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…
Generals, January 2021
Back to the Garden: Guardians of the Gardens
Sheilah Britton Fred and Pat Flanagan lived in the Northeast for 35 years before visiting the Southwest. “We fell in love with this place,” Fred said. “When we first visited SaddleBrooke, we decided it was the place we’d settle.” They bought a home in SaddleBrooke in 1999 but it was 2006 before they actually made the…
Sports, January 2021
SBRPA … Not Just for the Young Ones!
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…
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
Affordable Veterinary Care
Christophe Valton, MAS As a non-profit organization focused on caring for and placing homeless pets into loving homes, the Humane Society of Southern Arizona (HSSA) is able to offer a diverse range of programs and services for homeless pets, privately-owned pets, and adults and children. This includes the crucial HSSA Spay/Neuter Clinic. For decades, the…
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
Inauguration Day
Ross Dunfee The ink was barely dry on the Declaration of Independence. The thirteen British Colonies, in their view, were no longer a part of Great Britain but they also were not conjoined by any body of law. On June 12, 1776, the day after appointing a committee of five to prepare the Declaration of…
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
SaddleBrooke Ranch Technology Club: Tech Club Elects New Board and Officers
Linda Shannon-Hills The new SBR Technology Board of Directors for 2021 were recently elected. At the first combined meeting of the Board of Directors, the following officers were elected: Wolf Tombe, President; Dave Richey, Vice President; Ellyn Biggs, Secretary; and Carol Andrews, Treasurer. The remainder of the board directors are Maria Astaire, Richard Brosnahan, Tony…
Features, January 2021
Word of the Month: Jeremiad
David Zapatka Dear friend and Wisdom Seeker moderator, Ellen Engel, suggested the word jeremiad for this month’s WOTM. Jeremiad: noun jer·e·mi·ad | ˌjer-ə-ˈmī-əd, -ˌad 1. a prolonged lamentation or complaint 2. a cautionary or angry harangue. 3. a long, literary work, usually in prose, sometimes in verse, where the author bitterly laments the state of society and its…
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
SaddleBrooke Ranch Republican Women of Action
Sports, January 2021
Relishing Pickleball: 12 Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them (Mistakes 1 and 2)
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…
Sports, January 2021
SBRWGA 2020 Solheim Cup Tournament
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.…