Category: May 2024

Dinking Divas’ Shoe Drive Hits an Overhead Slam

Jerry Faye On March 12,  the Dinking Divas of SaddleBrooke Ranch sponsored a shoe drive to provide shoes for homeless people in the Tucson region. Members of the Dinking Divas accepted donations at the SaddleBrooke Ranch pickleball courts between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. They were overwhelmed by the response with more than 900 pairs of men’s and women’s shoes being…

2 Your Health: Unhelpful Thinking Styles: How They Affect Relationships

Dr. Rose Bricker Unhelpful thinking styles (also known as distorted thinking) can be toxic for our relationships. These thinking styles can lead to stress, frustration, irritability, and conflict. Unhelpful thinking patterns, such as jumping to conclusions, blaming or shaming, overgeneralizing, black and white thinking, catastrophizing, labeling, personalization, and using “should” statements, has the potential to…

Rotary – May 2024

City of Tucson Multidisciplinary Outreach Team Spoke to SSR Frank Shipton Guest speakers Thelma Magallanes, Elle Millyard, Alex Manriquex, Laurie Distel, and Zion Alderette from the City of Tucson Multidisciplinary Outreach Team (MDOT) were invited to speak to members of the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary (SSR) club on March 21. The subject was MDOT’s project promoting…

View of the Solar Eclipse!

Debora Witten Monday’s Dinking Problem stopped all pickleball play to see the eclipse at 11:17 a.m. on April 8 at the Ranch. The members include Karen Bellinger, Deb Chipman, Raynelle Dull, Gayle Richey, Gail Carter, Mary Schneck, and Teri Hardy. Not in the photo but taking the photo was the group’s organizer, Debora Witten.

Visit the Vista United Methodist Church Labyrinth

Sharon Scanlan People all over the world have created Labyrinths for thousands of years. They have been used as symbols by cultures from Peru to Iceland to Sumatra, and have been depicted in many different mediums—imprinted on coins, woven into baskets, laid in stone in European churches, dug into turf, and carved into rock faces.…

POP Tennis Clinics and Play

Deb McGiboney POP is hot here at the Ranch! We are offering Beginner Clinics, Pro-Led POP Clinics, drop-in play, as well as scheduled play. Whether you are new to POP or haven’t played in awhile, we invite you to join in on the fun! If you do not have a racquet, we have racquets and…