Category: March 2021

SBR Pickleball Club Brings Home the Gold

Bronze medal winner Anna Ung

Miriam Brock Members of the SBR Pickleball Club participated in the Tucson Winter Classic Pickleball Tournament held Jan. 28 through 31 at the Kino South Sports Complex in Tucson. The Pickleball Club recognizes the following members for their outstanding play. Gold medal winners: Tony Zoellner and Bob Soucek. Silver medal winners: Joe Campion, Jen Campion…

SBR Mudslingers Club News

Ellen Sosin Looking for something that allows you to express your creativity, or ready to try something new? Well, the SBR Mudslingers might just be the ticket. The SBR Mudslingers is a club for full and part time residents who enjoy playing with clay. Some of us are new to clay and others have been…

Unit Happenings: 16B Wanderers: A Traveler’s Guide for 2021

Two-headed cow

Joy Hellard “On the road again–just can’t wait to get on the road again!” These Willie Nelson lyrics remind many residents of SaddleBrooke Ranch that their bucket list destinations are on hold. Despite COVID restrictions and closed attractions, homeowners in 16B decided to spice up their new year’s exercise resolutions by taking a virtual travel…

Oracle School Foundation: Continues to Do What Is Best for Kids!

  Crystal Nehrmeyer, Superintendent Even during one of the most unique academic school years with complex challenges, the Oracle Schools Foundation continues to exceed the mission’s expectation to provide financial and related support to ensure that every Oracle student has unlimited opportunity to succeed. Inspired by the personal story of a parent with a child attending…

Round Robin Play Returns to the Pickleball Club

Photo by Debbie Witten

                    Miriam Brock After nearly a year of lockdown due to the coronavirus, the Pickleball Club has reinstituted round robin play. A “Round Robin” is a structured form of play organized by skill levels. In the time allocated to each Round Robin session you play eight…

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings

Marcia Van Ommeran has been a SBCO volunteer since 2000.

SBCO Volunteer Has Performed Many Jobs Over Two Decades Nancy McCluskey-Moore Every journey begins with a single step. That was true for Marcia Van Ommeran’s ongoing twenty-year sojourn as a SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) volunteer. She attended a new-members meeting about volunteer opportunities after she and her husband, Tony, moved to SaddleBrooke from Michigan in…

Welcome New Neighbors

Mike and Jan Close in Unit 14B are snowbirds from Washington. They are here to enjoy pickleball, lapidary, woodworking, and off-roading. They hope to meet people in the NW Club and Colorado Club.

Linda Harvey The Newcomers Program welcomes our 16 new homeowners that closed in January 2021. Learning about the community and meeting people remains a constant, especially for new people moving in the community. Our newcomer webinars via Zoom are specially designed to help newcomers become familiar with SBR and meet their neighbors. You are invited…