That’s not something any of us ever want to hear, but one morning at the SaddleBrooke pickleball courts, that urgent shout became a wake-up call for Bill Gray, vice president of the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA). Bill realized it had been more than 30 years since he last thought about CPR. If that was true…
Evelyn Wiltshire Every sport has at least one “we learned this the hard way” rule, created to uphold the true spirit of the game. Baseball’s Infield Fly Rule prevents infielders from intentionally dropping an easy pop-up to force multiple outs. In football, the Fair Catch Rule protects the returner after signaling for a fair catch.…
Shawne Cryderman The new storage shed is built and already in use. Sponsorship of the shed was initiated by Dr. Sven Sandeen and Dr. Elizabeth Lee of Sandeen & Lee Plastic Surgery. Their practice offers a wide range of cosmetic, reconstructive, and hand surgery, including carpal tunnel. Dr. Lee contacted SPA, inquiring what her business…
Joe Giammarino Tucson Parks and Recreation and Pain Institute of Southern Arizona presented the 41st Annual Senior Olympic Festival. This festival is a celebration to promote fitness, health, and an active lifestyle among adults 50 years of age and older. Events include volleyball, billiards, bowling, bridge, racquetball, basketball shoot, pickleball, archery, golf, tennis, horseshoes, badminton,…
Debbie McGeehan It is no surprise that tennis is known to be a sport for a lifetime. Our 92-year-old member Oliver “Demar” Wanstrom is a perfect example of this! Demar lived in Minnesota and was always involved in sports. He coached swimming, basketball, and tennis at various times in high school and college. In 1957…
Joseph F. Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke’s Billiards Club (PPB) would like to thank MOD Pizza, 4386 N. Oracle Road, 520-448-5838, for sponsoring our Travel Team. The PPB also thanks Voyager’s Billiards Club (VBC) and Ted Beery for the friendly competition and cordial luncheon at SaddleBrooke One’s RoadRunner Grill after the 8-Ball Team…