Category: March 2016

SaddleBrooke Men’s Putters

Schwab Tourney winners

John Martin The SaddleBrooke Men’s Putters (SBMP) Group, entering its nineteenth year, enjoyed a wonderful year in 2015. Membership grew to 123 putters and in addition to the weekly, quarterly and annual competitions, the first Jeff Shields/Charles Schwab Company Senior Men’s Putting Tournament was hosted by the SBMP in November. Jeff Shields has sponsored the…

STC Gender Social Team Tennis update

Jay Clayton Wilson Gender Social Team Tennis is the name adopted for an exciting tennis format. It simply means that men’s doubles teams will compete against each other while women’s doubles teams compete against each other in an exciting format. There is not a mixed doubles component and, distressingly, women are not allowed to play…

Rookie Camp and other action at the Softball field

2016 SSSA Board, back row: Jack Graef, Steve Garceau, Debbie Seguin and Mark Foster; front row: Ken Crossman, Stu Kraft and Charlie LaNeve; photo by Pat Tiefenbach

Carol Chiarello The 2016 Board of Directors for SaddleBrooke Senior Softball Association (SSSA) is busy planning several activities: Rookie Camp: Ongoing every Wednesday and Saturday, starting at 10:00 a.m. at the softball field, we offer Rookie and Skills Camp. This is for players returning to softball after a long layoff (can you say 20 or…

Warren Stephens wins 2015 SMGA President’s Cup

Warren Stephens, 2015 President’s Cup Champion

Gary Averett The 2015 SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association final tournament of the year is the President’s Cup always played in December. Warren Stephens finished the three day tournament with an overall low net score of 206, one stroke better than the second overall low net score by Bob Gabric at 207. He averaged a net…

Daughters of the American Revolution

Danna C. Koelling Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a lineage society devoted to patriotism, education and historic preservation. Are you a descendant of a patriot? Patriots may have military, civil or patriotic service or be a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Members of DAR have proven they are direct descendants of a…

Stroke/Neuro Support Group

Are you caring for a loved one who has stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis or other neurological conditions? Or are you your own caregiver? Our monthly lunches provide an opportunity to share concerns and solutions in a supportive atmosphere. The next lunch will be on Friday, March 18 at 11:30 a.m. at either the…

American Legion Post 132 presents German dinner

American Legion Post 132 presents our annual Authentic German Dinner. Wednesday, March 23, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the SaddleBrooke HOA 1 Activity Center, 64518 Galveston Lane. Menu includes: Genuine German Sausage, sauerkraut, red cabbage, German potato salad, pumpernickel and rye bread, apful strudl, soft drinks and coffee. Only $17 per person. Please RSVP to…

Packed house for Freethinkers’ January meeting

Fran Berman Dr. John E. Schwarz spoke to a capacity crowd at the Activity Center in SaddleBrooke One on Sunday, January 24, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. For more than 40 years, the struggling middle class in America has experienced wages that haven’t risen much after discounting inflation. If that continues, it jeopardizes the ideas of…