Andrea Molberg This tournament season Brent Carlson has been bringing home medals—two golds, one silver and one bronze—in Men’s Doubles at the 4.5 skill level. The bronze was earned at a combined 5.0/4.5/4.0 level. Partnered with Carl Tietze from Mesa, Brent earned Gold at the seventh annual East Valley Tournament in Mesa on November…
Dick Kroese John Court, women’s gymnastics coach, visited SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club and gave a very inspirational presentation. John is entering his ninth year with the University of Arizona and has established himself as one of the top assistant gymnastics coaches in the country. With a competitive flair and energetic passion for gymnastics, Court…
Twink Gates-Zimdar, British Club Publicity On Sunday, February 11 eleven members of the British Club, and Gillian from Canada, visiting sister of Joan Reichert’s, enjoyed a wonderful Sunday lunch at the Canyon’s Crown Restaurant and Pub, way across town at the crossroads of Tanque Verde and Sabino Canyon. A good time was had by…
Brian Mundy, Founder Wow! What an amazing turnout for our 2018 SaddleBrooke Leisure and Activities Fair on a sunny January 27! The European Travel Club would like to thank all those who stopped by our table and registered for our travel prize drawing. The winners were Donna Webber (three complimentary nights in a London…
Ann Kuperberg Congratulations to Steve Sahl on becoming a Bronze life master and Sue Bush for reaching the NABC level. The Arizona Senior Regional was held at Tucson’s Expo Center from the end of February through March 4. Many SaddleBrooke players participated in knockouts, Swiss Teams and Pair games throughout the week. They competed…
Susan Fusco More than 100 people crowded into the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center on the evening of January 24. They came for the food and fun that always result from a Villas II special event. This time it was the 2018 Soup and Chili Cook-off. Residents were familiar with the competition, having experienced a…
Jean Kraus MountainView Lady Putters (MVLP) is celebrating a milestone with 20 years as an organization. MVLP was founded by Lou Ann Garvin in February of 1998. She gathered 33 interested ladies and after negotiating an agreement with the Golf Pro at MountainView, the group moved forward. Today we have 130 putters of which…
Dave Tiefenbach SaddleBrooke Computer Club has partnered with a nationwide Verizon retailer to teach mobile phone classes right here in SaddleBrooke. There will be separate classes dedicated to Apple iPhone and Android phones. Watch the club website calendar at saddlebrookecc.org/ for dates the classes will be offered. The only computer class starting in April…
Liz Boyd Women On Our Own (WOOO) is for single women living in SaddleBrooke and the Ranch who want to stay busy and enjoy life. Our activities include: Dining Out: We go out for dinner on the third Wednesday of each month and enjoy Tucson’s restaurants. In February, it was the Pita Jungle. Potlucks: On the…
Patty Elliott Those who are familiar with Garrison Keeler and his Prairie Home Companion tales know that coffee and cookies in the church basement are required when the service ends. For the folks who attend Resurrection Church at SaddleBrooke, however, our church has no basement. In fact, our church services are held in a…