Erin Newman In April, members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Art Club had a wonderful time learning more about paper quilling. Students learned the art of rolling paper and how to make tight coils during class. Then they spent the next week at home rolling a lot of them. The next week, they came back,…
Deb McGiboney The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women of Wine (SBRWOW) meet on the third Thursday of every month at the Ranch House Grill Sol Ballroom. Our next SBRWOW event is Thursday, June 20, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Sol Ballroom. At this event, we will be hosting Beverly Hinton. She will be displaying her…
Deb McGiboney SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association (SBRTA) member Wayne McGiboney is going to the Southwest Sectional USTA tennis championship. He was invited to be on the winning Mixed Plate 40 & Over 7.0 Mixed Doubles team. There were seven other teams in the southern Arizona district USTA league competition. The Mixed Plate team finished with…
The SaddleBrooke Ranch Men’s Golf Association (SBRMGA) concluded its highly anticipated annual Club Championship Tournament, famously known as the Updegraff Cup. Over two glorious days on April 10 and 11, the verdant greens of our pristine course bore witness to some truly exceptional golfing prowess. This year’s tournament saw an impressive turnout of 105 entries,…
Kathie Marshall Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect. This is the mantra of a tennis coach and friend who told me this as I was learning to play. It does no good to repeatedly practice using incorrect form because all you are doing is reinforcing bad habits and creating muscle memory for…
Linda Shannon-Hills It is a regular event to have Golder Ranch Fire District (GRFD) visit the Ranch and update our residents on fire safety. This spring was no different, except we had two sessions with Dan Habinek, education coordinator for Golder Ranch Fire, who presented two months in a row, March and April. At the…
Pat Albu On April 17, nearly 80 Ranchette Putters came out to try their luck on a very difficult 9-hole course set up by several creative members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Men’s Golf Association. To say it was challenging for the women in pink would be an understatement, but it was a lot of fun!…
On April 16,the Wine Club of SBR hosted Tim Hanni, Master of Wine and author of the book, “Why You Like the Wines You Like.” He entertained his audience with stories and anecdotes about wines leading us on a journey of self-discovery about wine and food as we explored “The Cause and Effect of Wine…
Pat Albu The Putters came out strong in April, as did the wind! We had big groups playing, with the last of the snowbirds joining us before they flew north. Here are the results for April play: Low Gross Average Winners: First: Linda Noble 34.667, Second: Jacque Hendricks 35.0, Third: Evie Falk 35.00 Lowest Net…
