The SaddleBrooke Health Fair Planning Committee (SBHFPC) is accepting applications for funds to be used towards community projects that have an emphasis on health and wellness. Periodically, the SBHFPC provides funding towards health and wellness-related projects that benefit the SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO communities. Examples of prior awards include a chair lift for the…
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August 2025, Sports
SaddleBrooke and Ranch Senior Softball Action!
King Mitchell Okay, softball junkies, here it is July 24 and Progress deadline time. So, here’s the past and future in the action-packed world of SaddleBrooke softball. Summer League Action Well, folks, we’re just two weeks into the summer season, and already things are heatin’ up! And I mean the softball, too! The girls and…
August 2025, Features
Your Garden’s Best Harvest?
Mary Jane Wilson Does it seem as if it doesn’t matter what you plan to plant where, because the plants that perform the best are the ones that choose their own location in your yard? Does it seem like your garden harvest yields more questions than answers? Well, join the club! A year ago this…
Clubs & Classes, August 2025
SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild – August 2025
Mark Your Calendar for Fine Art Salon September 17 Marilynn Davis Mark your calendars for Sept. 17 at 10:30 a.m. in the Topaz Room! The Fine Arts Guild presents a continuation of the well-attended May Salon on Gustav Klimt. This time we are back in Vienna after World War II and moving forward to the…
Clubs & Classes, August 2025
SaddleBrooke Caregivers United
It’s been a while since we have had the opportunity to meet and give one another a hug, encouragement, friendship, learn new information, or listen to an informative talk. We’re hoping that we can start up once again, but we need people to help the new board leadership with suggestions of speakers, residents to attend…
Clubs & Classes, August 2025
What Is Real Ear Measurement?
Tim Gaule I am a member of the SaddleBrooke Hearing Discussion Group. In this month’s article I would like to briefly discuss Real Ear Measurement (REM). Contrary to what your grandchildren might think, it doesn’t involve having your audiologist grab a tape measure to record the external dimensions of your ear. REM is a technique…
Clubs & Classes, August 2025
Silversmithing and Lapidary Club News
Bob Hutton Summer can be a lonely time when the mercury peaks in three digits. Many clubs still maintain regular hours, including the Silversmithing and Lapidary Club, with the added bonus of an air-conditioned room! Summer is slower, but that affords time for more personal instruction. Beginning classes are offered on an “as-requested” basis. Recently,…
August 2025, Clubs & Classes
Foxtrot: A Timeless Classic
Pat Knepler The foxtrot originated in the United States around 1914. It was named after Harry Fox, a vaudeville entertainer who developed a style of trotting to ragtime music. Today it is one of the most popular ballroom dances in the world due to its versatility. It is a graceful dance using long walking steps…
Clubs & Classes, August 2025
Dance Your Way to Better Health? Learn Square Dancing!
Mary Klootwyk Square dancing is low-impact but still a great aerobic exercise. Mayo Clinic encourages square dancing: it burns a lot of calories, strengthens bones, and helps the cardiovascular system. A study comparing this type of dancing with walking and stretching suggests that the demands that dancing places on the mind and body make it…
Clubs & Classes, August 2025
The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke
And Is It FUN? Christianne Dettmann In an ever-changing world, Rotarians envision one in which “ … people unite and take action to create lasting change—across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.” Clubs everywhere use the Four-Way Test, developed in 1932 by Rotary Club of Chicago member Herbert Taylor, to evaluate the things…