Dick Kroese SaddleBrooke plant-based support group tried out four of the plant-based items on Chef Spencer Gorman-Prow’s new menu at the MountainView Bar and Grill. All of us were so pleased with the food. The service was wonderful, and we will be doing it again. All of us feel that this is the way to go…
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Clubs & Classes, September 2019
Quilter’s Spotlight: Kelly Rospond
Varda Main Meet Kelly Rospond, resident of the SaddleBrooke Friday Quilters. Kelly is now on the home stretch of her year as president and is still enjoying every minute of it. Kelly sees her presidency as not just a one-year term but rather as a part of helping the Friday Quilters grow (16 new members…
Clubs & Classes, September 2019
SaddleBrooke Singers welcome new members!
Steph Mattie In 1969, my family moved to Lincoln, IL, where I entered the third grade as a new student at Carroll Catholic School. I was sad to leave my old friends behind, but I was also excited to see what this new place would be like. Putting on my new clothes and hopping onto…
Clubs & Classes, September 2019
Spanish Culture Club news
Gail Blizard Word for the day: Fiesta de bienvenida (Welcome back party!) We hope you will join us at our first meeting of the season on Monday, Oct. 21, at 5:30 p.m. in the SaddleBrooke One activity center. We’ll be having a wine and cheese party to welcome back current members and to especially welcome…
Clubs & Classes, September 2019
Better Angels documentary to be shown again
Andrea Molberg With outside temperatures exceeding 100 degrees, more than 160 SaddleBrooke residents viewed the Better Angels documentary on July 23 to see how citizens across the country are turning down political heat. Touched by what they saw on film, almost a third of those who attended the event hung around to discuss what they could do…
Clubs & Classes, September 2019
What’s new at the SaddleBrooke Computer Club?
Dennis Korger “Digital Estate Planning” is the topic for our next free presentation on Monday, Oct. 21 at 1 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom. This event is open to all SaddleBrooke residents and their guests. In our paperless society, many of the records documenting an estate may be entirely digitized. While many people manage their finances,…
Clubs & Classes, September 2019
SaddleBrooke Francophiles celebrate twenty years of food, fun, and friendship
Pat Smith This fall marks the twentieth year of activity for the SaddleBrooke Francophiles, a social organization that celebrates the foods, culture, and “all things French” with a myriad of events, activities, and parties. While we do applaud those who can, it is not required to speak French to be a member. To kick off…
Clubs & Classes, September 2019
Moonlight hike in Oracle Park
Lynda Green On Sept. 11, hiking guide Michael Hovan led a group of trekkers on an evening trip to Oracle Park to witness the near-full moon rising over the Galiuro Mountains. Hovan, a recent addition to the Hiking Club’s stable of accomplished guides, has added several moonlit ventures as well as his popular dog-friendly hikes since…
Clubs & Classes, September 2019
Fall clogging classes with Carol
Florence Messer, Coyote Country Clogger For everyone waiting for a beginner’s clogging class, your wait is over. Carol Jones will be teaching an easy level class starting Monday, Oct. 21. The class starts at 2:30 p.m. and is held at SaddleBrooke One, arts and craft room number 3. We start out slow but you will be clogging by…
Clubs & Classes, September 2019
Join the Barbershop Chorus
Jerry Gustafson Remember those songs you used to sing as a young man? Your local SaddleBrooke Barbershop Chorus has kept the barbershop tradition going since 1998. Barbershop harmony is a style of unaccompanied lyrics and easily singable melodies. In barbershop, the melody is usually sung by the lead with the tenor harmonizing above the melody.…