Category: October 2023

Unit Happenings – October 2023

Unit 17’s Toga Party Barbara Barr Bengen Residents of Unit 17 know how to have fun year-round. When we get tired of all the hot weather, we have a Toga Party—but togas were not required! The party invitation included a link to directions on how to make a toga from a bed sheet. Yes, there…

October Is Public Education Month

Karla A. Trippe The SaddleBrooke Democratic Club’s focus is on public education during October. At the club meeting on Oct. 10, members received an update on the upcoming Oracle School District election. The school board is asking voters to approve Proposition 481, an Override Continuation. This funding measure supplements the basic school budget from the…

In Passing

Darla Nell Grove Darla Nell Grove (neé Ryan), born May 5, 1943, in Hopkins, Minn., passed away peacefully at her home on Cat Claw Lane in SaddleBrooke on Aug. 23, 2023. Darla graduated in 1961 from Bloomington High School, where she played clarinet in the band. After graduating from high school, she competed in the…