Category: September 2018

White Horse Ranch visits Sunrise Rotary Club

Dick Kroese Russell True, one of the owners of the White Stallion Ranch that has been in the family since 1965, spoke at Rotary on August 23. It is a dude ranch that is forty minutes away from SaddleBrooke. If you like horses and like to ride, it is a great place to enjoy horses…

Fantasy Football League notice

Walter Teike Did you just love playing football as a youngster? Still love watching NFL football? Do you enjoy the banter with other fans? If so, you can become the General Manager of your own NFL football team. SaddleBrooke has its own NFL Fantasy football leagues. These are fun leagues for competing against your SaddleBrooke…

SBWGA Birdie Bandits upset SaddleBrooke Stingers

Ret Convey One of the highlights of summer, the SaddleBrooke Cup, has been determined and we’d like to offer our congratulations to our new champs! The Birdie Bandits pulled it together on August 14 and wrestled the cup from the SaddleBrooke Stingers who had held it for the previous two years. The Bandits defeated the…

SBWGA LAGOS is coming

So what the heck is LAGOS? For those who don’t know, it’s the annual tournament where the two SaddleBrooke Ladies’ golf leagues – the Lady Niners and the SBWGA-18 – get together for a fun and competitive day of golf with loads of camaraderie and a luncheon afterwards. Two of the Niners are paired with…

MountainView Lady Putters donate to San Manuel teachers

Jean Kraus On Monday, August 6 MountainView Lady Putters members Vice President Pam Smith, Linda Edwards and MaryJo Lewis presented a check, all from donations by our members, for $800 to San Manuel Junior/Senior High School Principal Julie Dale-Scott. In addition to money for teachers to purchase school supplies, MVLP members also provided dry erase…

STC members compete and win

Cindy Madsen This year’s USTA Southwest 18 and Over Adult League Championships were played in Albuquerque, New Mexico August 10-12, 2018. Gender teams in a variety of NTRP skill divisions (2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0+) battled for a coveted Sectional championship title and the right to advance on to league National Championship events later…

Saturday Morning Bridge clinic

Paul Shalita This clinic is a practice and critique session designed for players at intermediate and advanced levels who desire to improve their Bridge. No partner is necessary. No time commitment; come late, leave early. Meet potential new partners. Sessions run from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday mornings at 37901 S. Arroyo Way in…

What it’s all about?

Eileen J Snearly The MountainView Preserves Lady Niners think it’s all about the love of golf. This group of SaddleBrooke golfers descended on “Topgolf,” Tucson on July 17, 2018 for a day of competitive point-scoring golf games. The venue featured a high-tech driving range, climate-controlled hitting bays, bar food, music and drinks.

Fred Kjar collects another  hole-in-one

Bob Edelblut Two and a half years ago Fred recorded his second hole-in-one. I think it is safe to say that he doubted it would ever happen again. Then, Friday, August 25 appeared on the calendar and Fred was playing MountainView with his normal Friday group. Yes, his first was also at MountainView on the…