Jeff Kaczmarek Your SaddleBrooke Ranch Technology Club continues to offer a full slate of classes, educational events, and one-on-one assistance. In late March, we had a fabulous demonstration by a group of middle and high school students of their competition robot that won a number of awards through their participation in NASA’s Quest for Education…
Kathie Marshall The color green, shamrocks, leprechauns, and the luck of the Irish were the prevailing themes of the March 17 St. Paddy’s Day social hosted by the SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA). The event featured tennis and POP tennis play from 2 to 4 p.m., with several round-robin style rotations. The first round started…
Dinking Divas of SaddleBrooke Ranch meet to play pickleball and celebrate St Patrick’s Day. What a great group of SaddleBrooke Ranch ladies!
Creative? Not creative? Your Mudslingers Pottery Studio provides the opportunity to explore hand building and wheel techniques in a supportive learning environment for all. Should you choose to begin your pottery journey, you are invited to sign up for our 2-hour “Introduction to Clay” class to learn clay basics, including preparing/rolling your clay, using a…
Rebecca Williams The SBR Horseback Riding Group rode in the late afternoon on March 11. They were on a sunset ride through the Saguaro East National Park. It was thrilling to see the beauty of tall stands of saguaros marching across the landscape in the setting sun. The views of the Rincon Mountains were equally…
Janelle Authur Ranch Western dancers took to the dance floor in boots and color at the March and April SBR Social Dance Club Western dances. On March 10, more than 80 Western dancers welcomed an early St. Patrick’s Day dressed in green and orange. Colorful clothing ranged from wild hats with lights and glitter to…
Florence Messer Every Romeo needs a Juliet and SaddleBrooke Ranch has both! Romeo—Retired Old Men Eating Out meets on the first Friday of every month at 7:30 a.m. in the La Montana Room of the La Hacienda Clubhouse. It is organized by Ross Messer. Juliet—Just Us Ladies Into Eating Together recently celebrated their first anniversary. This…
February and March were a challenge for the Ranchette Putters. February was a month of freezing temperatures, rain, snow, and frost delays that prevented the putters from putting at least three weeks out of four for their monthly awards. When they were able to putt, they had one of their Gold Sponsors, Oracle Land and…
On March 21 the Sol Ballroom was packed with members of the Wine Club partying like a ‘20s tycoon for a celebration of the Roaring ‘20s. Members enjoyed specially selected wines to enjoy with their delicious four-course dinner. At the beginning of the event two Prohibition era cocktails were available. Members enjoyed either a “Bee’s…
Rebecca Williams There’s a difference between being a square and being a knucklehead, as odd as that may seem. Maybe the American pop rock band Huey Lewis and the News did the best job of explaining why “It’s hip to be square.” Square dancing is far from being an old person’s game. Although most of its…