Diane Aaron A beautifully crafted canine-themed quilt, made and donated by Kelly Rospond with help from Woody Thompson, will be raffled to benefit the SaddleBrooke Dog Park. Tickets will be available beginning at the park’s first ever Fun Day on Saturday, November 23 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. But don’t wait too long to…
Ken Marich U. S. nickels have had an interesting history and played a great role in American numismatics. Previous to the five-cent nickel the government issued silver half-dimes from 1794-1873. Based on silver hoarding these coins disappeared rapidly from circulation. In 1864 congress authorized the creation of a new five-cent piece made of copper-nickel alloy…
Russell C. Stokes Richard Morrison Kerr (Dick) has an extensive history dedicated to public service. Prior to focusing on his lifelong desire of becoming an artist and author, Dick was a Colorado State Game Warden, is a Korean War Army combat veteran and was a Wildlife Biologist for the U.S. Government. Dick Kerr is the…
Reverend Denise Edwards has been introduced to the congregation of MSPC as a Parish Associate, and has been named a temporary Presbyterian member by the Committee on Ministry of Presbytery de Cristo. She was ordained by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and pastored congregations in Ohio before coming to Arizona with her husband Ruling…
Our community will hold an Adopt-a-Family program for the holidays, giving joy to a great many of our young neighbors and their families in Oracle. Ranch residents are invited to select an ‘angel’ from a holiday tree that will be in the Ranch House – Lounge area (Vaquero) on Wednesday, November 28, and Friday, November 30. Your angel…
The SaddleBrooke Barbershop chorus, for their 16th annual holiday show, will bring you a most wholesome and wonderful time at DesertView Theater. And it will be a wonderful time, because in addition to their marvelous chorus, they are bringing back for this show the featured chorus from last year, The A Cappella Syndicate. If you…
Ret Convey Our courses have been successfully reseeded and are in beautiful condition. Our winter visitors are trickling back and taking their rightful places among us. Our delicious luncheons and meetings have resumed, giving us the chance to get together again at long last. Everything is as it should be at the SBWGA…if only Mother…
The double rainbow was taken from the SaddleBrooke One golf course just before sunset on Tuesday, October 16. Photo by Bernie Nagy, SaddleBrooke Photography Club.
AZT in a Day was a special event to celebrate the 800+ mile Arizona National Scenic Trail. For the first time in United States’ history a national scenic trail was hiked, biked and ridden by equestrians from beginning to end in 24 hours. Members of our SaddleBrooke Hiking Club hiked the entire 8.7-mile Oracle Passage…
Thomas Kruse, MD Experts like to say that the best form of exercise is whatever kind you’ll actually do. But a new study finds that people who do team sports may be at an advantage over solitary exercisers. The social interaction involved in partner and team sports appears to compound the plentiful benefits of physical…