Jane Gromelski Just in time for the ‘50s and ‘60s Sock Hop on November 3, we will offer Beginning Swing lessons in the Fitness Room by the Mesquite Grill at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday evenings. If you missed out on the fun of Rock ‘n Roll when you were young, now is the time to…
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Clubs & Classes, September 2016
STS introduces new VA Coordinators
D. A. “Bo” Nanna SaddleBrooke Troop Support (STS) welcomes Diane and Mike Buckley as the new Veterans Administration (VA) Coordinators for the organization. Both Diane and Mike retired from the Air Force, each having served for 20 years, and have lived in SaddleBrooke for over eight years. STS stalwart Barb Carter recruited her own replacements…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
Small Slams Bridge Club makes a grand slam with its first teaching event
Joyce Honorof and Barbara Starrett On Thursday, August 4, 2016, Donna DePesa, an American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Sapphire Life Master, taught a class on Doubles to the Small Slams Bridge Club. Over 40 people enthusiastically attended the program. The lecture on Doubles was directed at improving the bidding component of the Bridge game. Specifically,…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club and Stuff the Bus
Dick Kroese SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club is all about making a difference in kids’ lives. We decided as a club that we wanted to donate copy paper to Oracle School so that they would have the necessary paper to carry on the many functions that require copy paper. We all went out and purchased paper…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
Dr. Buntain to speak to Freethinkers on “One Health”
Fran Berman On Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. in the MountainView Ballroom, SaddleBrooke Freethinkers welcomes Dr. Bonnie Buntain who will speak about One Health. One Health is the interconnectedness of the health of people, domestic animals and wildlife and our shared environment called ecosystems. This interconnectedness has positive and negative impacts on our…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
MSG presents opening of eyes
Julie Goodman Metaphysical Study Group (MSG) will start its speaker season off with SaddleBrooke’s own Nita Anders on October 12, 2016 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the HOA 1 Activity Center. Nita will share her knowledge in a presentation titled, The Awakened Spirit in the Human Heart. MSG is an exploratory group of like-minded…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
MountainView Bridge Club
Stephanie Parks Our featured player this month is our moneymeister (aka treasurer), Peter Godfrey. While living in London, Peter was first exposed to Bridge when his parents played social bridge with their friends whom, he notes, was the only time they ever argued; however, their friends were even worse — hurling nasty insults across the…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
What’s new at SaddleBrooke Computer Club
Richard Beaty Turn Your House into a Smart House Monitor your home’s security. Control your lights remotely. Save money on your energy bill. You will discover how to do all this and much more at the first Computer Club User Group meeting of the season. User Group meetings are held monthly and they are open…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
Sunrise Rotary Club hosts SaddleBrooke Troop Support
Doug Sweetland On July 28, the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club hosted representatives of the SaddleBrooke Troop Support (STS) at its weekly meeting. Attending from the STS were George Bidwell, president and Bo Nanna, publicity chair. Mr. Bidwell shared the history in the formation of the organization with the start in 2005. Initially the organization was…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
Western Partners Dance Classes starting in October
Jane Gromelski You’ve seen others dancing on the floor, now see how easy it is; we invite you to come and learn the Texas Two-Step and the Western Waltz and experience a boot stomping, ground pounding good time! Our next series of Beginners’ classes will start Wednesday, October 19 in the MountainView Ballroom at 6:00…