Tag: SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association

SPA celebrates its tenth year

Andrea Molberg Pickleball in SaddleBrooke is 10 years old! SPA (SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association) was conceived and the initial charter signed on February 26, 2007. The first court was outlined with masking tape in the MountainView parking lot and play was limited to weekends only because of traffic. The tape would rub off and need to…

Pickleball Association is adopting

SPA, SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association, will take part in the Adopt-a-Highway program in Pinal County. SPA will adopt a portion of Edwin Road from Eagle Crest Ranch Boulevard, which is the eastern boundary, to N. Columbus Road, the western boundary. Pinal County supplies safety vests and bags for the pickup of trash and debris. After the…

SaddleBrooke Pickleball in 2017

Andrea Molberg SPA, the SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association, has 683 members and a new Board for 2017. Here are a few of the leaders: Tom Kruse, the president of the new SPA Board, is beginning his fourth year on the board. He’s been secretary, vice president and president. Tom played tennis for 50 years before he…

Pickleball’s 2016 Social Holiday Party highlights

Linda Cornish The headcount was just a hair under one hundred with lots of new faces at SPA’s (SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association) Holiday Party for 2016 held again at HOA 1. The attendees dined on Chateau Briand, sole stuffed with crab and bacon or a vegetarian entrée and, as I looked around the table, the plates…

Start the new year with Pickleball

Andrea Molberg Looking for a great way to exercise and meet people? Pickleball may fit your needs perfectly. Extremely popular in SaddleBrooke and with all age groups across the country, Pickleball is easy to learn, yet challenging and fast paced for experienced players. Played on a court a third of the size of a tennis…

SaddleBrooke Pickleball

Pickleball path smoother Andrea Molberg Have you driven down to the Pickleball courts off Ridgeview lately? Whether you come to play, cheer or leave your soda cans for recycling, you have no doubt noticed a change – the road from Ridgeview to the dumpster has a beautiful, smooth top coat. Thank you, HOA 1! Pickleball,…

Pumpkin Pickleball party

Andrea Molberg Pickleball players find fun off the courts too. On October 25 about 65 SPA (SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association) members gathered in the HOA 1 Activity Center for lots of fun and tasty appetizers. Linda Cornish did a great job with the decorations and the mood was festive. Everyone who came received a goodie bag…

Your health – we care!

Andrea Molberg SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) cares about your health and wants you prepared for emergencies. SPA is providing free medical information cards for your wallet, gym bag or glove compartment so that your critical health facts are readily available to first responders, just in case. Pick one up, fill in updated medical facts and…