Lap Lanes Are Marked

Debora Witten To help make it clear when reserving the lap lanes for the outdoor pool, SaddleBrooke Ranch placed markers at the end of each lane. Tom Campbell and Laurie McCoy have been walking in the lap lanes for the past year for outdoor exercise. The clear lane markings help clarify the reserved lanes.

Tennis Couple in the Spotlight

Deb McGiboney Terry and Anita Zimmerman moved from Lincoln, Neb., to SaddleBrooke Ranch in 2016. After arriving and settling into their new home, tennis served as an activity they could do together. Anita has played tennis for more than 30 years. In Nebraska, she played 3.5 Ladies United States Tennis Association (USTA) for 10 years.…

Word of the Month: Luthier and Oud

David Zapatka At a recent Weird Music concert at Stillwell Pianos in Mesa, I was pleasantly surprised to hear a traveling Belgian-Italian guitar duet playing the music of Gurdjieff collaboratively written with Gurdjieff’s musically gifted pupil, Thomas de Hartmann. I have had an appreciation for Gurdjieff’s philosophies since I began reading him in the early ‘70s…

Fall Community Yard Sale

It’s time to get ready for the fall Community Yard Sale! Saturday, Oct. 29 from 7 to 11 a.m. A map will be created and handed out at the guard house (32170 S. SaddleBrooke Ranch West) on the day of the yard sale to show locations of the homes participating. If you are an SBR…

Tennis Pro Clinics Come to the Ranch

Deb McGiboney The SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association had tennis pro Chris Madsen at the Ranch on Sept. 6 to demonstrate the clinics he will be leading here on Monday and Friday mornings. The clinics started in September. For more information on his clinics, or to take a private lesson from Chris, please email SBRTAPres@gmail.com.

Medicare’s Final Rule and You 2022

Leah Sugar Kari, local licensed insurance agent and retired pharmaceutical representative What is the Final Rule? There are many ways Medicare protects you, the Medicare beneficiary, from bait and switch tactics and unclear or misleading information about Medicare Advantage, Part D Prescription Drug Plans, and Medicare Supplement Insurance plans. Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)…