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…
Wanda Ross For our ladies who love some friendly golf competition, May was the month for our President’s Cup. This was a match play event that included four rounds of golf over two weeks. It’s an exciting format for golf competition. The tournament started with 16 competitors playing in pairs. Each hole was won by…
Ann Lange Golf, like age, is only a number, unless you are retirement age, have an itchin’ to play near scratch golf, and the number is 165 for a 2-day 36-hole total gross score. On April 20 at the Preserve and April 21 at MountainView, golf whisperer Karen Wilson was in the zone. She came,…
Eileen J. Snearly and Charlene Leach MountainView Preserve Lady Niners’ (MPLN) annual Club Championship was held on April 12 and 13 at MountainView golf courses. Congratulations go to Charlene Leach, the 2021 Club Champion, with a combined gross score over the two days. Charlene has enjoyed playing golf with the MPLN organization for many years. She and her…
Alan Doan The par three hole number four at the Preserve calls for a short, lofted tee shot from an elevated tee to a sizable green below. It can be a tricky club selection, depending on the pin placement and wind direction. It wasn’t a problem for Ted Olson on May 11. Ted chose a pitching wedge…
Ann Lange “The thing about golf is that no matter how bad you are playing, it’s always possible to get worse.” This phrase appeared on one of the Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner cartoon posters placed at tee boxes by the daffy event coordinators Donna Watson and Cathy Quesnell. We call golf that…
Venetia Hobson Lewis Back when the Food Network started up, I hankered for every show on it—Ace of Cakes, Alton Brown’s Good Eats, and Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Going along with Guy Fieri to small cafes that served enormous and calorie-laden dishes just hit the spot. Many times Fieri would repeat the phrase “Winner, Winner,…
Wanda Ross The SaddleBrooke Lady Niners have fun golf games that add much to our enjoyment of golf. Every Tuesday morning, we golf in friendly nine-hole games at one of the three SaddleBrooke golf courses. We also have competitive tournaments, but our fun games are more creative and light-hearted and result in more laughter. Our…
Eileen J. Snearly and Gerri Burnside After almost 30 years of teaching German and humanities, Gerri and her husband, Robert, decided to retire. Their younger son and family live in Chandler, and since Gerri grew up with mountains in Austria, Tucson was the place they chose. They moved to SaddleBrooke in January 2000. Gerri began…