Miriam Brock In order to continue playing pickleball during the pandemic, the pickleball club had to make some accommodations. One of the largest accommodations affecting its female members is what to do with the pickleball. Normally, pickleball is played with only one ball for all four members on the court, such as in tennis doubles…
Front Page, April 2021
Pickleball Club Uses Creativity to Accommodate for COVID-19
Features, April 2021
Happy Birthday: Golfers Celebrate Dr. Ed’s 99th Birthday
Carol Mihal The SaddleBrooke Ranch golfing community is honored to have him as one of our neighbors, Dr. Ed Updegraff, who has had a long and distinguished career as an amateur golfer. Dr. Ed has won many tournaments on the local, state, and national level, including the U.S. Senior Amateur in 1981. He played in…
Generals, April 2021
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings
Steve Groth Passing the Baton as SBCO President Nancy McCluskey-Moore After serving as the first male president of SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) for four years and executive vice president for a year prior to that, Steve Groth is ready to hand over the reins to Denise Anthony, the current SBCO executive vice president. Steve’s service with…
Features, April 2021
Ranch Resident Champion
Thomas Hynes SaddleBrooke Ranch residents recently competed in the Arizona State Championship at the Cowtown Range in Peoria. Tom Hynes won the Arizona State Wild Bunch Championship. This is the second consecutive championship win for Tom. This is a three-gun match using antique firearms with all competitors dressing in Old West attire. Both Tom and…
Sports, April 2021
Pickleball Can Be a Couples Game!
Debbie Witten Pickleball games can be played with the same gender or mixed gender. Several couples living in SaddleBrooke Ranch desire to play with their spouse. In the past few months several couples have tested with their spouse to improve their ratings. When requesting to be tested for the next level, SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association…
Generals, April 2021
IJSS and SaddleBrooke Ranch
Gerri Koen Mike and I would like to tell you about the Institute for Judaic Services and Studies (IJSS) in SaddleBrooke. We meet monthly from September through April, at SaddleBrooke, MountainView Clubhouse. Due to COVID restrictions, currently services are on Zoom. The IJSS hopes to resume in-person services by Rosh Hashanah. My husband and I have…