Category: May 2023

Binge Dinkers Pickleball Team

The Binge Dinkers are a 3.0 Arizona Pickleball Players League women’s team. Pictured are: (front row) Darlyn Nero, Linda Parkinson, Elizabeth Mastro, Lisa Horton; (back row) Cathy Kauffman, Jill Moretto, Lisa Richards, Irene Harvey, Jacqueline Fancher, Diane Bouchard, and Mardiece Patrick. (Photo by Debora Witten)

Ranch Residents to Play at Music in the Mountains

Nancy Carlson Carlson-Wilcox 47, also known as CW47, will be playing at Catalina State Park on June 3 at 6 p.m. as part of the Music in the Mountains series. This trio recently played in early March at the SaddleBrooke Ranch Ballroom to a large, attentive crowd. They’ve also performed previously at Catalina State Park,…

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).…

Mother’s Day Tea at the Lavender Farm May 14

Carolyn Blair It’s that beautiful time of year! Our popular Mother’s Day Tea at the Lavender Farm in Oracle is taking place Sunday, May 14. It has become tradition for many folks to don their most colorful hats and stream into Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm for a unique and memorable experience! It is…

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…

Unit Happenings

Unit 16A Bingo Fun Marlene Diskin Joyful shouts of “Bingo!” resounded through the room as residents of Unit 16A enjoyed its first Bingo Night on March 27. Kim Schweitzer, assisted by her husband, Larry, called out numbers with exuberance. So many 16A residents attended that the Bingo chips ran out and snack mix pieces were…