 12 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, May 18 at 3 pm. Katrina Johnson, the Memory Care Coordinator at Sunrise Senior Living, will be presenting on the stages of Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia, redirection and validation techniques,…
Generals, April 2025
SBR: Strong – Brave – Resilient: Fighting Cancer with Knowledge: Mark Your Calendars for the SBR Cancer Support Group Upcoming Events!
Sandy Jessop Whether you are a current member of the group or just looking for some shared life events, consider joining us! If you… * Are a cancer survivor (past or present); or * Are now or have ever been a caregiver; or * Have family or friends living with cancer …then this club is…