Dobson Ranch Clubs

Women’s Club

By Patty Smith, Women’s Club President

The Super Bowl and the WM Golf Tournament were a great success. Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs! Out to Lunch had a change of plans again. Taste of Peru closed its doors. Cornish Pasties welcomed us on short notice. We had a delicious lunch. The staff was very accommodating. March found us at an Irish Pub. Everyone was Irish for a a day.

DRWC Bunco for January 2023

Sameera, Donna, Laurie, Peggy, Chris, Mary, Lynn S, Lynn E, Sue, Barb, Vicky, and Patty.

Mardi Gras Bunco was hosted by Miss Mike. Let the Good times roll...thank you for a fun evening. The MCC Staff, for their Market, was thrilled to receive all the food and clothing we donated. Thank you for your generosity and compassion.

Enjoy March and Spring Break.

Blessings, Patty

Sharing Our Courts With Our Neighbors at “The Lakes “About to Enter A New Phase

By Rich Bitner, Recreation Committee Pickleball Representative

For a number of months now we have really enjoyed the company of many players from “The Lakes” just down the road in Tempe who have needed a nearby place to play while their own courts are under reconstruction. As that project nears completion and re-opening, we want to thank our lakes friends, and all of our frequent guests, for playing with us and look forward to continuing to share access to each other’s courts. Hopefully, we can arrange our neighborhood schedules so that more opportunities for people to enjoy “drop-in play” can be enjoyed at both locations. As public pickleball courts in the area continue to get more use, as do our own DR courts, it is an ideal time to coordinate schedules to maximize court usage, offer more play times, and spread players around to relieve wait times due to crowding.

With the mostly ideal weather this winter (compared to everywhere else…), we continue to have great turnouts in the mornings and evenings for drop-in play, and increasingly are seeing more folks hitting the courts on their own schedule with family and friends.

Until the heat comes on again, we will continue to play

Retirees’ Hiking Club

By Barbara Stout, Retirees’ Hiking Club Chairperson

Come Hike with the Dobson Ranch Retirees’. The Pacers hike three miles on Wednesdays and Clipper hike between five to eight miles. Fridays are for Clippers only, and we hike longer and harder hikes. If you are interested in hiking with us please send me your email at (stoutgeo@gmail.com). I send out emails about the hikes on Saturday for the Wednesday hikes and Thursday for the Friday hikes. We meet at La Casita parking lot at 8:00 am and carpool for all hikes. Please come and join us. Happy trails! ~ Barb

March 10

March 15

March 17

March 22

March 24

March 29

March 31

April 4

April 7

April 12

Second Water to Black Mesa Trail to Dutchman Trail back to second water. We are making a circle. 9 miles.

Picket Post-near Superior Pacers around mountain, Clippers to the top.

McDowell Mountains

Marcus Landslide Pacers

Tom’s Thumb Clippers

To be announced on Wednesday

Quartz Trail in and out

To be announced on Wednesday

Butchers Jones Beach Trail

McDowell Sonoran Preserve Granite Mountain Trailhead Balance Rock Trail.

To be announced on Wednesday.

Coon Bluff Trail along the river In and out we may see wild horses in the river!

“drop-in” pickleball at 8:00 am Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and Monday and Thursday nights at 6:30 pm.

We are normally wrapped up in about two and a half hours. Our eight new dedicated pickleball courts at Los Altos are available to residents and their guests every day between 7:00 am and 10:00 pm, and if you would like a reservation they are available on the Ranch’s App.

We provide balls for drop-in play through the generous donations of our players, and can provide loaned paddles, but please wear appropriate court shoes and make sure you are hydrating, stretching and warming up.

Please contact Rich Bitner (rebitner@cs.com) or Frank Mizner (planner1948@gmail.com) for further information, and to get on our email list for announcements regarding pickleball schedules and activities. Please contact Donna Ransom at donna85202@gmail.com to get on her email list for Monday and Thursday night play.