Kelly Reuter, a member of the Dinking Divas of SaddleBrooke Ranch, knows that in pickleball, it is all about the hat! (Photo by Debora Witten)
Sports, June 2023
Hang on to that Hat!
Category: June 2023
Front Page, June 2023
SaddleBrooke Ranch Takes Pickleball Challenge Trophy
Cathy Kauffman Under bright blue skies on April 15, a total of 108 players—27 teams from SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR), and 27 teams from Quail Creek—competed in the annual Pickleball Challenge at the Quail Creek Pickleball Club. The competition was hard-fought, and a good time was had by all. Each winning team earned two points per…
Clubs & Classes, June 2023
June 2023 Rotary Club
Helping San Manuel Classrooms Be Lockdown Prepared Barbara Barr Bengen What does a school do to prepare classrooms for lockdowns? And what does a school do when there is no budget for lockdown preparation or supplies? The school turns to Rotary, the world’s largest volunteer organization. And the school turns to the Rotary Club of…
Front Page, June 2023
Champions Dinner—A Tradition Begins
Clubs & Classes, June 2023
SBR Cancer Support Group Continues Supporting Each Other
Sandy Jessop It’s the worst club to be in; but the best club if you need it. The SBR Cancer Support Group, founded in 2015, is a community of caring, compassionate, and understanding SaddleBrooke Ranch residents who have at least one thing in common: cancer. Whether you have battled this disease yourself or have helped care for…
Generals, June 2023
Fireworks Not Enjoyed by All
Clubs & Classes, June 2023
Catalina Mountain Elks Easter Clothe-A-Child Event
Leslie Lefaive-Huerta Twenty-five disadvantaged children from Roadrunner Elementary School, Marana, Ariz., were escorted by Elks Lodge 2815 volunteers for an exciting shopping spree. Each child had a $140 shopping budget to buy clothes at Walmart at Oro Valley Marketplace. Walmart provided drinks and treats, plus donated 25 new pillows for each child. Crafty Critters made…
Features, June 2023
Who Is Packing Your Parachute?
Rev. Suzanne Marlatt Stewart As the story goes, Charles Plumb was a U.S. Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was shot down by a missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy military. He was captured and spent six years in a Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures…
Generals, June 2023
SBR Newcomers Welcome Gatherings June 8 and July 13
Linda Shannon-Hills You are loving our wonderful community, but do you know all that is available to you as a new resident? Don’t be overwhelmed with moving to SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR). It’s a new community, new state, new home—and we have information to help make settling into the new community easier. Come to the Newcomers…
Features, June 2023
Our National Parks—Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Linda Harvey Timpanogos Cave National Monument, just south of Salt Lake City in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, just turned 100 years old. Among the various celebration activities, there will be Centennial Lantern tours at which visitors can explore the caves just as was done in the early years of cave tours—by the flicker of…