Richard Dinges Twenty-four-year-old Jackie DeShannon hit it just right with her 1968 hit recording, “What the World Needs Now is Love.” Now 58 years later, we need that love and kindness more than ever. You know, the stuff that helps grease the wheels of civility. The by-product of which brings out the best in our SaddleBrooke neighbors. I’ve…
Ron Peck As we step into June, the Golden Goose Thrift Shop is excited to announce our upcoming events celebrating Father’s Day and Flag Day. Whether you’re on the hunt for cool DIY project materials or looking to amp up your summer BBQ game, you won’t believe the treasures waiting for you at the Golden…
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LaVerne Kyriss At SaddleBrooke’s National Firewise Awareness Day event, held May 2 at the MountainView Clubhouse, participants learned about preventing wildfire damage and destruction to our homes and properties. Taking these simple steps can help us live in a resilient community, noted one speaker at the event. In addition to minimizing or removing combustible items…
Corey Loyd The SaddleBrooke fruit pickers (SB pickers) recently ended their picking season for the year after a spectacular three months of picking fruit throughout SaddleBrooke. The SB pickers is a group founded four years ago by Dotti McKee and Jill Darban with a few others who saw the need for fruit to be harvested…
As many readers of the Progress know, Joe Rizza, M.D., a resident of the SaddleBrooke community, has been an avid traveler and has brought his medical skills to many remote corners of the world. Most recently, in the summer of 2025, he was in charge of the medical clinic on the island of Wake, which…