SaddleBrooke Master Gardeners are volunteers for University of Arizona Pinal Cooperative Extension. They assist the public with University research based, home horticulture information through educational programs and projects. You don’t have to be an ‘expert’ gardener to become a Master Gardener volunteer; you only need a desire to learn and to help others. The next…
Don Bott Greetings to our SaddleBrooke Ranch neighbors. This article is to introduce you to a group of men who love to sing and harmonize, who do so pretty well and most importantly have fun in the process. The Canada del Oro Barbershop Chorus is a Barbershop Harmony Society member group of 30 men with…
Doug Streuber The SBRMGA held its annual membership lunch meeting on December 3 at La Hacienda. Forty-nine members attended. The membership first voted on the Board for 2015. Those elected are Jack Gressingh, president: Mark Klicker, vice president; Mike White, treasurer; Bruce Deverman, secretary; Harley Schlachter, weekly chairman; Frank Sciannella, special events chairman; Dave Bott,…
Bob Hills and Linda Shannon-Hills SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association members participated in a number of Pickleball tournaments in Arizona at the end of 2014. The strongest showing of players was at the Voyager Holiday Tournament in Tucson on December 4-6, 2014. The skill levels of this competition were for 3.0; 3.5; 4.0; 4.5; 5.0 for…
Linda Shannon-Hills The Lecture Series focused on some end-of-year topics that are important for many of us as we move into retirement. On Thursday, November 20, a discussion on Medicare was led by Justin Bro, Vice President of Sales for Retirement Insurance Specialists. Justin discussed what coverage you have with Medicare Part A, Part B…
Linda Shannon-Hills. One of the fastest growing clubs in SaddleBrooke Ranch, the Pickleball Association, ended the year with 152 members, an increase of 62% over the previous year. This growth has driven more club scheduled court time averaging four hours, seven days a week. Other significant accomplishments this last year included: holding the first Pickleball…