Category: November 2018

Special quilt will benefit Dog Park

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…

U.S. nickels: how many do you remember?

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…

Adopt-A-Family for the Holiday 2018 Our 10th Year!

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…

SaddleBrooke Gift Shop featured artist for November

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…

The most wonderful time of the year

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…

Cooling weather warms up the SBWGA

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…

Guild Artists Complete Mural For Cycling Room

LaVerne Kyriss What has 74 wheels, is 36 feet long and took more than 250 hours to complete? It’s not a heavy-duty semi-trailer. It’s the new mural installed on two walls of the spin cycling room at MountainView. It was created by members of the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild. It all started last year when…