Category: Clubs & Classes

SBRMGA Ryder Cup Tournament 2023

Tom Graham Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night keeps SaddleBrooke Ranch Men’s Golf Association (SBRMGA) golfers from the swift completion of their scheduled rounds. Indeed, Mother Nature challenged the Ryder Cup teams. Not to worry, 104 resolute golfers plus some substitutes comprising two teams completed three days of competition. Team captains—Red Team,…

Resident Competes in World Championship

Janice Hynes recently competed in the World Championship of Cowboy Action Shooting. This event is held at the Ben Avery Shooting Center in Phoenix during the first week of March. More than 700 contestants from 20 countries competed for the championship. Cowboy Action Shooting is a three-gun match using antique firearms (firearms in use prior to 1899).…

Enjoy Many Styles of Dancing!

Dancing, no matter the style—ballroom, western, Latin, hip hop, line dancing—and no matter your level of training (or no training at all), is just fun and joyful. Dancing can be spiritual, emotional, loving, and crazy—a time to enjoy, cut loose, or find a sense of wellbeing. Whatever dance does for you, or what dance means to…

Shabbat and Passover

April 28 was our last Shabbat service until the High Holy Days. It was also the last service of our outstanding accompanist Harrison Scheckler. Harrison leaves us to teach at a university in Iowa. Harrison came to us not knowing Jewish liturgical music. He has learned this genre amazingly well. We will be forever grateful…

SaddleBrooke Ranch Residents Participate in Rescue and Recovery Demo

SaddleBrooke Off Road Bunch members recently received instruction in off-road rescue and recovery. The demonstration included discussions of overall safety during a recovery operation, safe techniques in using recovery equipment (winches, hooks, tow straps, snatch blocks, shackles, etc.), change of direction winching, doubling the pull power of a winch, and re-spooling the winch line correctly…