Alastair Stone In spite of the COVID-19 impact, the board has been busy all year. The SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA) has continued to play every day (except for the fewer than expected rain days) and having monitors has become a way of life! Membership numbers grow all the time (there are over 400 now) which means there…
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Sports, November 2020
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…
Sports, November 2020
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…
Sports, November 2020
Free Women’s Suffrage Exhibit Offered by the Questers to the Community
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…
Sports, November 2020
Calling All Putters!
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…
Sports, November 2020
Relishing Pickleball: Dink Responsibly
David Zapatka Often called the most important shot in all of pickleball, the dink is the critical shot aspiring players must learn to improve their game. The dink is a shot hit slowly and softly into the opponents’ non-volley zone as close to the net as possible. If the opponent hits this ball hard, it…
Sports, November 2020
Trico Electric Lineman Receives Hometown Hero Award
Monica Pugno Executive Director of the Sahuarita Food Bank (SFB), Carlos Valles, said Trico Electric Cooperative Lineman, Jaime Esparza “went above and beyond in getting us the required transformer” for a new 40-foot cold storage container needed to serve the increased demand from the community. “Jaime also recommended we apply for a grant to help…
Sports, November 2020
SBRPA and SBRTA Join up on the Courts!
Alastair Stone At a recent newcomer’s session, the Pickleball Club was delighted to see Tennis Club members enjoying themselves on two of the courts! Our reporter liked seeing one of his former tennis coaches, Dean Alfrey, on the receiving end of instruction! And Bo Jessop, it’s okay if you were also trying to recruit new…
Sports, November 2020
SBRWGA 2020 Club Championship Tournament
Carol Mihal On the blustery morning of Sept. 14, and the calmer morning of Sept. 15, the ladies of the SBR Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) held its ninth annual Club Championship Tournament. Ladies 70+ years of age were automatically included in the Senior Club Championship bracket. Winners of the tournament were decided based on the…
Sports, November 2020
We Zumba
Arlene Wong I, along with other Ranch friends, residents and folks from other parts of the country discovered that doing Zumba classes is the most awesome virtual workout ever. Some of us were doing these classes pre-COVID and many of us discovered it since the pandemic started. We’re doing virtual classes with our very own…