Robson Resort Communities Honored at 2020 Eliant Homebuyers’ Choice Awards Robson Resort Communities is excited to announce it has earned multiple honors at the 2020 Annual Eliant Homebuyers’ Choice Awards for its commitment to providing quality purchase and ownership experiences. This national, prestigious awards program is based on the results of more than 170,000 surveys…
Features, May 2020
Word of the Month: Obsequious & Sycophant
David Zapatka Friends and readers Randi and Jim Nulty write, “We enjoyed your April WOTM column. Randi once scored a triple word in Scrabble using the word ‘pismire.’ I think it was 70+points. We have never forgotten the word or its definition.” I suspect many of our readers are Scrabble players. I’ve always enjoyed that…
Front Page, April 2020
Four Years Under the Desert Stars
Janelle Authur Sixty-nine Unit 8A-er’s celebrated 48 months-in-a-row of unit happy hours with an Evening Under the Desert Stars dinner party on Friday, Feb. 21, in the Sol Ballroom. The happy hour gatherings started at The Bistro in March 2016, as Unit 8A residents began to move into their new homes. The first evening was…
Sports, April 2020
EXPO Generates Interest in Putters
Debi Kerth was one of the Ranchette Putters who showcased the organization’s activities at the club expo. Photographs of fun events from the prior year generated a lot of interest. Thirty ladies signed up on the contact sheets, and six have become new members. The club welcomes all ladies at SBR, who want to meet…
Front Page, April 2020
Riders Enjoy a Campfire Breakfast!
Rebecca Williams The SaddleBrooke Ranch Horseback Riding Group had a taste of the Old West with a Breakfast Ride at Tanque Verde Ranch on the east side of Tucson. The group of thirteen gathered at the stable (with some 30 other guests) for the 40-minute ride along the foothills of the Rincon Mountains; to dismount for…
Clubs & Classes, April 2020
Sunsets in SaddleBrooke!
Karen Brungardt Our March 31, 2020, Art and Wine Party was a huge success, so we decided to do it again! Come join us on May 19, 2020, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., in the Activities Center in SaddleBrooke One at 64518 E. Galveston, Tucson, AZ 85739, for another Sunset in SaddleBrooke painting event. Cost…
Sports, April 2020
SBR Couples Golf Champions for 2020 Crowned
K. Paul Knott The third annual SBR Couples Golf Championship tournament, sponsored by PThomsen Consulting, LLC, was held on Sunday, March 8, at SaddleBrooke Ranch Golf Club. Twenty-six couples competed for gross and net honors as well as additional prizes for low net scores in five flights. The event was held in cool, breezy, and…
Sports, April 2020
Gold, Silver, and Bronze at Two Arizona Tournaments in the Same Week!
Alastair Stone At the Dual in the Desert tournament in Casa Grande, 14 members of our SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Club came away with 19 medals! Our president, Rick Heine, partnered by Angela Jerman, took home another gold in the 3.5 70+ category. Other gold medal winners were Marti Gasser and Alan Levin (in two events!);…
Generals, April 2020
Drug Take Back Day – April 25
Linda Shannon-Hills Mark your calendars for Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, 2020, at La Hacienda Club in La Vista Room. To help Ranch residents, SBR Wellness Roundup along with Dr. Jack Fincham, are holding a pickup at the Ranch for you to bring unused, outdated, and/or no longer needed medications (prescription, over-the-counter,…
Sports, April 2020
Receiving PROfessional Advice
Camille Esterman Golf club pros, Mike Jahaske and Ken Steinke, joined the Ranchette Putters at two of the holes on the SBR putting green. As each team approached, a pro explained how he read the green; he then lined up and took a shot. Based on his example, club members tried to improve their accuracy…