Category: November 2020

Need Help With Your Computer or Smartphone?

Linda Shannon-Hills Technology can be so frustrating at times. We use it all the time, so not knowing how something works or where to go creates challenges for us. Some just say, “forget it” and give up trying to use it. Every day, I learn something new about my smartphone or a tip on a software package…

SBR Tech Club Board Elections—Please Vote!

Linda Shannon-Hills For any club to be successful, you need a strong board of directors, such is the case of the SBR Technology Club. Now two and half years in existence, the club has made great gains and offerings to the members with workshops, classes, special interest groups, one-on-one technical assistance, and speakers on technology.…

SBRPA Tournament Playing Is Back!

Alastair Stone Many tournaments have been cancelled in Arizona recently, but seven SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SPRPA) members are registered for the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) pickleball tournament which is played in Tucson Nov. 13 to 17. Our correspondent found mixed doubles pair Joe Campion and Ronda Hayes getting in some practice. Good luck to them…

Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday, Dec. 5

Linda Shannon-Hills With the pandemic challenges of keeping everyone safe, we have not been able to hold the Red Cross Blood Drive in the Ranch House Ballrooms. With new safety precautions, SBR will be able to hold the next blood drive on Saturday, Dec. 5 from 7 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. in the SBR Ranch…

Public Education Training via Zoom

John Teixeira Jr., Asst. Fire Marshal, AFMA You are invited to a Zoom webinar on Dec. 14 at 9 a.m., hosted by the Arizona Fire & Medical Authority (AFMA). Topic: Fall Prevention & Exercise Techniques for Active Adults. Register in advance for this webinar by going to shorturl.at/bpxF9. After registering, you will receive a confirmation…

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings

Becky Tolan has been an enthusiastic Kids’ Closet volunteer for the past decade.

Becky Tolan: A Dedicated Kids’ Closet Volunteer Elizabeth Watson Becky Tolan said the decision to move to Arizona was one of the best decisions of her life. Part of that enthusiasm encompasses life in SaddleBrooke and the many opportunities to enjoy retirement while also helping others. Becky and her husband, Roger, moved from the Lakewood…

Free Women’s Suffrage Exhibit Offered by the Questers to the Community

Questers Anne Levig and Debbie Hansen are dressed as suffragists beside the Questers Women’s Suffrage Centennial Exhibit.

Debbie Hansen A free, portable exhibit on the American women’s suffrage movement is being offered to community libraries, museums, schools, government offices, and other organizations in Chandler, Sun Lakes, Litchfield Park Historical Museum, Tucson, Green Valley, and all around the state of Arizona to help celebrate the centennial of passage of the 19th Amendment giving…

Calling All Putters!

The green is empty and in prime condition, waiting for the Ranchette Putters to resume play! (Photo by Camille Esterman)

Camille Esterman The Ranchette Putters have just been given permission to resume club activities on the green! Putting will begin on Wednesday morning, Dec. 2. “We have all been anxiously awaiting this news and are very excited,” Club President, Linda Sentivanac, stated. All current club members are eligible to join in the weekly fun. There…

SBR Memories Matter Team Walks for a Cure

Ross and Florence Messer, organizers of the walk (Photo by Amanda Kaminski and Florence Messer)

Camille Esterman The desire to continue their daughter Michelle’s fight against a dreadful disease motivated Florence and Ross Messer to promote the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Michelle lost her life at age 52, four-years after being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. Restrictions due to COVID-19 led to the cancellation of the official Arizona walk in Tucson,…