Category: June 2018

Taste of Tucson

  Steve Weiss If you want a sampling of foods from various Tucson restaurants, learn about the history and culture of Tucson, and take a fun ride on the Tucson street car, then you should take the Taste of Tucson downtown culinary and cultural tour. A group of 21 SaddleBrooke Ranch unit 8 residents took…

Mother’s Day Brunch at La Hacienda Club

  Kim Schweitzer Thank you once again to our new creative culinary team of Chef Jose, Stephen and staff. They provided a delicious, imaginative and attractively displayed buffet for the taste buds as well as the eyes to enjoy. If this is any preview of what our upcoming restaurant will be; all I can say…

Shalom Club Breakfast…A joyous celebration

  Marlene Diskin “It’s hard to resist an invitation to get together with friends and neighbors to schmooze, eat and laugh. So, why try?” asked Kim Schweitzer, SBR Shalom Club Committee Member. And Kim wasn’t alone in her sentiments. On Sunday morning, April 22, 37 Shalom Club members and friends came together to enjoy a…

Ranchette Putters post April Winners

  Camille Esterman Sunny skies and warm temperatures in April set the stage for the Ranchette Putters’ weekly rounds of putting. The club takes pride in announcing this month’s winners for the most holes-in-one (six or more) and the first, second and third lowest average scores. Three ladies rose to the weekly challenges in April…

SBR Pickleball Tournament activity

  Ron Green Pickleball is a great sport for all ages, which provides health benefits, a social environment, as well as a competitive environment, your choice. This year’s pickleBall season (September 2017 through April 2018) brought out many of our members joining the USAPA or the SSIPA associations and register and play in their sponsored…

A successful first Farmers Market at the Ranch

  Steve Weiss What better activity for a sunny spring Saturday morning than to ask 21 local farmers to offer their wares for sale at the first SaddleBrooke Ranch Farmers Market. With the great leadership from the new Food and Beverage Manager Stephen Derrick and the new Executive Chef Jose Salas, that activity was created.…

Ranchette Putters host Sunset Event

  Camille Esterman If you drove past the SBR putting green in the late afternoon of April 25, you would have noticed 98 people testing their putting skills. That was the evening the Ranchette Putters hosted a Sunset Event, where 49 guests joined 49 club members in a fun activity. Teams of two or three…

Illinois Club holds Spring Fling

  Carolee Bailey and Dianne Johns The recently formed Illinois Club had their spring fling on April 25. Rich and Zenia Fera hosted this event at their home for 50 Illinoisans.’ This event featured authentic Chicago food comprised of Chicago dogs steamed by Rick and Jodee Weiland. The neon green relish topping, direct from Chicago,…

Women’s Club – what’s in store on June 11

  Donna P. Nelson Come join us for our June 11 luncheon and meet Gina Hansen, PACC (Pima Animal Care Center) Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator. The numbers are staggering: 16,430 pets received by PACC in 2017. Over 9,150 pets were adopted and the remainder were returned to their homes, fostered, sent to other rescue facilities…

SBRWGA crowns 2018 champions

  CJ Kerley On April 23 and 24, the SBR Women’s Golf Association held its seventh annual Club Championship tournament. In order to be eligible to play in the Club Championship tournament, a member must have played and posted five SBRWGA play-day events within the prior twelve months to the entry date of the tournament.…