Connie Kotke Monday mornings are lively on the main putting green behind the SaddleBrooke One clubhouse. That’s when dozens of Verde Sputters come together to enjoy 18 holes of ever-changing fun. Women of all skill levels find a sense of accomplishment as they focus on skills of aim and speed. They also find lots of…
Ellen Avenoso With no hesitation, the ladies of SBWGA-18 began their 2025-26 season with the annual Cactus Classic Tournament, a three-day net championship. Forty-seven players competed in six flights, playing each of the three nine-hole courses twice. Of course, the newly overseeded courses are in prime condition and the weather was perfect, so the play…
Joyce Wainscott Intensely observant, intellectually curious, precisely diagnostic, and laser-focused on problem solving; all terms defining Ron Lenz, past president of SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary. Ron was born in Wisconsin in 1947, his brother Russell in 1955. Their father was a sheet metal worker, their mother a homemaker. In 1957 Ron’s family moved to the maternal…
Mary (Twink) Gates, British Club Information and Publicity Officer It was Nov. 7 when 17 members of the British Club here in SaddleBrooke met from 9 to 11 a.m. at the SaddleBrooke One Activities Center to attend their annual general meeting. New officers of the British Club were duly elected for 2025-26. Before the meeting,…
The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke Serves Up Hope Barbara Barr Bengen Rotarians gathered recently for a delicious cause, “Pasta for Polio.” Philanthropy, friendship, pasta, and Italian cuisine came together to raise funds to kick polio off the planet. President Fred Lowy and his wife Fran opened their home for this fundraising event. Fran spent days…
With wonderful entertainment by Hawaiian dancers, the Nana Loa Kapuna Hula Halai group, 27 members of the British Club enjoyed delightful, fun-filled aloha moments at their Hawaiian evening at the Activities Center here in SaddleBrooke. They feasted on potluck culinary delicacies of Hawaiian curry chicken salad, spiral ham, Spam potatoes, lasagna, pulled pork, chicken wings,…