Nancy Dowell What is happening with the new courts? This is a topic important to SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) members and the SaddleBrooke community. Steady progress has been made to add eight additional courts, a covered gathering area, and restrooms. This project is primarily funded by SPA members (numbering 641 at the last count), with…
Jim Donat and Mike Miller The new year is almost upon us. And if you like to play golf, now is the time to join the MountainView-Preserve Men’s Golf Association, also known as the MPMGA. If you are already a member, it is time to renew your membership. Membership is open to all men of…
Dian Kupper Each year the SaddleBrooke Niners and the SaddleBrooke Sputters team up for a fun day of golf and lunch. This year, 68 ladies turned out for this fun tournament. A modified scramble was the game for this year. In this tournament, the Niners tee off, select the best tee shot, and then play…
Dan Hoshino The December tournament for the MountainView-Preserve (MP) Couples Golf will be held Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Preserve Golf Course. It will be a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start, and the format will be a four-person devil scramble where each team member hits a tee shot on each hole, a drive is picked, and the player,…
Bonnie Schoenfelder Pop tennis is a century old paddle sport that until recently was called “Paddle Tennis.” Rebranded as pop (for popular) tennis in 2015, people enjoy the game because it’s played on a shorter tennis court (using tennis scoring) but is easier to play because of the composite paddles with memory foam; a slower, depressurized…
Elisabeth Wheeler Thirteen intrepid SaddleBrooke hikers took on the Animas Mountain loop trail, north of Durango, CO on Sept. 26, the second day of the club’s fall tour. With 1,500 feet of elevation gain, the Animas Mountain trek provided panoramic views of the Animas River Valley and the beautiful San Juan mountains. Hiker Seth Basker climbed…
Ruth Caldwell On Oct. 10, ten SaddleBrooke hiking club members, with guide Ruth Caldwell, hiked the Wildhorse Loop Trail up to Garwood Dam. The day was beautiful—sunny with temperatures in the 70s. The group headed south from the Speedway entrance toward the site of the old Bar G Ranch where a dam was built by Nelson…
Elisabeth Wheeler SaddleBrooke hikers went on a “search and destroy” mission to remove catclaw bushes growing on the southern end of the Oracle Passage of the Arizona Trail on Oct. 16. Catclaw, an aggressive bush that grows quickly, can cut the arms and legs of hikers and cyclists who travel the trail. In addition to the trimmers, two…
Patricia Morris The MountainView Lady Putters (MVLP) hosted a “Putting Partners” competition event in September, with each member inviting a husband, friend, or fellow putter to join them for an evening of putting followed by a delicious dinner. The event committee, led by Jean Kraus, included Debbie Grafmiller, Linda Pryde, Patty Stark, and Suzi Rizzo. They set up a…