DOBSON RANCH CLUBS
FEBRUARY 2024
Another Year At Dobson Ranch Pickleball Is Underway With Strong Attendance---Morning and Night!! by Rich Bitner - Recreation Committee Pickleball Representative
Pickleball at the Ranch is off to a strong start in 2024. We are regularly using 5 or 6 courts in our morning drop-in play, and night play exceeds that on a regular basis. We will stay on winter hours until the heat starts coming back and the sun comes up earlier. Morning “Drop-In Play” starts officially at 8 am Monday, Wednesday, Friday, as well as Saturday, including holidays (usually), although we do have a regular cadres of players that like to start at sunrise. If you’re a late starter, we also have players staying until 10:30am or so. Evening “Drop-In Play” continues on Monday and Thursday from 6pm to 10pm under the lights. Reports tell us that other nights are busy as well. Again, if you come out for evening play you may find some people starting at 4pm as well.
Join in and talk to your neighbors and you will surely find people to play with at various starting times, so you can easily arrange your own foursomes to play on your own schedule. Courts are open from sunrise until 10pm under the lights at our Los Altos Courts, located in the neighborhood north of Baseline at 2524 W Campo Alegre Cir, Mesa, AZ 85202. As the courts continue to become more congested with the increasing popularity of the sport, particularly in the evenings, please remember that “Drop-In Play” means everyone takes turns and should be ready to play with any others on the court who are waiting with you to be next. In addition to the Los Altos courts, Dobson Ranch also has four courts at Saratoga that are available for play at the same times throughout the week on a first come basis. Saratoga Recreation Center is located at 2345 S Saratoga, Mesa, AZ 85202. Please contact Rich Bitner (rebitner@cs.com) for further information about morning play, to get referrals for professional instruction, and to get on our email list for announcements regarding pickleball schedules, weather issues, maintenance and other activities. Please contact Donna Ransom at donna85202@gmail.com to get on her email list for Monday and Thursday night play. Don’t forget to wear appropriate court shoes and make sure you are hydrating, sun screening, stretching and warming up as needed. Pickle-ON!!
Dobson Ranch Women’s Club In The Community by Patty Smith - Women’s Club President
Happy Valentine’s Day (2/14) and here’s to Presidents Day too (2/19).
Bunco was hosted by Pauline and Miss Truffles. It was a Pot Luck. Such a yummy selection. Thank you, Pauline. We appreciated your warm and welcoming hospitality.
For our community service project, we donated to the MCC Food Pantry. Thank you for your generous donations. The Students were very grateful. We went out to Lunch at Longhorns in Mesa. It always has good food and service. Happy Valentine’s Day and President’s Day. Blessings, Patty 7 THE DOBSON ASSOCIATION
