“Gold Medal Wines” was the topic for the July wine tasting event. Following the Paris 2024 Olympics theme, on July 16 Wine Club of SaddleBrooke Ranch members enjoyed the top 5 wines from our past events! Since our first event on Dec. 10, 2019, the Wine Club of SaddleBrooke Ranch has tasted 159 wines! This event…
Ellyn Biggs and Linda Harvey On July 23 the club had the pleasure of hearing from and seeing photos of the U.S. Virgin Islands National Park and Death Valley National Park. The presentation led by Tom Anderson introduced the club to the concept of combining a visit to a national park with a trip to…
Janna Copel Janna is offering paint and sip classes monthly. Come with your friends, bring your favorite sipping drinks, and paint with us! Classes are only $40 and include all materials and instruction with choice of canvas size: 16×20” or 12×16.” To sign up, join the TeamReach app (instructions below) and select the class you’re…
Debora Witten A new evening Aqua Zumba class is now offered at SaddleBrooke Ranch on Monday evenings from 6:30 to 7:20 p.m. Kim Denny is the instructor of the evening class for residents who are still working or residents who want an exercise class later in the day. So if you have a doctor appointment…
Sharon Scanlan and Robin Conner Why do churches bless animals? When we bless animals in the church, we are saying “You are a gift from God.” It is God who first blessed animals at their creation. So blessing animals is an original activity as old as creation, a thing we do in imitation of the…
High Holy Day services will be officiated by Rabbi Daniel Price. Participating in the delivery of the services are our exceptional professionals, Eliyanah Powers, Cantorial Soloist, and Dr. Joshua Nichols, Accompanist. We are honored to have Stephen Beecher, Cellist, perform ‘Kol Nidre’ (All Vows) at the Yom Kippur evening service. Tashlich service will be on…
Sharon Scanlan and Donna Boring The first Fall Study begins Oct. 2 at 9:45 a.m. in the Elizabeth Room for six Wednesday mornings. Our study will be “Experience the Travel Narrative of Acts.” Come experience the travel narrative of Acts, tracking the exciting journey of the early church from Jerusalem to Rome, all propelled by…
Two new books by local poet Janet McMillan Rives (janetmrives.com) were released this spring. On Horsebarn Hill: Poems (Kelsay Books) is the author’s third poetry chapbook. Gene Twaronite notes that “In these searing yet joyous memory poems, Rives takes the reader back on a journey to where it began.” That beginning was the upstairs apartment…
We are delighted to welcome Rabbi Daniel “Danny” Price to Congregation B’nai Midbar. Rabbi Daniel “Danny” Price received his Rabbinic Ordination from the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York. He has over two decades of experience as a Rabbi, Educator, and Cantorial Soloist. With a B.A. in Music/Communications from Plattsburgh State University and a…
Gardening for Butterflies: The Importance of Monarch Waystations Please join the Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. for the presentation “Gardening for Butterflies: The Importance of Monarch Waystations.” It will be held in the SaddleBrooke Ranch Sol Ballroom. Known for its bright orange colors and its incredible annual migration,…