Rita Fletcher Your pampered feline pet—do you have a plan for continued care when you are no longer able? Think a shelter will? Most shelters won’t take cats due to overcrowding and constant cage placement for your companion is traumatic. Hearts That Purr Feline Guardians, a nonprofit group, is a new concept you need to…
Dr. Mark Magdanz Balance is a key issue as we age—and boy is it important. A great many changes in our later life are triggered by problems with our stability. Falls break bones and head injuries change life forever. Balance is complex: involving vision, inner ear and our sense of body position. Age related change…
Jim Vavra The August meeting of the SaddleBrooke Democratic Club was held on Tuesday, August 11. The guest speaker at our August meeting was State Senator Barbara McGuire. Currently representing LD8, Barbara is exploring the possibility of running to replace Ann Kirkpatrick in CD1. Barbara shared her thoughts with us regarding her goals and objectives…
Winter and Haven, pure white identical twins, were dumped at the shelter. Both were neglected. SOS Cat Rescue took them, gave them full medicals and nursed them to health. They’re 15 years old but healthy, loving and good with other cats. The Network will pay the adoption cost! Just like us, all they need is…
Nan Nasser Registration for the annual SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Walkathon will begin on September 14 at the Golden Goose Fashion Show which will be held in the MountainView Ballroom beginning at 3:00 p.m. The tee shirt design has been finalized, supporter names collected, breakfast arranged and we are ready to walk with opening exercises by…
Karen Schickedanz Did you once—-or do you still—-claim Chicago or its suburbs as your hometown? If so, grab your witch’s hat or ghostly attire and join your fellow Chicagoans for a night of fright on Saturday, October 31 at the HOA 1 SaddleBrooke Clubhouse. This Halloween party will be the fourth event held this year…
Doug Sweetland For all of those Oregonians who live year round in SaddleBrooke, or those who enjoy their winter months here, you are invited to attend our 2015 Oregon State party. The event will be held November 5 at the Mesquite Grill from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. As with our event in March 2014, this…
The Gardeners Exchange at SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Ken Drozd, Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service, on Tuesday, September 22 at 1:00 p.m. Please join us in La Mesa Room at La Hacienda Club. Every gardener relies upon weather to bring the sunshine, bring the rain, cold chill bulbs and heat up our cacti.…
Ron Bechky In August, after a family safari in Tanzania, Linda and I continued on to Rwanda. Our gorilla trek is a lifetime travel highlight. Genocide We arrived in Kigali, capital of Rwanda, in time for dinner with my brother Allen, a safari guide now living in Entebbe Uganda. Our hotel (the fabulous Serena) and…
Jan Springer Do we really need a wildlife crossing bridge and tunnel on Oracle Road? How many times have you heard that question since the road construction began many months ago? Come learn why we do need these crossings and much more when featured speaker Hannah Stitzer, Program and Outreach Associate for the Coalition of…