Romayne Trudo On July 4, 2023, Robbie was huddling in a doorway trying to hide from the frightening sounds of local fireworks. Fortunately, he was rescued by SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network (SBPRN) volunteers. While we were trying to locate his owners, Oracle Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation (OARR) offered to foster him. After months of searching…
R.J. Ward Last December my wife and I ventured to California. We had volunteered to take care of our two grandkids. Unfortunately, we had just returned to SaddleBrooke. As snowbirds, we typically return in early October. However, after coming down with COVID, we returned in November. So, it was a short turnaround. Our daughter-in-law (DIL)…
Barbara Barr Bengen Let me take you down memory lane 57 years to 1967 and the Academy Award-winning movie The Graduate. In his critically acclaimed film, young Dustin Hoffman plays recent college graduate Benjamin Braddock. To celebrate Ben’s graduation, his parents throw a cocktail party. A friend of Ben’s parents, Mr. McGuire, pulls Ben aside…
Marcy Vernon Our various pet charities are always in need and are always thankful for your donations. Please consider dropping off any of the items listed below. Cash donations are also accepted and appreciated. The drop-off location is at the SaddleBrooke One bocce ball courts. It is the first Friday of every month. We are…
Barb Schaepe SaddleBrooke Great Decisions started off the year with timely topics, excellent presentations, and spirited discussions. Meetings, which continue in March and April, occur on Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m. in the East Ballroom of the MountainView Clubhouse unless otherwise noted. Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program focused on world affairs. SaddleBrooke…
Ed Barnes In 1974 Congress established the Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to encourage working people to save for retirement and supplement their social security retirement incomes. Funds in a traditional IRA are sheltered from income taxes until withdrawn. But to ensure that money isn’t sheltered from taxes indefinitely, Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) were established. Currently,…