Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Members of the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners are pleased to announce its 2020 Women’s Invitational scheduled for the morning of Monday, March 30th at the SaddleBrooke Golf Course. Women from other golf clubs in the area are invited to participate in this exciting biennial event, which benefits Girl’s Junior Golf. The event…
Eileen J. Snearly On Dec. 3, 2019, jingle bells were chiming as the MPLN took to the MV golf course. The large candy canes marked the tee boxes for a shotgun start. Lunch was served with the usual proficiency by the MV Bar and Grill staff. Santa was there to take selfies with all the…
Elisabeth Wheeler Four-wheel drive vehicles provided fun rides for SaddleBrooke volunteers participating in the Arizona Trail Work Session on Jan. 15th at Oracle State Park. Gary Faulkenberry, Steve Meyers, Joe Maurizzi, Terry McCarthy, and Zach MacDonald transported workers down Kannally Wash to the Windmill area. Twenty-five volunteers split into three work crews to remove catclaw bushes and…
Terese Butler The annual Arizona Short Course Meters State Swim Meet was held in Tempe, Arizona, on Oct. 26th and 27th of last year. This year the meet was held almost one month earlier than normal, so many of the team’s members had not returned from their summer sojourns and were thus unable to attend…
Marsha Camp I want to apologize to last year’s Ace of Aces winner, Karen Wendlandt. She won Low Gross honors over the field with a score of 65, but her photo didn’t appear with her accolade. Our SBWGA-18 honoree is Nancy Wyllie. Although she grew up in Illinois, this Scottish Danish gal now considers herself…
Eileen J. Snearly The MountainView Preserve Lady Niners sent qualifying teams to participate in the State Medallion golf tournament. Over 90 ladies from leagues across the state were entered in this annual event. Joyce Sutay and Susan Elliott won first place in their flight and second place overall. The MPLN are extremely proud of them.
Marsha Camp The SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association – 18 selected the501(c)(3) non-profit charity Youth On Their Own (YOTO) as their charity for 2020. This organization is in need of your support. Please go to YOTO.org and donate as much as you can. If you don’t know YOTO, let me tell you about 62,000 kids who need you. Established in…
Nancy Dowell Hearing stories from our SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association’s (SPA) club members about how they ended up at SaddleBrooke is always entertaining. When looking for a winter home or new full-time residence, a list of necessary attributes must be made. Some typical considerations might be proximity to family or friends, specific amenities, activities, sports, weather,…
Ann Lange Midge (Miller) Mollenkopf was awarded the MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) 2019 Most Improved Player (MIP). Her handicap decreased from 26.8 to 25, an improvement factor of 1.049. Throughout 2019, Midge routinely practiced all parts of her game and worked to increase her overall strength. She played over 70 rounds, with 32 on…
Pat Morris New and returning Lady Putters arrived at the MountainView Ballroom on Jan. 16th for our annual registration meeting. We enjoyed greeting each other and having a cup of coffee. There was an orientation for new members and job sign-up tables for all the current putters. Each member is expected to volunteer for one committee or…