Category: April 2017

Pool Players of The Brooke

On Sunday, February 12, 2017, the Pool Players of The Brooke Travel Team went to Vistoso to play against the Sun City Oro Valley Billiards Club for possession of a personalized travel plaque. Our teams consisted of: Dominic “The Doctor” Borland and Terry Sterling, Jim “Shooter” Fabio and Fred “The Baker” Dianda, Karl “English” Knight…

Ranchette Putters winners corner

Left to right: Evie Thompson, Debbie Shelton, Debby Felzien, Mary Schlachter and Sherrie Hawk

Linda Nicholson SaddleBrooke Ranch Ranchette Putters takes pride in announcing its winners for February. Monthly prizes are given for the most holes-in-one (six or more) and the lowest putting score for first, second and third lowest average. Rising to the weekly putting challenge in the month of February, these lady putters turned in some great…

SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Club recognizes former president

February SBRWC new Members, left to right: Anna Ung, Linda Grimes, Terry Pendy, Terri Fraiser, Jennifer Betts, Donna Winningham, Jodee Weiland and Elise Carter

Donna Pedota SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Club has been busy! In February they recognized the former President Martha Sampson for her years of service. We had quite the crowd including 17 new members! In March they learned about the expanded new Sister Jose Women’s Shelter in Tucson and helped by collecting much need toiletries and incidentals.…

It’s time for your hot weather activity planning

These are your neighbors who heavily work their brains each Wednesday while Line Dancing with Rebecca. They will have learned and perfected 12-14 dances again this winter and built brain connections while burning calories.

Dr. Mark Magdanz Who wants to dance this spring/summer? With the current warm weather it seems we are quickly headed for our changing seasons. It’s time to see who wants to dance at the Ranch for the 2017 spring/summer months. Ranch dancers will have their spring series starting in April and lasting nine weeks. Rebecca…

WOOO keeps its members busy

WOOO, a club for single women living in SaddleBrooke and the Ranch, continues to keep its members busy with activities. Dine Arounds: February’s dine around was held at BJ’s, hosted by Lucie Gerritzen. It was a great change from our local restaurants. We travel even farther, for our March 15 dine around, to The Wild…

Want to become a Master Gardener?

Barb Nicholson, Pinal County Master Gardener Master Gardeners are your neighbors and friends who have taken it upon themselves to complete the requirements for Master Gardener certification. If you are interested in becoming a Master Gardener volunteer then you are invited to enroll in the Master Gardener Training Course for the fall of 2017. This…

Password 101

We hear about hackers getting into corporate websites. What about your personal web address and password? Is it safe and can you remember it? As we do our genealogy research online, many times we leave our computer footprint at that site. Is that site safe and can you trust it? Professionals tell us that we…

SBRWGA welcomes new sponsors

Janice Mihora SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) welcomes the following Gold Sponsors: Dr. Kim Tucker, UBS Financial Services, and Arizona Golf Cars. Dr. Kim Tucker specializes in hip and knee replacements, arthritis, fracture care, sports medicine and general orthopedic care. Dr. Tucker is compassionate in her orthopedic care and expertise. Dr. Tucker can be…

DesertView Cinema Club

Season ends on a high note Once Oscar season rolls around our movie choices expand greatly, especially with top picks for our SaddleBrooke audiences. We’ve experienced this annual occurrence once again. In February we screened Sully (a big hit here, not so much with Hollywood), Deepwater Horizon and Hell or High Water (a best picture nominee). In March…