Carol Mihal The ladies of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) participated in their annual Member-Member Tournament on the beautiful day Dec. 8. The theme for this year’s tournament was the Roaring ’20s and many partner groups came dressed or accessorized in the spirit of that time with feather boas, rhinestone jewelry, tasseled fringes,…
Joe Allen You may not realize it, but all plants and especially desert adapted plants* need much less water during the winter months of December through March. Due to much cooler temperatures, there is less water evaporation from the soil as well as less transpiration of water vapor by the plants themselves. Continuing summer watering…
Lee Stastny The SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA) is happy to announce the official opening of new tennis courts 5 and 6. The organized tennis schedule has now expanded with room of all levels for men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles. Anyone interested in learning more about the SBRTA, please contact Tim Baker at [email protected]. A…
Lee Stastny The SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA) has elected new officers for 2021. Congratulations to everyone elected to the tennis board: Mike Fielding, President; Michael McDonagh, Vice President; Tom Ratterman, Treasurer; Charlotte Eckmeyer, Special Events; Marcia McChrystal, Secretary; Tim Baker, Membership; and Madoka Knight, Special Events We would like to thank previous 2020 SBRTA…
Mark Martin, SBRMGA Communications Director Greetings to all of our residents at The Ranch from the SaddleBrooke Ranch Men’s Golf Association (SBRMGA)! After delaying our Club Championship since April due to COVID-19 restrictions, we finally held our annual two-day event and crowned our 2020 Club Champion. We had seven flights that were all very competitive…
Lee Stastny In late July, Sue Cook initiated a new league of “Queen of the Court” lady tennis players. The league was open to all SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA) female players, and the six-week competition began in late August of 2020. The 16 participants were leveled according to their ratings. With four players on the court,…
Christophe Valton, MAS One of the amazing aspects of the Humane Society of Southern Arizona (HSSA) is the quality people who work and volunteer within the organization. From our adoptions staff who celebrate every time a homeless pet finds a forever home, to the volunteers who walk every dog and play with every cat, there are…
Alastair Stone Five years ago, Mac Melhuish and Alastair Stone were unbeatable when playing pickleball together, going 16-0 for the year. Then they had 160 years between them, and a plan was put in place to play in January 2021. Alastair would be celebrating 80 years, and Mac would already have had his very special birthday…
David Zapatka While playing at the IronOaks courts in Sun Lakes for the first time last month, I ran into a group of very excited, highly motivated, new pickleball players. We played a couple games together and when we departed, this question was posed to me, “What should we do to improve and become 3.5…
Carol Mihal The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) held its 2020 Solheim Cup Tournament on Nov. 16 and 17. The official Solheim Cup Tournament, which began in 1990, is for professional women golfers in teams of American vs European golf competitors. The SBRWGA Solheim participants were divided into two equitable handicap teams by team co-captains.…