Category: August 2025

Party at MountainView

Wendy Fish On June 17 a small group of us celebrated the retirement of Debi La Rosa from Morgan Stanley. June 17 was also her husband Mark Baldwin’s 63rd birthday, so we celebrated that as well. MountainView had the band Sedona Crossing playing on the lawn, and we had a blast. The band was incredible.

More Than a Banker

Stuart Watkins Robert E. Muse is more than the SaddleBrooke Bank Manager of BMO. He can sync your computer to work with your smartphone and help with getting both devices to work with online banking. He has helped me several times when I was locked out of BMO online banking because I had forgotten my…

The Importance of Family History

Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg There is a very old black and beige (having originally been white, but decades have darkened the white color) photo of my maternal grandparents hanging in our guest bedroom. They both immigrated from Poland but died in 1919 during the devastating flu pandemic. What lives they could have had were it…

Savor Retirement: The Luxury of Time in Retirement

savorretirement.com Retirement is often referred to as the golden years, when individuals can step away from work demands and fully embrace the freedom of having the luxury of time. For many, this phase of life represents an opportunity to savor moments, pursue passions, strengthen relationships, and engage in activities that bring joy and fulfillment. The…

Unit Happenings – August 2025

Unit Two Happy Hour at the Agave On July 17 Unit Two hosted another Happy Hour at the SaddleBrooke One Agave. There were more than 32 attendees. It was a great time as we met up with our neighbors and got to know more of them. It was hamburger night, and we had a lot…

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings – August 2025

Is Your House a Candidate for the Annual SBCO Home Tour? Nancy McCluskey-Moore Each year SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) hosts a tour of remodeled homes designed to show SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch residents changes that may inspire their own home improvements. This event helps SBCO inform both communities about its food, clothing, enrichment, and educational…

ILR Has Three New Instructors

Joan Elder SaddleBrooke Lifelong Learning (formerly known as The Institute for Learning in Retirement, or ILR) has three new instructors with three new classes scheduled for the first session of fall classes. Dan Kaperski, who has over 50 years’ experience in all aspects of electrical system design, operation, and management, will be teaching International Electric…

What Do You Know About Making Wine?

Ann Vernon Maybe not as much as you think! Recently, eight guests were treated to an incredible immersion into the world of wine by David and Kathleen Eaton, owners of a boutique winery located in The Preserve. The Eatons, formerly from Seattle, walked their guests through the entire operation as they sipped on a Petite…

SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network – August 2025

The Importance of Microchipping Your Pets Romayne Trudo Microchipping pets is a crucial step in responsible pet ownership, offering permanent identification that dramatically increases the chances of being reunited with a lost animal. Benefits of microchipping include: • Permanent, tamper-proof identification: Collars and tags can fall off or be removed. • Increased reunion rates: 72%…