February and March were a challenge for the Ranchette Putters. February was a month of freezing temperatures, rain, snow, and frost delays that prevented the putters from putting at least three weeks out of four for their monthly awards. When they were able to putt, they had one of their Gold Sponsors, Oracle Land and…
Rebecca Williams There’s a difference between being a square and being a knucklehead, as odd as that may seem. Maybe the American pop rock band Huey Lewis and the News did the best job of explaining why “It’s hip to be square.” Square dancing is far from being an old person’s game. Although most of its…
New members continue to join the Dinking Divas of SaddleBrooke Ranch. KC Lewis is the most recent member of the Divas. Also in the photo is Debora Witten, Mother Diva, and Jules Price.
Linda Harvey “The Road to Alaska” was the title of Niel and Jan Christensen’s travelog presented at the March meeting. They took two trips to Alaska to see the eight national parks (NPs). One was a driving trip starting from Colorado and going up the Alaskan Highway. The other was a cruise to Glacier Bay…
Members of the SBR Bs women’s pickleball team, 3.5 players in the Arizona Pickleball Players League, are: (back row) Donna Burton, Polly Jones, Pam Steube, Linda Wright, Marcia McChrystal, Barb Simms, Jennifer Horner, Kathy Genevay, Sandy Tucker, Sue Schuster, Beth Schmitt, Liza First; (front row) Sheila Davidson, Penney Oster, and Margaret Rogers; not pictured: Jody Oster, Abby…
Erin Newman On March 23, the Art Club invited Nina Fickett to teach a mixed media collage class to its members. It was a fun afternoon learning about gesso, matte gel medium, ephemera, acrylic paint, and many other mediums we used to turn a basic wrapped canvas into a work of art! All the students…
On to Nationals! It was a stellar performance by the American Legion Oro Valley Post 132 sponsored contestant, Caleb Rasor, who competed at the state level of the American Legion Oratorical Scholarship program. Caleb placed first among the best contestants in the state, where he competed against the top two from each of the three…
A Star Is Born! Constance Garrison Congrats to Rita Teresi on a hole-in-one! On April 11, during the Lady Niners’ bimonthly Game Day Play, Rita scored a hole-in-one on hole number 5. Following play, we gathered on the patio at the Bistro and had a toast to Rita’s success! Rita is the social director on…
Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) would like to thank SaddleBrooke Ranch Billiards Club (SBR), Jim Kauffman, and SBR’s billiards team for their pool table prowess, camaraderie, friendly competition and a congenial luncheon at the Mesquite Grill after the 8-Ball Challenge. Another big thank you goes out to Dominic “The Doctor” Borland,…
Former Lt. William Myers, CEC, USN The Catalina Mountain Chapter (CMC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held a luncheon meeting on March 18 at SaddleBrooke Ranch. The meeting began with a business session presided over by retired Capt. Charles Vaughan, U.S. Navy, president, during which members were updated on the chapter’s current…