The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) hosted the annual Presidents Cup Tournament on Feb. 28 and March 1. More than 40 members competed in the two-day tournament, which is also the first State Medallion tournament of the year. The competition in each flight was tight with many of the flights having at least one…
Category: April 2022
Sports, April 2022
Kachina Dolls at the Ranch
Beth Chamberlin It was a beautiful day at SaddleBrooke Ranch on March 7 for the Kachina Dolls golf event. Nearly 60 golfers participated in the event, with more than half of the field being members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association. Several players from the Ranch were winners in the various flights. Jeanne Osterlund…
Clubs & Classes, April 2022
SaddleBrooke Ranch Rams Club Celebrates
The SaddleBrooke Ranch Rams Club celebrated the Rams’ recent win in Super Bowl 56 at the Ranch House. It was a great opportunity for the California transplants to share both Rams history and laughs over lunch.
Generals, April 2022
Unit Happenings
Hearts and Flowers Joy Hellard Love was in the air on Saturday, Feb. 12. The activity committee for Unit 16B sold 100 pink and red Valentine’s Day roses to raise money for the unit’s 2022 activities. Each long-stemmed rose included a custom-made bow, Valentine card, and a raffle ticket making the residents eligible for two…
Features, April 2022
Remembering Passover and Ukrainian Jews
Melanie Einbund The Passover story: Over 3,000 years ago, the Jewish people were enslaved by the Egyptian Pharaoh. Moses went to see Pharaoh many times asking him to let the Israelites go. Pharaoh refused. Moses told Pharaoh that if the Israelites were not freed, God would make plagues happen to the Egyptians. Pharaoh did not listen,…
Features, April 2022
Oracle Piano Society: A Gem in the Desert
Steve Weiss Quietly tucked away in Oracle, a gem hiding in plain sight in the desert, is a musical venue providing live entertainment performed by a wide variety of musical artists. The Oracle Piano Society is on the side of American Avenue, opposite the public library, just 15 minutes from the SaddleBrooke Ranch entrance and 20…
Generals, April 2022
Donations Needed to Help People Start a New Life
Can you imagine having to flee your home without a moment’s notice because you were in imminent danger? Can you imagine traveling a long way to a new country where everything is so different and you don’t speak the language? How wonderful it would be to find out that people who don’t even know you…
Sports, April 2022
Putting in a Blustery February
Camille Esterman If you watched the winter Olympics, you observed the challenges athletes faced with unpredictable wind gusts. In February, the Ranchette Putters quickly learned just how adversely strong winds could affect the speed and direction of their golf balls. Club pro Ken Steinke witnessed this phenomenon and commiserated with the putters. In spite of a…
Clubs & Classes, April 2022
Jewish Friendship Group News
Marsha Foresman The Jewish Friendship Group (JFG) Book Club met on Feb. 10 at the home of Sandy Epstein, who presented The Tunnel by A.B. Yehoshua. As always, the discussion was lively and challenging, and at times personal since the book deals with a retiree newly diagnosed with dementia. The freshly squeezed orange juice from…
Features, April 2022
Ranch Resident Three-Peats at State Championship
Janice and Tom Hynes recently competed in the Arizona State Championship of Wild Bunch shooting. This two-day shooting event was held at the Cowtown Range in Peoria. In her first state championship, Janice placed second in her category. This was Tom’s third consecutive Wild Bunch state championship win. Wild Bunch shooting is a three-gun competition…