Category: March 2021

Hole In One

Shel Jahn next to his golf ball that is lodged in the hole on number 6 at the Preserve.

Shel Jahn Scores an Ace on Hole 6 at the Preserve Alan Doan On Feb. 13, Shel Jahn was playing at the Preserve with Dennis Marchand, Joe Oczak, and Don Plappinger. On Hole number 6, Shel selected a 9-iron for a 140-yard shot over a deep arroyo to a front pin position. His ball flew…

Community Map: Let’s Hear from You!

Elizabeth Maddox, Editorial Assistant Can you believe that it’s already springtime here in Arizona? It seems as if the year just began! The end of 2020 saw a new addition to Robson Publishing: the introduction of our new community map. We were excited to introduce the community map to you with its wealth of information…

Anne Jones—MPWGA 2020 Most Improved Player

Debbie McMullin, Mike Karpe, and MIP recipient Anne Jones, smiling as bright as her crystal trophy. (Photo by Ann Van Sickel)

Ann Lange Where beautiful souls have gone before, memories live on. And so, each year the MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) remembers Mary Sturgeon Canfield and her daughter Nancy, by carrying on the tradition of designating the Most Improved Player (MIP) award. The award was established by Mary in tribute to Nancy, who showed how…

Pop Tennis Update from the Courts

Carol Kula Pop Tennis is now in its second year in SaddleBrooke and has already grown to over 110 members in the SaddleBrooke Tennis Club (STC). Groups are forming for pop players throughout the week and organized play opportunities are there through the STC as well. In the era of COVID precautions, inter-club social events…

Meet the Winners of MPMGA’s Member-Member Match Play

Alan Doan The member-member match play tournament was held on Jan. 18, 21, and 28. The 48 two-man teams were separated into six flights and seeded 1 through 8 in each flight, according to each team’s combined course handicap. Following are the winning teams from each flight: Flight 1: Alan Mansker and Kelly Paxton Flight…

Republican Club Meets for the First Time in a Year

Hazel Staloff On Feb. 10, 45 masked members of the SaddleBrooke Republican Club (SBRC) attended its first general meeting in a year on the MountainView Country Club lawn. Staff had arranged cones for social distancing, and the sunny 66 degree weather cooperated. Our speaker was Lea Márquez Peterson, Chairwoman of the Arizona Corporation Commission. She…

SBWGA-18’s Season of Tournaments

Helen Graham, February Overall Low Gross ACE winner

Venetia Hobson Lewis February and March are the big season for SaddleBrooke Ranch Women’s Golf Association-18 (SBWGA-18) tournaments. Other competitions are sprinkled throughout the year, spicing up every month. However in 2021, within the two months of February and March, four major tournaments are played. These competitions are the bread and butter for league play.…

Rotary Club

Rotary members front row (left to right): Garrett Resting, Marsha Lindeken, Maggie de Block, Jack Stebe; Back row: Roger Lindeken and Jim Ansell

Fighting Hunger in the Copper Corridor Maggie de Block Help us fight hunger in Pinal County. The first step to making hunger disappear, according to the Feeding America Program, is to recognize the seriousness of the problem. Children face hunger through no fault of their own in higher numbers then the general population. One in…