David Zapatka While traveling this summer on the Goldwing, I was fortunate to receive a private tour of Missouri State University’s Jane A. Meyer Carillon. Carillons are the world’s largest instruments and this one is the largest of all those located in the U.S. Midwest. This carillon is made up of 48 bronze bells and…
Box Tops for Education going digital! Emilie Siarkiewicz Drop the scissors and grab your smartphone! That’s the lead-in to an announcement on July 24, by General Mills, sponsor of the popular K-8 school fundraising Box Tops for Education® (BTFE) program. Since General Mills launched the BTFE program in 1996, 70,000 schools around the country have…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Texas Governor Greg Abbott called it “one of the most deadliest days in the history of Texas.” On a Sunday in August, a gunman walked into a Walmart in El Paso and opened fire, leaving 22 people dead and 24 injured. In response to the carnage the American Red Cross went…
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…
The medical mismanagement of back pain: the real story behind the serious mistakes doctors are making in daily practice. Dr. Craig Brue The above headline recently appeared in news journals around the country. What are the recommended guidelines that MD’s are not following for the treatment of back pain? The main guideline that MD’s are…
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…
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,…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Have you had any conversations with a teenager lately? Is it even possible to do so, what with all of the electronic devices that take center stage in their lives? It’s amazing how these young, wordless youth get along in life, for their lives are so…preoccupied. Over the millennium there has…
Herb Kranze Friday the 13th turned out to be a lucky and great day for the Jeff Shields—Charles Schwab fifth annual Senior Men’s Putting Tournament. The namesake of the tournament, Jeff Shields, presented a check to Steve Tepper from the American Diabetes Association for $1,600. Joe Fiorito presented a $900 check to Cynthia Holmes from…
Phyllis Ketring The 2019 SaddleBrooke Health Fair will be Saturday, October 12, from 9 a.m. to noon. The biggest change will be that the Health Fair has expanded and there will be activities at both the SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse and the MountainView Clubhouse. The big change will be that the immunization and lab testing from…