Tom Graham In a year of COVID and course improvements, the SaddleBrooke Ranch Men’s Golf Association (SBRMGA) was still able to conduct its premier event—the Club Championship Nov. 3 and 4. The Club Championship is a two-day low gross tournament. It’s open to all full members with a separate championship flight, and four additional flights…
Category: January 2022
Clubs & Classes, January 2022
SaddleBrooke Ranch Dance Club—Join the Fun!
Features, January 2022
Are Sentimental Items Really Clutter?
Linda Shannon-Hills Have you heard the term, “sentimental clutter”? You no doubt have such items in your home. Is an object sentimental to you, but you don’t need it or perhaps you don’t even like it? Of all the habits that cause people to hold on to clutter, an emotional attachment to items such as gifts,…
Generals, January 2022
Golder Ranch Fire District: Do You Need a Residential Lockbox for Your Home?
Linda Shannon-Hills The Golder Ranch Fire District has recently made some changes to how you can order a residential lockbox. Previously, you could call their main office, but they have now made it easier to acquire the lockbox for your home. How the program works: 1. Go to the website lockbox.shopkidde.com 2. Create an account…
Clubs & Classes, January 2022
New Board Members Elected for the Technology Club
Linda Shannon-Hills In December, the SBR Technology Club voted for new members of the board of directors, welcoming Alastair Stone and Jeff Kaczmarek. Remaining on the board are Maria Astaire, Ellyn Biggs, Richard Brosnahan, Dave Richey, Bruce Strickland, and Barbara Whitehead. Thanks goes to existing board of directors, Carol Andrews and Tony Pietrzykoski, for their…
Generals, January 2022
Jewish War Veterans Welcomes Administrator for Homeless Veterans
Sunday morning, Jan. 16, Jewish War Veterans (JWV) Copper State Post 619 will welcome speaker Joselyn Wilkinson, who serves as the homeless veteran program administrator for the State of Arizona and the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services. Arizona is in the top three of fastest growing states in the country. With this, accompanied by inflation, comes an…
Generals, January 2022
Community Circle Players
Dinner Theatre Fall Show Was Sold Out! Andrea Molberg Community Circle Players (CCP) quickly sold out its fall dinner theatre production An Evening of One Acts. Over the six November nights, 724 attended the show in the MountainView Ballroom. Eight one-act plays—some funny, some thought-provoking—made up this unique production which had one producer, five directors,…
Sports, January 2022
Putters Rally in October
Camille Esterman October turned out to be an ideal month to resume putting activities on the SBR 18-hole green. After a very long hiatus due to COVID and the conditions on the course, the Ranchette Putters turned out in force to putt and socialize. Enthusiastic ladies showed up and attended enough weekly sessions to qualify…
Clubs & Classes, January 2022
2021 Was a Busy Year for SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary
Maggie de Block Fighting hunger, increasing literacy, helping homeless veterans, and caring for our community. SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary members were busy volunteering in 2021 with our service projects that ranged from the Mammoth Food Bank to increasing literacy in the Southern Copper Corridor. Our work began on Jan. 6 at the Mammoth Food Bank, where we…
Sports, January 2022
Thank You SBRPA Volunteers
Kim Ahlgrim-Heine On behalf of our 2022 board members, I’d like to thank the SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA) board members, committee chairs, and committee members who served our club in 2021. Besides all the day-to-day things, they had to contend with the results of the wind storm, continued COVID precautions, and a huge surge…