Category: October 2014

DIGS: Opens 2014-15 season with Lightroom presentation

Claire Mather and Nelson Rodriguez view Claire’s summer photographs while other DIGS members socialize before the meeting begins; photographer: Bill Brennan

Bill Brennan DIGS (Digital Imaging Group SaddleBrooke), aka the SaddleBrooke Photography Club, started its 2014-15 season on Saturday, September 13. President John Triebe introduced several guests and new members after welcoming the DIGS membership back from their summer activities. To open the new season Bill Zadina presented a detailed review of Adobe Lightroom. Lightroom is…

Español y mas – fall classes

Judy Freeman Remember: Learning a new language is one of the best ways to keep mentally fit. Join up to do exactly that and have lots of fun, too! Why just study Spanish anywhere else when you can learn to speak it with Español y Más? Each step is a class meeting each week for…

Fall/early winter art classes gets underway

Kay Sullivan The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild classes are underway. To register, print the registration form (big brown button at the top of the class’s page of the website) and mail it along with your check to the Guild Registrar according to the instructions. Please check the website for descriptions and supply lists: www.saddlebrookefinearts.org/classes. Classes…

SaddleBrooke Adventure Club annual meeting November 14

SaddleBrooke Adventurers on the Salt River

The Adventure Club will be holding its annual meeting at the HOA 1 Activities Center at 4:30 p.m. on November 14, 2014. All members and people interested in hearing about the club’s planned activities for this coming season are invited to attend. The SaddleBrooke Adventure Club’s mission is to organize unusual participative events that encourage…

Knit-Wits Club supports breast cancer survivors

Knitted Knockers come in all sizes and colors; photo by Bette Stephens

Carol Chiarello The Knit Wits do many things through the year. We are often knitting/crocheting lovely items for ourselves or our loved ones. We also do various projects for donation, such as children’s hats for Kids’ Closet, chemo hats for local cancer centers and baby blankets and hats for veterans, to name a few. With…

The Daughter Caregiver Support Group

Heidi Wagner The Daughter Support Group is open to any woman in SaddleBrooke who is a caregiver for a parent or an elderly person. The main objective of the group is to provide support to those caregivers, both emotional and informational. Since we have a common goal, we have formed strong friendships while sharing and…

SaddleBrooke Squares news – October 2014

Anticipation; lined in squares and waiting for directions

Fall has arrived and the SaddleBrooke Squares Dance Club is, once again, getting into the full swing of the square dancing season. Sunday, October 12 was our annual Give Us A Whirl; an incredible introduction to square dancing. If you have missed it this year, look for us next year in October. However, if you…