Jack Dyck and Andy Bolland The 2025 SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Men’s Golf Association (MGA) Member-Guest Invitational (MGI) teed off on Oct. 16, with an impressive 65 teams competing in this two-day celebration of golf, camaraderie, and sportsmanship. A Big Thank You to Our Team Before diving into the tournament highlights, it’s important to recognize the many individuals…
Pat Albu On Nov. 4, the Ranchette Putters hosted the Quail Creek Putters for Rodeo at the Ranch. A total of 108 women dressed in Western attire were mixed together in groups of six for a fun morning of putting, followed by an omelet bar breakfast in the Sol Ballroom. The very creative events committee,…
Karl Knight The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) billiards team traveled to Oro Valley on Oct. 11 to play a friendly competition against a team from Sun City. The format of the match was BCA rules, 8-ball, played on Sun City’s 9-foot tables. Each team consisted of six players, playing as three, two-player teams. The final result…
Pat Albu With snowbirds slowly returning to the Ranch, and our beautiful weather continuing, the Putters are increasing in numbers every week. We’ve got room for more, though, and we encourage you to join on Wednesday mornings at 8:45 on the putting green. We think we’re the most fun group in SBR! October Gross Averages…
Michele Musgrove If you hadn’t heard, on Oct. 20 there was a Murder at the Ranch! Gasp! Swoon! Faint! Whodunit? You will be surprised! Wine Club of SBR has done it again! There was wonderful wine and food pairings with a little murder on the menu. Who would have thought one of your friends could…
Gary Chalk For the record, I have never ever considered using ‘OMG’ in the headline of my Living Retired columns. However, desperate times call for desperate column titles. This is what I mean… With so much turmoil in the world these days, you have to wonder what worse could be coming! Well, ‘what worse,’ is…
Linda Shannon-Hills Are you a new resident to SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR)? Join us for an informational presentation on Wednesday, Dec. 3, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the SBR Ranch House Sol Ballroom. You are invited to join us for the Newcomers Welcome Gathering to learn more about the SaddleBrooke Ranch community and other things…
Come join the fun and find out! Learn about pickleball on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 3 p.m. Registration closes at 3 p.m. the day before the session! Please arrive 15 minutes early at the Ramada for paperwork. Space is limited to 24 people, so visit our website at www.sbrpickleball.club to register, then click on “Click…
David Zapatka Reader JoAnn Weston writes about the October 2025 WOTM column, “Hello David. Here is another contronym for your list: “Bound,” meaning to leap, but also the opposite, tied up. I enjoy your column, very clever! Oh, another one—“Leave” meaning to go and to remain!” In serendipitous fashion, friend and fellow verbivore, Richard Lederer,…
Johnny Henson, Professor Pool We all miss shots and play dumb shots. It happens to all of us, and we get mad or down on ourselves. The difference between the better players and the weaker players is how well they control their emotions and actions when they are not shooting. Over the years I have…