Louise Grabell I love gardening, but sometimes it’s so frustrating. I work very hard around the house (just ask my neighbors), and it seems I have to work even harder to get stuff done. Many times have I gotten myself settled up in my flower garden (I say “up” because my flower beds are raised…
Category: September 2019
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…
Features, September 2019
SaddleBrooke’s gift shop featured artist for October
Linda Whitehead and Russell C. Stokes Our featured Artist of the Month hails from Everett, WA, the county seat of Snohomish, located about 25 miles north of Seattle. In 2002, after an in-depth search for their perfect new community and home, Mark Erickson and his wife, Lorraine, decided to retire to SaddleBrooke because of the…
Generals, September 2019
Tour west Texas with Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries
Judi Brauns Save the date for a nine-day bus tour of West Texas starting on March 25, 2020. Highlights of the tour will include El Paso, Marfa, Big Bend National Park, and Carlsbad Caverns. The complete itinerary and pricing for the tour will be announced by the end of October. For priority reservations, join the…
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…
Generals, September 2019
Health fair needs help
Phyllis Ketring The Health fair planning committee needs a volunteer coordinator to join the team for this year’s October health fair. This person must have strong interpersonal skills to recruit and communicate with volunteers and interact with the planning team. Some familiarity with Excel and email would be useful. During the year, there are monthly planning…
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.…
Generals, September 2019
Look your best in ten minutes or less
Barbara Barr On Friday, Nov. 1 at 10:00 a.m. in the Sonoran Room, Elise Marquam Johns will teach us how to look our best in ten minutes or less. If you have ever lived or traveled in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, you will probably recognize Elise as a well-known television personality in that area. Using the…
Generals, September 2019
Editorial submission deadline notice
Chelsey Nakata, editorial assistant Hello SaddleBrooke residents. The holidays are just around the corner, which means bumping up our editorial submission deadlines, to ensure that everyone on our Robson Publishing team gets to spend time with their families. The following are the Progress editorial submission deadlines for the rest of 2019: Friday, Oct. 25 at 4 p.m. (this…
Clubs & Classes, September 2019
JFG news
Marilyn Anthony Our annual BreakFast took place at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at the MountainView Ballroom. The menu this year included lox, bagels, cream cheese, egg salad, tuna salad, cheese platter, pumpernickel, sliced vegetables, and babka. Thanks to Zelda Aaronson and Sylvia Goldin for hosting the September coffee. These are such an important part…