David Zapatka This 12-common-mistakes column began after playing with some very excited, highly motivated, new pickleball players at our community courts recently. After playing a couple games, this question was posed to me, “What should we do to improve and become 3.5 players?” We reviewed the first six mistakes the past three months. This month…
Category: April 2021
Generals, April 2021
Oracle Assembly Show-N-Shine Car Show
The Oracle Assembly Show-N-Shine Car Show will be held on Saturday, April 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Oracle Assembly. Sign-in is from 9 to 10 a.m. The show is open to all antique, classic, vintage, and custom cars, trucks, and motorcycles. There is no entrance fee. As there is limited space,…
Generals, April 2021
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings
Steve Groth Passing the Baton as SBCO President Nancy McCluskey-Moore After serving as the first male president of SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) for four years and executive vice president for a year prior to that, Steve Groth is ready to hand over the reins to Denise Anthony, the current SBCO executive vice president. Steve’s service with…
Clubs & Classes, April 2021
CMSC of MOAA Recap
G. William Myers (Lt., CEC, USN Former) The Catalina Mountain Satellite Chapter (CMSC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held its February meeting on Feb. 20. The meeting began with a short business session presided over by Col. Bill Nagy, president, during which members were updated on the chapter’s current and future activities.…
Clubs & Classes, April 2021
Volunteering at HSSA
Christophe Valton “A community in which all pets are cared for and loved.” Volunteering at an organization which espouses this vision offers a unique opportunity to enhance the quality of life of shelter animals. Without exception, our animals arrive at Humane Society of Southern Arizona (HSSA) because something went wrong in their lives. Abuse, neglect,…
Clubs & Classes, April 2021
Sunset Ride in Saguaro East National Park
Rebecca Williams The SaddleBrooke Ranch Horseback Riding Group rode in two separate groups in the late afternoon of two beautiful days in early March. They were on a sunset ride through the Saguaro East National Park. It was thrilling to see the beauty of tall stands of saguaros marching across the landscape in the setting sun.…
Sports, April 2021
Pickleball Can Be a Couples Game!
Debbie Witten Pickleball games can be played with the same gender or mixed gender. Several couples living in SaddleBrooke Ranch desire to play with their spouse. In the past few months several couples have tested with their spouse to improve their ratings. When requesting to be tested for the next level, SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association…
Features, April 2021
Happy Birthday: Golfers Celebrate Dr. Ed’s 99th Birthday
Carol Mihal The SaddleBrooke Ranch golfing community is honored to have him as one of our neighbors, Dr. Ed Updegraff, who has had a long and distinguished career as an amateur golfer. Dr. Ed has won many tournaments on the local, state, and national level, including the U.S. Senior Amateur in 1981. He played in…
Generals, April 2021
Welcome New Neighbors
Linda Harvey and Linda Shannon-Hills Please extend a warm welcome and a wave to the newcomers who closed in February. We are so glad they have joined our beautiful community. A great program has been developed to introduce newcomers to SaddleBrooke Ranch and for the community to get to know the newcomers. The first step…
Features, April 2021
Behind the Scenes With Community Circle Players
Andrea Molberg Looking ahead for fun in the future! In preparation for future events at MountainView when the pandemic is behind us, more work continues to be happening behind the scenes in the ballroom. SaddleBrooke’s theatrical group Community Circle Players (CCP), which is committed to producing quality entertainment and to giving back to the community,…