Trudy Rossi April 6 was the always popular annual Verde Sputters Fun Day with a Hawaiian theme. Mahalo many times over to Diana Carbone and her committee members, Sheila Abraham, Patsy Chase, Deborah Gryniewicz, Mary Kopp and Pat Somerhalder, for the outstanding job. High ho’onani (praise) to Deborah for designing, building and operating the mini-volcano…
Dr. Mark Magdanz Fitness.com reports that “Dancing can be used in place of regular low–impact exercise such as cycling, walking or aerobics. Depending on the form of the dance, you can actually burn a large amount of calories doing it. Who would have thought you could have fun and lose weight at the same time?…
Bob Stocks SaddleBrooke Tennis Club player and board member Bob Stocks, with his partner and longtime friend Barney Peet, won the right to play in the USTA League 65 plus 8.0 National Championships in March of this year. Everyone who has played against Stocks is familiar with the determination shown in this photo as he…
Jay Wilson The return of Gender Team Tennis was a smashing success this year. More than 60 players from the SaddleBrooke Tennis Club enjoyed the afternoon sun and friendly tennis, followed by snacks and cold beverages. GSTT, as it is called, brought members of all skill levels together to get to know each other as…
Trudy Rossi As always, winter has been very kind to the Sputters as we have been able to putt almost every Monday. However, on a blustery Monday, March 2, the Sputters played host to the MountainView Lady Putters and, while we could only play nine holes, we had a great time, laughed a lot, shivered…
Ret Convey Before getting to our news, I would like to extend congratulations to Andy Higgins for his promotion to the position of Head Pro at the Flagstaff Ranch Golf Club. The SBWGA thanks Andy for his hard work and efforts on our behalf and we wish him well in his new position. Congratulations to…