Nancy McCluskey-Moore In 2017, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach approved a request from the Mammoth San Manuel Community Schools to provide financial support for its Little League Baseball Program. The program runs from the end of April to the end of June. SBCO’s assistance was needed to fill the void left when other sponsors reduced their…
Andrea Molberg Did you guess who murdered the godfather and his daughter at CCP’s dinner theatre April 2018 show The Mafioso Murders? This second production of SaddleBrooke’s new theatre company Community Circle Players was a huge hit and lots of fun. Congrats to director Susan Sterling, assistant director Carol Merlini and producer Shawne Cryderman, plus…
Bruce Carlson Oracle State Park is hosting a special evening event on Saturday, June 30. The Dark Sky program first features Bruce Carlson, a recent resident at SaddleBrooke Ranch singing original music and some mellow cover folk and Americana tunes from 6:15–7:30 p.m. Bruce’s music is all about love, life and landscapes played on…
The Mafioso Murders support a church Nan Nasser and Shawne Cryderman It is not often that a church can admit it has been assisted by a series of criminal actions, but Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church in Catalina has been such a recipient. Community Circle Players, founded in 2016 by Susan Sterling and Shawne Cryderman, has produced…
Phyllis Ketring, Publicity Coordinator The spirit of volunteerism is part of the fabric of SaddleBrooke, and the Health Fair is one of the largest, volunteer-driven events in our community. Recruiting, training and organizing over 100 volunteers to staff the fair is a big job. Sally Sample retired this year after eight years as Volunteer…
Lydia O’Connor Have you ever spent a lot of time working with a program that offered other researcher’s family tree only to find out they weren’t really relative? They may have just copied each other’s trees. At today’s meeting, Rondie Yancey, a Genealogy Club member, introduced attendees to a new and informative program called…
SBCO college scholarships change lives Nancy McCluskey-Moore Skyrocketing college tuitions pose a special challenge for young people growing up in former mining towns. Edward Aguirre was one of 24 graduates from Hayden High School in Winkelman. “I knew I needed to go to college, but I didn’t know how to get there. Not many…
Mark Hojnacki There is no doubt that many senior citizens live very active lives here in our community. Entering the golden years and beyond, seniors have consistently proven that retirement is not a static experience, but one in which they can continue to enrich themselves in various ways. Many men and women use their free…
Luxury Villas coming to SaddleBrooke For active adults looking for a “Lock & Leave” lifestyle, SaddleBrooke will be introducing the new Courtyard Villa Series this summer. These impressive single-level, attached homes will exemplify carefree living by offering popular great rooms for entertaining, spacious master suites and outdoor living spaces to enjoy Arizona’s fabulous weather.…
Ann Lange The Preserve chicks powdered their pin feathers and told their old buzzards to fluff ‘n buff their filoplume, grab a bottle of their favorite nectar and bob on over to the Barazani’s for some beak babble and patio piffle at the annual end-of-the-season snowbird farewell party April 28. Carrabba’s Restaurant grilled up…