Category: November 2019

Senior Softball is a hit with SBR women

Mary Schneck (left) and Janice Mihora play senior softball for the fun, competition, exercise, and camaraderie.

Terry Hurley On an early Wednesday morning last month, under a perfect blue sky and on a gem of a ball field in SaddleBrooke, Mary Schneck singled to right field to drive in two runs. It was one of two hits that day for Mary, but unfortunately, it wasn’t enough as her Western Exterminator team…

Celebrating our veterans

Nationally recognized speaker, Emerson Knowles, will be celebrating our veterans.

Barbara Barr The SaddleBrooke Clubhouse will be adorned with American flags as the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke honors area veterans on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 11:30 a.m. The annual celebration will include an incredible buffet, an honor color guard, and program by well-known speaker and Rotarian, Emerson Knowles. Each year, more than 100 veterans, guests, and…

Wellness Roundup – Managing heartburn November 12

Dr. Patrick M. Chiasson

Linda Shannon-Hills Join the SaddleBrooke Ranch Wellness Roundup for a talk on managing heartburn by Patrick Chiasson, MD, MA, FRCS, FACS on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 4 p.m. in the La Mesa and Montana Rooms. Did you know that approximately 25 million adult Americans suffer from heartburn—the most common symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)—on a daily basis?…

Shalom Club breaks the fast together

Co-chairs of the event Roberta Bowers, Florence Messer, Sherry Weiss, and Kim Schweitzer.

Kim Schweitzer For the second year in a row, nearly 30 Shalom Club members “broke challah and bagels” together in the Hacienda Club. The occasion—the end of a fast day and Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. Its central…

The sheriff is coming to town

Kay Lantow Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb invites you to meet him and members of his department on Monday, Nov. 18, at 3 p.m. in the Ranch House Grill and Brewery boardroom. Topics may include safety during the holidays, coordinated search and rescue throughout the county, coordination with the Border Patrol and I.C.E. investigations, and more. The…

Putters Pink Out and September winners

Camille Esterman On Oct. 2, the Ranchette Putters held a Pink Out Day in an effort to raise awareness about breast cancer. Members arrived wearing pink shirts and jackets, pink shorts and skorts, pink hats and visors, pink socks and shoes, pink tights, and pink tutus! Even pink obstacles decorated the green. Everyone brought an additional…

Thanks to our Veterans

John’s most challenging experience was in Special Operations: “Operation Desert Rock” at Frenchman Flat, NV, an atomic bomb testing grounds. His unit was the first to be involved in a live detonation. In six-foot trenches, two thousand feet from the blast, it felt like a hurricane and an earthquake when the first blast, a fireball, on the tower exploded. John was in a crouch position in the trench, with x-ray goggles on, and could see all the bones in his body. Then everything around them was sucked up, and the trench was covered with debris and dirt. They had to dig themselves out. Afterwards, they were decontaminated and checked for radiation regularly.

Jan Christensen Battle Cry, a 1955 movie based on Leon Uris’ own World War II experiences, inspired John and six of his Bryan, OH high school buddies to think about enlisting in the Marine Corps. Since there was a need to beef up enlistments after the Korean War, a two-year enlistment program was made available to…

Gold sponsor addresses Putters

Camille Esterman Dennis Eckmeyer, a SaddleBrooke Ranch resident and New York Life agent, is a new gold level sponsor of the Ranchette Putters. He addressed the group during an informative social hour and explained the services he provides, as well as some of the pitfalls and challenges faced in retirement. The Ranchette Putters thank Eckmeyer…

First Tee of Tucson and SBCO big winners at Golfer Appreciation Day

Janice Neal Robson Resort Communities sponsored the SaddleBrooke Ranch third annual Golfer Appreciation Day on Sept. 15. The Golfer Appreciation Day benefitted SaddleBrooke Community Outreach and The First Tee of Tucson. $4,700 was collected, and $2,350 was donated in a presentation each to SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) President Steve Groth and Paul Knott of The First Tee of…