Ross Dunfee The ink was barely dry on the Declaration of Independence. The thirteen British Colonies, in their view, were no longer a part of Great Britain but they also were not conjoined by any body of law. On June 12, 1776, the day after appointing a committee of five to prepare the Declaration of…
Linda Shannon-Hills The new SBR Technology Board of Directors for 2021 were recently elected. At the first combined meeting of the Board of Directors, the following officers were elected: Wolf Tombe, President; Dave Richey, Vice President; Ellyn Biggs, Secretary; and Carol Andrews, Treasurer. The remainder of the board directors are Maria Astaire, Richard Brosnahan, Tony…
David Zapatka Dear friend and Wisdom Seeker moderator, Ellen Engel, suggested the word jeremiad for this month’s WOTM. Jeremiad: noun jer·e·mi·ad | ˌjer-ə-ˈmī-əd, -ˌad 1. a prolonged lamentation or complaint 2. a cautionary or angry harangue. 3. a long, literary work, usually in prose, sometimes in verse, where the author bitterly laments the state of society and its…
Vicki Godbey It looks like most everyone is ready to view 2020 in the rearview mirror! What a challenging year! We hope you and your family have remained healthy and safe. COVID has caused havoc for so many, but we are fortunate to have activities at the Ranch that we can still participate in. One…
David Zapatka While playing at the IronOaks courts in Sun Lakes for the first time last month, I ran into a group of very excited, highly motivated, new pickleball players. We played a couple games together and when we departed, this question was posed to me, “What should we do to improve and become 3.5…
Carol Mihal The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association (SBRWGA) held its 2020 Solheim Cup Tournament on Nov. 16 and 17. The official Solheim Cup Tournament, which began in 1990, is for professional women golfers in teams of American vs European golf competitors. The SBRWGA Solheim participants were divided into two equitable handicap teams by team co-captains.…