Linda Schmitz My husband and I both enjoy an active lifestyle. So, naturally, community amenities were an important consideration when searching for a place to relocate. We started playing pickleball a few years ago for exercise and social connection, and we love the game. For this reason, pickleball courts were a highly sought-after amenity to…
Jan Howard, Chair Your Link to the Outside World The SaddleBrooke Public Affairs Commission (SPAC) serves as a vital connection between our community and the broader world of public policy, infrastructure planning, and regional development. Formed by residents from SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO, SPAC is a volunteer advisory group that monitors government activity, tracks…
The SaddleBrooke Public Affairs Commission (SPAC) is organizing an important seminar on Scams and Fraud—a topic that affects all of us. Every day, we’re urged to click suspicious links, answer unknown calls, or share personal information with unverified sources. Sadly, some in our community have already experienced the consequences firsthand. This seminar will empower residents…
Will Greene This November, I’ll be running the New York City Marathon—not just to test my endurance, but to raise funds for research on Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a rare and complex genetic condition that affects my son Ari. Many SaddleBrooke residents know my parents Abby and Randy Greene and may remember me from a talk…
Christianne Dettmann You and EYE shouldn’t NEEDLE lot of prodding to HEAD to the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club’s first-ever Quilt Sale on Tuesday, Oct. 28, and Wednesday, Oct. 29! In fact, why not PIN those dates to your calendar now, because they will be upon us all SEW quickly, even though they might still SEAM…
Karen Brungardt Robbie Summers was a longtime resident and artist of SaddleBrooke. She and her husband Bill moved to the community on Sept. 11, 2001, from New Hampshire. Robbie attended the University of Arkansas and wanted to become an artist then. Her daddy said, “No, you need to do something that will pay you,” so…