This season’s first event on October 30 was at SaddleBrooke Vistas and featured the TSO String Quartet and a fabulous Oktoberfest dinner. November 14 the concert at the Music Hall features the young pianist Jon Nakamatsu playing Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 3 and Peter Bay conducting Dvorak’s Symphony No. 7. Bus transportation and dinner at Café a…
Category: November 2014
Clubs & Classes, November 2014
Hiking Club to offer program on Canadian hiking
Karen Schickedanz SaddleBrooke resident Phil McNamee, an experienced hiker and backpacker, will lead hiking club members and guests on a trek through Gros Morne National Park in Canada via a slide show and lecture during the club’s program on Wednesday, November 19. The program will begin at 3:00 p.m. in the HOA 1 Activity Center,…
Clubs & Classes, November 2014
SaddleBrooke Squares upcoming events
Donna Martin The SaddleBrooke Squares dance season has many fun events planned for the coming year. On October 12 we held our annual Give us a Whirl introduction to Square Dancing. The first class lesson started on Sunday, October 19. Beginning on November 11 there will be practice dances for new class members on Tuesdays…
Clubs & Classes, November 2014
Thursday afternoon bridge clinic
Paul Shalita This clinic is a practice and critique session designed for players at all levels who desire to improve their Bridge. No partner is necessary. No time commitment; come late, leave early. Meet potential new partners. Sessions run from 12:30 to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday afternoons at DesertView. For more information call Paul Shalita…
Features, November 2014
Abdominal strengthening: it’s not just about the six-pack
Susan Dawson-Cook While some are still chasing the dream of six-pack abdominals, others are thinking, “I’m not twenty-five anymore so having a washboard stomach isn’t exactly top priority.” It’s important to note that until the fat layer around the midsection is shed (which can only be accomplished by diet and cardiovascular exercise induced fat loss;…
Generals, November 2014
SaddleBrooke’s Got Talent… and we want it!
Ann Vernon One of the factors that makes the Treats and Talents Charity Auction so unique is that there are numerous fixed price events that have proven to be extremely popular. People throughout this SaddleBrooke community have purchased these events at the auction and have attended them throughout the year, giving residents a chance to…
Generals, November 2014
SaddleBrooke Health Fair a success—over 1,000 participants
Phyllis Ketring Thank you, SaddleBrooke; over 1000 people participated in the annual SaddleBrooke Health Fair in October. One exhibitor commented that SaddleBrooke should give training sessions to other organizations on operating a health fair. That kind of comment is heard routinely every year. It takes over 100 volunteers on the day of the fair to…
Generals, November 2014
The Restaurants at SaddleBrooke Two: MountainView Bistro • Preserve Grill – November 2014
Thanksgiving Gourmet to Go Byron Cotter Do you have guests coming for Thanksgiving dinner but don’t want to go through the hassle of preparing a traditional meal? Do you cringe at the idea of getting up early to start the turkey and spending much of the day fixing food rather than enjoying your guests?…
Clubs & Classes, November 2014
Oracle’s Singing Beekeeper
Pamela Boedeker SaddleBrooke Nature Club’s first meeting of the season on October 13 introduced Fred Terry, known as Oracle’s Singing Beekeeper. Fred has been raising bees since the 1970s. His knowledge, experience and enthusiasm for the business are impressively extensive. Fred has researched and aided beekeepers in Central and South America. He has given presentations…
Features, November 2014
Home invasion by a Javelina
Jerry and Gladys Lujan As Foreign Service Officers we spent many years living in exotic places like Algeria, Bangladesh, Haiti, Nigeria, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. Our dwellings were always well protected by security grillwork on the doors and windows. It was restrictive but necessary where personal security was at risk. When we returned to…