Jim Grosjean The last month has been busy for the Mountainview-Preserve Men’s Golf Association (MPMGA). On Feb. 15 the rescheduled Tournament of Champions reached its conclusion, with Glen Hanson crowned as the overall champion with a net score of 67 on the tough Preserve Golf Course. No one saw this round of golf coming, least…
EJ Snearly It’s a tradition that the golfers from SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO look forward to every year. This year, Across the Brooke was hosted by SaddleBrooke TWO on Feb. 13, with beautiful weather. With the theme of “Margaritaville,” the golfers enjoyed a step-aside scramble on the MountainView back nine course. Golfers wore Hawaiian…
Judy Falewicz In 1998 Lou Ann Garvin started the MountainView Lady Putters with 33 members. As of our 2024 annual meeting, with 30 new members, there is now a total of 133 members. Putting takes place every Monday morning on the SaddleBrooke TWO putting green. Every second Monday of the month, putting is followed by…
Tim Gaule Sixteen men from The Preserve enjoyed lunch at The Preserve restaurant on Feb. 23. As usual, The Preserve staff provided great service and a delicious menu selection. Our group meets at The Preserve every other month and at an area restaurant during the remaining months. We are looking forward to our March lunch…
BK Koch Verde Sputters was off to a good start with 57 players and three guests. Five Sputters got the low score of 38: Laura Berkley, Opal Larkin, Sue Ryan, and Sue Spaniol. Close behind were Nancy Bowersock and Cathy Howard with a low score of 39. Cathy Howard and Ellane Jepson each got three holes-in-one.…
Ellen Avenoso The new SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association (SBWGA) Board of Directors has been sworn in, tournament schedules announced, and the 18-holers are off to a quick start with a busy tournament line-up. Upcoming, the first of our majors will be the Presidents Cup, which will run from Feb. 6 through Feb. 22. (Followed, of course,…
Former Lt. William Myers, CEC, USN The Catalina Mountain Chapter (CMC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held its most recent luncheon meeting on Jan. 20 at SaddleBrooke Ranch. The meeting began with a business session presided over by retired Capt. Chuck Vaughan, U.S. Navy, president, during which members were updated on the…
BK Koch It may have been freezing and not any golf or putting, but that did not stop 54 Verde Sputters and two guests from coming to our Jan. 8 luncheon. Upon arriving, Sputters mingled with each other before getting down to business and the fun of the program. Committee members were Debbie Flato, Carolyn…
John Faulkner In a continuing effort to bring well-known national authors to speak at our Author’s Luncheon series, Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries was able to secure a speaking engagement with J.A. Jance. She is the prolific New York Times bestselling author of the J.P. Beaumont series (26 books), the Joanna Brady series (20 books), the Ali Reynolds series…
Do you enjoy shotgun sports? Join us for a friendly, intercommunity trap shooting competition! The Robson Trap Trials are open to residents of Arizona Robson Communities only (PebbleCreek, Quail Creek, Robson Ranch, SaddleBrooke, SaddleBrooke Ranch, and Sun Lakes) and will be held Friday, March 22, at the Tucson Trap & Skeet Club, 7800 W. Old…