Randy “Thin Man” Smith defeats Ranch challengers

Left to right: Jim Mansmith, fourth; Randy Smith, first; Dominic Borland, second; Tom Kaliski, third

Joe Giammarino Pool Players of the Brooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Billiards Club want to thank SaddleBrooke Ranch and our sponsors: It’s Greek to Me, Temperature Control Inc. and Karl Knight. On January 28, 2017 SaddleBrooke Ranch hosted an 8-Ball Tournament. Tournament directors were Dominic Borland and Joe Giammarino. The following field of 16 players gathered…

DesertView Cinema Club

Schedule Date Time The Light Between The Oceans (PG-13) 3/7/2017 2:15 and 7 p.m. The Queen of Katwe (PG) 3/14/2017 2:15 and 7 p.m. Manchester By The Sea (R) 3/21/2017 2:15 and 7 p.m. Hacksaw Ridge (R) 3/28/2017 2:15 and 7 p.m. Programs are subject to change. Please check our website for the latest schedule. Tickets: $2 DVCC members,…

Line Dancing lessons with Rebecca

This is not how you line dance in Rebecca’s classes. Like most school groups, getting ready for a picture is like herding cats. In Rebecca’s class we always let those in witness protection decline to participate. These are is some of your neighbors deciding how their hair looks.

Dr. Mark Magdanz At this time both levels of Line Dance with Rebecca classes are well underway. Many dances brand new to the community have been learned and older ones reviewed. Years ago Rebecca began to define her classes in levels to denote the degree of dance difficulty, teaching pace and exertion level. In our…

SBR Democrat Club holds successful first meeting

Forty-two attendees at the initial meeting of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Democrat Club met at the Hacienda on Monday, February 6.

On Monday, February 6, 2017, Steve Groth, our Democratic Precinct Committee person, invited Ranch Democrats to an organizational meeting to determine if there was sufficient interest to launch a Ranch Democrat Club. Working from a mailing list of people he knew, we had a great turnout of 42 interested people and several people expressing interest…

Upcoming Master Gardener programs

Basic Desert Gardening March 6 SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners present Basic Desert Gardening on Monday, March 6, 9:00 a.m. until noon in The Hacienda Club at SaddleBrooke Ranch. Do you have questions about the basics: soils, cactus, growing natives, frost protection, irrigation and any other issues affecting your gardens and landscapes? Your very…

Pickleball Club update

Left to right: Garry Grasso, Special Events; Raynelle Duhl, Treasurer; Priscilla Wolf, Vice President; Keith Sturdivant, President; Lope Cook, Secretary. Photo by Denis Heck

Janis Duwe The SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association (SBRPA) is the largest club at the Ranch with over 200 members. This active and welcoming club has been very busy this past year with many ongoing and new programs and plans to continue the excitement in 2017. Board elections were held in December 2016 with the following…