Category: October 2018

Cheeseheads save the date! February 20

  SaddleBrooke’s annual gathering of the SaddleBadgers will be another dinner/dance evening at SaddleBrooke One’s Vistas dining room, Wednesday evening, February 20. Block it out on your iPhone or other smart device, computer calendar, Day-Timer, wall calendar or refrigerator post-it note, brain’s memory…uh, well, uh…you know?! Details will be announced later when your party committee…

Writers take aim

Patti Albaugh What do writers need to know about firearms, arrest procedures and blood splatter patterns? Ask anyone who has been to the Writers’ Police Academy (WPA). Patti Albaugh, member of the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club, traveled to Green Bay, Wisconsin, this summer to learn how to write convincing crime scenes. The tenth annual Writers’…

Shred, recycle and donate – all in one easy step

  Get rid of those useless paper files and outdated electronics by bringing them to a Shredding and Recycling Event on Saturday, November 3 from 9:00 a.m. to noon (or until the truck is full). The event, hosted by Long Realty – Golder Ranch, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach and the Beacon Foundation will be held at…

Excitement builds for health fair

Phyliss Ketring The SaddleBrooke Health Fair is Saturday, October 13 from 9:00 a.m.–noon, at the SaddleBrooke One clubhouse. Parking will be at MountainView with luxury coaches shuttling between MountainView and SaddleBrooke One. Shuttles run until 1:30 p.m. allowing time for lunch at the Road Runner. Parking for golf carts and cars with handicap stickers is…

Oracle School District

  “Champions Helping Children” gala set for October 28 Pat Smith American educator Robert Maynard Hutchins once wrote, “The objective of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives.” These sentiments echo the vision and mission of the Oracle School Foundation’s commitment to excellence and continuing its support of every Oracle…

MountainView Preserve 9ers begin their fall season

In reality, the 9ers who play the Preserve and MountainView courses have no season, they play all year long, every Tuesday afternoon. We are 55 members and growing with golfers from both SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO. Annual membership starts at $40; $5 is collected by the pro-shop each time you play for range balls…

DIGS announces meeting programs

  The Digital Photography Club of SaddleBrooke (DIGS) has assembled another great series of programs for the 2018-2019 year, thanks to the Club’s Program Director, Bill Todd and the presenters. Programs, starting in November, will include “Creating Composites,” presented by Paul Davis, followed in December with “Black and White Conversions,” presented by Byron Cotter. The…

Knit Wits news

Carol Chiarello Road trip for the ladies! Last month about 20 of our Knit Wits drove out to visit Grandma’s Spinning Wheel, an excellent yarn shop on the east side of town. The group was treated to special instruction, special yarn pricing and then the ladies went to lunch. What happens when you are not…

SaddleBrooke Lady Golfers unite to have fun

On September 25, 80 ladies from the combined SaddleBrooke Lady Niners and the SBWGA-18 came together for their annual LAGOS Tournament. It was an absolutely beautiful day in SaddleBrooke and all the ladies lived up to the theme of “Girls Just Want To Have Fun.” The event was chaired by the SBWGA-18 this year and…