Joseph F. Giammarino On Saturday, March 18, 2017, the Pool Players of The Brooke Travel Team drove the 85 miles up to Sun Lakes, Arizona to play against the IronOaks Breakers Pool League for possession of a personalized Travel Plaque. Our teams consisted of: Dominic “The Doctor” Borland and Paul “Bankster” Callas, Fred “The Baker”…
Bob Edelblut Some were beginning to wonder if something awful had happened to the MPMGA’s Hole-in-One Train. Tons of golf was played in January and not a single hole-in-one was reported. Were we heading into a drought, some asked? Jerry Westra quieted all the naysayers on Thursday, February 2 at The Preserve Golf Club. It…
Carolyn Brinkley The little Irish gnome knew that the No Frills/Lots of Thrills Golf Tournament would promote lots of laughs, lots of groans and be the foundation for friendship with Quail Creek Lady Niners who hosted MountainView Lady Niners (MPLN) on March 16, 2017. Twenty-nine members from the MountainView Lady Niners got an early start,…
Donna Thompson We did it again! A good time was had by all when five Donnas met at the second all-Donna dinner held at the Sauce Restaurant on Oracle Road on Thursday, March 23. We started with about 10 Donnas but who knew they would schedule the University of Arizona basketball game on the exact…
The Republican Women of Pinal County will meet on Friday, April 21 at 10:30 a.m. in the LaMesa Room at SaddleBrooke Ranch. Our Guest Speaker is Dr. Donald T. Critchlow, Professor of History and Director of the Center for Political Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University. His discussion topic for this meeting is The…
Tim Morsani The Niners Home and Home Tournament event, begun in 2007, pits the HOA 1 Niners against the HOA 2 Niners – first at MountainView, then at the SaddleBrooke 27-hole course. The two nine-hole rounds are played a week apart and not necessarily with the same golfers. As you can see from the photo,…
Bob Edelblut By mid-March the MPMGA had already played in four Pima Cup events. Look at this schedule: December 6 at the La Paloma Country Club, January 25 at the Forty Niners Golf Club, February 27 at the Highlands at Dove Mountain and March 6 at the SaddleBrooke Golf Course. Great courses and equally great…
Once again this spring SaddleBrooke clubs have some great events planned for visiting grandkids and their parents and grandparents, too! Bring your young visitors to any or all of these fun activities! No reservations necessary. Friday, April 14 SaddleBrooke Model Train enthusiasts will display their train layouts from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the…
Marilyn Anthony In March the Jewish Friendship Group (JFG) organized a docent-led tour of the new Tucson Holocaust Museum, which is adjacent to the Jewish History Museum on Stone Avenue. About 30 people from SaddleBrooke carpooled down for this activity. The highlight of the Holocaust Memorial Museum was the series of videos by survivors telling…
The MountainView Ballroom was abuzz on February 24 for the P.E.O. style show and luncheon hosted by Chapter EP. Seated at tables for 10, guests were served a delicious Cobb Salad luncheon and treated to festive spring fashions from Soft Surroundings, located in the La Encantada shopping center. Emcee Fira Stout introduced SaddleBrooke musicians Randy…