Venetia Hobson Lewis What do you do when it’s raining? Unless there’s something else pressing, do you read? Do you watch TV? Or perhaps, do you practice your musical instrument and maybe sing a few old songs? Members of the SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association-18 (SBWGA-18) recently had two opportunities to warm up their vocal cords.…
Wanda Ross The SaddleBrooke Lady Niners is such a fun golf league that a few of our members have been golfing in this group for over 20 years. Now that’s commitment. Gloria Franklin joined 27 years ago, in the summer of 1994. She estimates that there were fewer than 800 houses in SaddleBrooke at that…
James Wetegrove The 2022 Men’s Niners membership campaign begins Oct. 18, and the 2022 membership meeting will take place Oct. 18 from 9 to 11 a.m. in the SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse Agave Lounge. Why join the SaddleBrooke One Men’s Niners? * To golf in a friendly setting with new or existing friends * Learn more…
Wanda Ross It’s summer, and we Lady Niners are golfing every week. If you’d like to be golfing more, this is the perfect time to join the SaddleBrooke Lady Niners because membership fees are greatly reduced. But, the best reason for joining this group is because we are so fun. We follow the rules and etiquette…
Janice DiEnno MountainView Ladies Putters meet on Monday mornings at 8:30 a.m. at the MountainView putting green. After a long hiatus due to COVID-19, we returned to putting on July 5. We invite you to come join in the fun, meet new friends, participate in special events throughout the season, and join us for several…
Joe Sieverding Scores an Ace in MPMGA Event Alan Doan If you play golf at MountainView or The Preserve, you’ve surely seen Joe Sieverding’s friendly, smiling face. Sometimes he greets you on the first tee as the starter. Other times, he keeps an eye on things out on the course as a marshall. But maybe…
Wanda Ross Even though many of our snowbird members are away from SaddleBrooke for much, if not all, of the summer, we remaining Lady Niners have fun golfing events every week throughout the summer. Let’s hear it for our hearty members who play in all weather conditions. Lately, there’s been more wind than usual. That sometimes…
Joyce Sutay Red Nose Day is an annual campaign with the mission to end child poverty by funding programs that keep children safe, healthy, educated, and empowered. While raising life-changing cash for children that need it the most, it brings people together to laugh and have fun. Since its debut in 2015, over $240 million…
Venetia Hobson Lewis It’s monsoon season. The Weather Service now sets June 15 through September for the season; however, by the traditional method of calculation, the monsoons begin when the dew point in Tucson reaches 54 degrees or higher. And we say, “Bring ‘em on.” With low humidity throughout the rest of the year, the…
Venetia Hobson Lewis Birding is a popular activity in Arizona. Quite a few important habitats are located within our state for spotting that elusive winged beauty in flight: Madera Canyon, Chiricahua National Monument, the Grand Canyon, Patagonia Lake State Park, and many more. SaddleBrooke is not without its own bird sanctuaries. About four years ago, SBWGA-18…