David Zapatka From 2.0 to 5.0, we have all faced the “bangers,” those players who prefer to hit everything hard rather than play the soft game hitting dinks and drop shots. Would you like to defeat these hard hitters? Consider adopting these tips. Hit deep returns. Keep the banger at the baseline with a deep…
June 2025, Generals
June Travel Talk Tuesday Will Take You to Places to Go in Our Own Backyard
Arlene Wong Are you aware of all the fun and interesting places to visit in northern Arizona? You probably know about the Grand Canyon, Canyon de Chelly, Monument Valley, and a few others. But do you know of Montezuma’s Castle, Wupatki National Monument, the Slot Canyons, and Horseshoe Bend in Page? At our June meeting,…
June 2025, Clubs & Classes
SBR Line Dancers Host Area Clubs Line Dance
Charles Hendryx Area line dance clubs (SaddleBrooke, Sun City, Dove Mountain, Green Valley) joined SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) line dancers to share the dance floor for three hours. DJ Gus played a carefully selected playlist of about 40 songs featuring music from a variety of genres (country, rock ‘n’ roll, social ballroom, Latin). The music invited…
June 2025, Clubs & Classes
A Village in Need: Bringing Healthcare and Hope to Rural Guatemala
Bre Zientarski Imagine living with a painful rash and having no idea how to treat it. Or managing diabetes without medication. Or enduring a toothache for years, with no dentist in sight. For many in rural Guatemala, these aren’t rare emergencies—they’re everyday struggles. This past month, our team had the privilege of serving more than…
June 2025, Clubs & Classes
SBR Conservatives in Action Welcome Karrin Taylor Robson
Nancy Borcalli On Thursday, June 26, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Sol Ballroom, the SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Conservatives in Action guest speaker will be Karrin Taylor Robson. We are very pleased to announce that she will be speaking at our June General Meeting. Karrin is a longtime Arizona business leader and land-use expert.…
June 2025, Clubs & Classes
It’s Time for You
Debbie McGrady Has it been a long time since you have done something important for yourself? Do you find that you always seem to be thinking about someone else’s needs? Maybe you need to change that and start thinking about how important you are, not just for others but for yourself. Improving your health is…
June 2025, Sports
SBRMGA 2025 Club Championship—Bill Borden Wins Second Consecutive Updegraff Cup
Andy Bolland The SaddleBrooke Ranch Men’s Golf Association (SBRMGA) recently concluded its highly anticipated annual Club Championship Tournament, famously known as the Updegraff Cup, on April 9 and 10. We could not have asked for two more beautiful days of golf. The weather was perfect and the course was in great shape. The competition was…
June 2025, Features
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June 2025, Sports
SaddleBrooke and Ranch Senior Softball Action
King Mitchell, Jr. (aka Mitch) Well, SaddleBrooke and Ranch Senior Softball fans, here’s the past and future in the action-packed world of SaddleBrooke softball. Memorial Day Tournament Three games of softball entertainment were offered on May 26, sponsored (since 2006!) by Ambient Air Heating & Cooling. Thanks again. Fans enjoyed exciting softball “dramedy,” food (brats,…
June 2025, Generals
Wellness Roundup: Aging in Place Solutions
Linda Shannon-Hills, SBR Neighbors Helping Neighbors Join the June SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Wellness Roundup on Friday, June 27 at 1:30 p.m. in La Mesa/Montana Room located in La Hacienda Club to hear our speaker, Karen Kochhar, owner and licensed fiduciary, discuss “Aging in Place Solutions.” Karen is passionate about educating people about the many choices…