Diane Verkuylen-Murphy We are deeply grateful to the SaddleBrooke Ranch and SaddleBrooke communities, as well as all our visitors, for your incredible support of the Spring ARTwalk. Your enthusiasm and encouragement helped make this event truly special, as we welcomed guests into 29 home studios and showcased the talents of about 50 artists in our…
Category: June 2026
Features, June 2026
IN-VEST – In Safety First!
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg SaddleBrooke is an early rising community, with our fitness centers and swimming pools opening either at 4 a.m. or 6 a.m., depending upon the venue or the time of the year. And users of these facilities are arriving—early—via a golf cart or a car. In addition, our golf maintenance crew arrive…
Features, June 2026
Your Questions Answered by a Little White Dog with Big Opinions
Emma, a little white dog who lives in SaddleBrooke Hello friends. I’m Emma, your cheerful little white dog in SaddleBrooke. In this column, I share a dog’s-eye view on life by answering questions with kindness, gentle humor, and tail-wagging wisdom. Follow more of my adventures at emmathewhitedog.com. Dear Emma: Have you and your dad done…
Features, June 2026
A Time of Many Firsts
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart Recently, with some of my dear women friends we watched the movie Song Sung Blue, the true story of a singing couple called Thunder and Lightning. We could relate to Neil Diamond songs that have resonated with listeners for many decades. For me a flood of teenage memories surfaced. The music of our teens…
Features, June 2026
Dollars and Sense: Enrolling in Medicare Part Two
Leah Kari, licensed insurance agent and retired pharmaceutical representative For a comprehensive understanding of the enrollment process, please refer to the previous month’s issue of this publication, which will feature Part one and provide detailed guidance on how to enroll in Medicare. Automatic Enrollment: If you are receiving Social Security or Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)…
June 2026, Features
2 Your Health: How You Can Identity Narcissistic Traits and Behaviors
Dr. Rose Bricker What exactly is narcissism? It’s often misunderstood in our society. Did you know there are different types of narcissism? For example, the Grandiose narcissist is often egotistical, loud, arrogant, demanding, and attention seeking. The next is the Vulnerable narcissist who is caring, charming, helpful, vulnerable, and kind. They often use “love bombing”…
June 2026, Features
Memorial Day Car Show – SaddleBrooke “Car Corner”
F rederick King Mitchell, Jr. (aka Mitch) Memorial Day Car Show Well you car nerds, motorheads, wrenchers, and just plain admirers were probably down at the annual SaddleBrooke car show this past Memorial Day Saturday cruisin’, gawkin’, and maybe drooling as well. I was planning on cruising by in the ’66 Chev, but went “up…
June 2026, Generals
Unit Happenings – June 2026
Unit 2 May Events BK Koch On May 12, 19 residents joined together at El Charro for their Sunday Brunch. I was pleasantly surprised to see so many from our side of Unit Two; i.e., Walt and Bevin Wagner, Bill Summers, BK Koch, Frank Michela, Molly Jones, Tom and Carol Baltrus, George and JoAnna Gundloch,…
Generals, June 2026
Why We Love Teaching Tai Chi
Carol Emerson We (Carol and Kenny Emerson) have been teaching Tai Chi in SaddleBrooke for about 15 years. Over the years we have probably had several hundred students in and out of classes and taught not only Tai Chi, but the “sister arts” of Xing-I and BaGua. It has been truly wonderful to share these…
Generals, June 2026
It’s Time To Say Goodbye
Esta Goldstein For over 15 years several volunteers have manned the Sheriff’s Office in the Mini Mart for the disposal of pills. This was started at a time when getting rid of those meds, which we didn’t need anymore, should not be put into garbage or flushed down the toilet. We were learning so much…