SaddleBrooke Ranch Birthday Club welcomes new members

Birthday celebrants, left to right: Wilma Hopkins, Sherry Weiss, Carol Kramer, Sharon Groth and June Nichols.

Marlene Diskin The SaddleBrooke Ranch Birthday Club welcomed two new members at its June 8 monthly luncheon. Welcome to Fay Farquhar and Marion Ewing! Martha Sampson and Raeone Gilison moderated the presentation of current and upcoming Ranch activities. Attention tennis players of all levels: Janice Neal reminded us that mentoring is available on Monday mornings.…

Ranchette Putters enjoy a festive brunch

The SaddleBrooke Ranch Ranchette Putters’ luncheon. Photo by Janice Neal

Terry Barringer The SaddleBrooke Ranch Ranchette Putters put down their putters and picked up their forks as they gathered for a morning of visiting with friends and enjoying a delightful spread prepared by the staff of the Bistro Veinte. The ladies dined on mini quiches, sausages, fruit and rolls. Since the normal putting schedule had…

Jim Kaufman places in annual 8-Ball Open Championships

The 16 participants, left to right: Cliff “Lucky Shirt” Terry, Tom “Ski” Kaliski, Al “Big Al” Petito, Paul “Bankster” Callas, Jim “Aviator” Wydick, Dave Brinker, Richard “Loose Rack” Galant, Tom “Teck” Sorensen, Dominic “The Doctor” Borland, Tom “Half Jacket” Barrett, Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino, Jim Kaufman, Don “Deadeye” Cox, Dan Stebbins and Jim “Shooter” Fabio. Richard “Villa Park” Werkmeister is not pictured.

Joe Giammarino and Dominic Borland On June 6, 2015 the second 8-Ball Tournament, sanctioned by the SaddleBrooke Billiards Club, was held in the SaddleBrooke Starter Shack. The tournament directors were Dominic Borland and Joe Giammarino. A big thank you goes out to all those who participated and for the camaraderie, interaction and competition so evident…

Residents celebrate Memorial Day with BBQ & Pool Party

Steve Weiss Where can you go to have a Memorial Day barbeque/pool party without planning, shopping, setting up, grilling, serving or cleaning up? Nowhere else but at La Hacienda Club with the Bistro staff handling all of those details. The Bistro staff did a wonderful job putting on the Memorial Day party on Monday, May…

Artist of the Month: Mick Desmarais

Mick Desmarais and his painting “Untitled.” Photo by J. Cohen

Jacqueline Cohen Sometimes you enter a home and are awestruck by its décor, detail and artwork. And you know the person who lives there not only has an eye for beauty, but also knows how to create it. Mick Desmarais is such a person. You can see it in the furniture he has built, the…

SBCO annual Appreciation event highlights

Left to right: Rich Roberts, Rebekah Masuch, meat manager, Elvia Colores, HR representative, and Joan Roberts. Photo by Ken Siarkiewicz

On Monday, April 13, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach held its annual Appreciation Program honoring special groups and volunteers who have made a difference in the lives of the neighboring needy children we service through our various programs. This year SBCO has honored a team at the Walmart Neighborhood Market at Magee and Oracle in Oro Valley…