Raymond H. Goettsch On the afternoon of Dec. 7 SaddleBrooke Pickleball Association (SPA) members celebrated the holidays with a pizza party. The SPA Social Committee, Lori Polichnowski (chair), Barbara Mithell, Nancy Prentiss, and Tracey Rathjen, planned the party at the home of Bonnie and Fred Barazini. Pizzas and salad were served to more than 100 SPA…
Karla Trippe Over last summer, the SaddleBrooke Democratic Club (SBDC) tasked a professional team to develop a marketing and communications plan and targeted messaging for the 2024 campaign. SBDC chose a logo and slogan for the campaign focusing on Stand Up for Freedom. The new messaging was presented to the club in November, along with…
Ken Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to introduce Dr. David Eaton as a new ILR faculty member. Professor Eaton has more than 40 years of teaching and doing research at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. His specialties are medical toxicology, chemicals and cancer risk, environmental toxicity, drug metabolism, natural…
Most people tend to focus on one type of exercise or activity and forget to have a well-rounded approach to fitness. Research has shown that it’s important to get all four types of exercise: endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility, on a daily basis. Each one of these exercises has different benefits. Endurance Exercises Endurance activities,…
BK Koch On Monday, Dec. 4, Jan Haney and Laura Berkley welcomed 42 Sputters and one new member who challenged the course. Either the balls were getting bigger or the holes smaller, but there were not any money hole winners. Laura Berkley and Marilyn Palatas shot a 37, with Opal Larkin right behind them with…
Joe Giammarino The Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) would like to thank Rincon Country West Billiards Club (RCW), Bob McKenna, and RCW’s billiards team for their pool table prowess, camaraderie, and friendly competition. Another big thank you goes out to Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, PPB Travel Team captain for organizing this event. On Dec. 9…