Stuart Watkins The SaddleBrooke TWO Champions of Gratitude selected Paulette Kasperski as their Resident Champion of 2023. Many tennis and POP tennis players were among the voters who helped nominate her for this certificate of appreciation. Paulette’s family was visiting when she received notice that she had been selected. What an honor to be selected,…
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Generals, September 2023
Autumn Fun at the Lavender Farm!
Carolyn Blair Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm will start the autumn season off with our annual Bluegrass BBQ Dinner on Saturday, Sept. 30th! Big Daddy’s BBQ will prepare the delicious meal. The farm is located in the quaint community of Oracle at 1221 North Rancho Robles Road. Our farm is a unique and beautiful…
Generals, September 2023
We Hate ‘em and Need ‘em, So Which HOA Rules?
Andrea Molberg Most of us spent years longing for the day when parents, teachers, and bosses wouldn’t be telling us what to do. Demand people do something, and they resist. Conversely, tell someone they can’t do something and, suddenly, the something looks awfully good. Though we dream of being in charge and having things our way,…
Generals, September 2023
SBR: Strong, Brave, Resilient: Fighting Cancer with Knowledge
Sandy Jessop It’s time to register for SaddleBrooke Ranch’s 8th Annual Cancer Walk! The Cancer Support Group Depends on your support! This past year brought us all a bit closer to resuming our “normal” activities. But when you have cancer, nothing in life is ever normal. That’s why the SaddleBrooke Ranch Cancer Support Group gathers together…
Generals, September 2023
SaddleBrooke Ranch ARTwalk October 21-22
Linda Shannon-Hills Save the dates! The SaddleBrooke Ranch ARTwalk will be on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., and again on Sunday, Oct. 22, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. for an open-studio tour. Artists will be showing their work in their home studios and groups in the Creative Arts and Tech…
Generals, September 2023
United SaddleBrooke’s August Community Information Meeting
United SaddleBrooke Board About 30 people attended the Aug. 16 community information meeting of United SaddleBrooke, an organization devoted to the unification of SaddleBrooke government. The audience was treated to an interview by President Bill Bengen with SaddleBrooke One Board Director Kathleen Sartoris, after which attendees had the opportunity to ask questions. The theme of Kathleen’s…
Generals, September 2023
United SaddleBrooke: Hold These Dates!
United SaddleBrooke (US) is pleased to announce it is sponsoring an appearance by world-renowned financial advisor Bill Bengen to speak on the topic of “The 4% Rule & Your Retirement.” The FREE lecture will take place at the DesertView Theater on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 1 p.m. Bengen, an MIT graduate and SaddleBrooke resident for four…
Generals, September 2023
A Red Hot Summer Beckons a Cool Spring Play
Jim Ward Whew, it’s been a rough summer so far … blistering heat, mean monsoons, threatening thunderstorms, wicked wildfires, alarming air quality, a meandering mountain lion, and insufferable inflation. However, there is one thing that we can celebrate. Your Community Circle Players (CCP) Executive Committee has been meeting in a clandestine underground bunker planning another…
Generals, September 2023
Come and Sing and Ring at Vista!
Sharon Scanlan Raise your voice as a member of the Vista Chancel Choir this fall! Rehearsals will be held in the Sanctuary on Wednesday afternoons and Wednesday evenings (choose one or both!) beginning Sept. 6 (the exact times will be announced). The ability to read music is helpful but not required, and the ability to…
Generals, September 2023
Meet The Instructor: Harold Kirk
Ken Marich, Ph.D. The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to introduce Harold Kirk, Ph.D., as a member of the ILR faculty. Dr. Kirk will be teaching his course in November and will take his students on a voyage exploring the world within the atom, from the discovery of radioactivity in 1896 through…