Claire Dillon Did you know the phrase “thank you” was used during the times of the Pharaohs in Egypt? It was considered polite and especially good breeding to send a thank you note written on papyrus in those days, just like today. And no, a text or email definitely would not have sufficed. How many ways…
Clubs & Classes, December 2021
SaddleBrooke Ranch Technology Club: Improve Your Microsoft Word and Excel Skills
Linda Shannon-Hills Microsoft Word: You can already write a letter, type up a recipe, create a story or essay, or write an article for the Roundup, why do you need to know more? There are so many tips and tricks to enhance your usage of Microsoft Word. Join the workshop offered by the SBR Technology Club…
Generals, December 2021
Free Beginner Ukulele Lessons Offered
The SBR Ukulele Club is offering free beginner ukulele lessons with a free loaner ukulele to use! Try it just for fun! You can’t read music? You don’t need to! Whether you’ve played before or want to learn now, you are invited to join in the fun of playing the ukulele. Ukulele songs are never…
Generals, December 2021
Memories Matter Walk to End Alzheimer’s Disease
The morning air crackled with excitement on Saturday, Oct. 30, as approximately 50 SaddleBrooke Ranch residents wearing purple shirts, waving Alzheimer flags, and carrying Promise Flowers walked three miles through the community to raise awareness and help to fund research to find a cure for this deadly disease. Every 68 seconds, someone is diagnosed with…
Clubs & Classes, December 2021
New Chi-Yo-Gong Practice at SBR
Bridget Bonner Beginning Saturday, Dec. 4, I am excited to announce that I will be bringing this new practice, Chi-Yo-Gong, to SaddleBrooke Ranch. Each practice will be on Saturday mornings from 7 to 7:40 a.m., at the Hacienda Club’s Group Fitness Room. Prior experience in practicing Yoga, Tai Chi, or Qigong is not required. You…
Generals, December 2021
Unit Happenings
“Wine Connoisseurs” of Unit 6 Linda Chase The Unit 6 residents held their first-ever wine tasting event on Oct. 16. Given it was the Halloween season, the theme was “Spooky/Mysterious Wines” hosted at Jes and Linda Chase’s home. The host family supplied the wines and the guests supplied the appetizers, which were not only very…
Sports, December 2021
Relishing Pickleball: Arizona Pickleball Players League Adding White Mountain Region
David Zapatka The Arizona Pickleball Players league (APPL) has now expanded its popular team-based pickleball league into its fifth region. After founding the first team-based pickleball league, East Valley Interclub League in 2012 (which has grown ever since), the Arizona Pickleball Players League was formally organized as a nonprofit in 2019 by a group of…
Generals, December 2021
Creativity Abounds During the SBR ARTwalk
Linda Shannon-Hills Thank you, SaddleBrooke Ranch residents. The success of the 2021 SBR ARTwalk is due to your participation. So much exquisite, handcrafted art from residents of SaddleBrooke Ranch was shown during the SBR ARTwalk. As the community grows, the talent of our artists grows, and the participation of our residents grows. But many residents were not…
Clubs & Classes, December 2021
5th Annual Mah Jongg Card Charity Project
Bonnie Goldman To all SBR mah jongg players: I am the coordinator for the group order of Mah Jongg Cards for 2022. The National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) will make a $2 donation per card to our charity, the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach, which serves the less fortunate in our neighboring communities. In 2021 we had an…
Sports, December 2021
Pickleball Guru Clinic
Debbie Witten Four members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association attended a two-day pickleball clinic in Tucson in October. Those attending included Nancy and Ben Eisenstein, Jackie Elphic, and Debora Witten. The clinic was taught by Prem Carnot. The focus of the clinic was to expand a new method of serving and returning a serve,…