Category: May 2015

Ranchette Putters news

Linda Shannon-Hills As the club looks for ways to keep the group engaged while the new putting green is being developed, the Ranchette Putters developed a new type of putting: wicket putting. We use wickets from a croquet set to hit our golf balls through. Each wicket is numbered 1-18, and a start pin with…

Line Dancers raise the roof

Students of Line Dance with Rebecca at the April 3 dance party fundraiser.

Dr. Mark Magdanz A hearty group of 45+ line dancers raised over $500 for the Utah based Best Friends Animal Society on April 3, 2015. The students of Line Dance with Rebecca filled the MountainView East and center with laughter stomping, clapping, music and refreshments. The party, organized by SaddleBrooke Line Dance instructor Rebecca Magdanz,…

Fourever Tops entertains with the Sound of Motown

The group with vocalist Amber Dirks

Steve Weiss The music of Motown was celebrated in the SaddleBrooke Ranch event tent on Friday, March 27, with the performance of the Fourever Tops, which featured the hits from The Temptations, The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Tami Terrel and more. And the Ranch crowd could not remain in their seats. There was…

Ready… set… pool parties begin!

Dianne Johns Ready, set, pool parties begin! Summer is getting close, and that means it’s time to cool off in the water. SBR’s first pool party of the summer is scheduled for Memorial Day. For those who enjoy pool party activities, there will be relay races, balloon challenges and other pool events. For dinner the…

And the winner is…you!

Did you know that essentially 100% of the donations by Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries members are used to buy books and movies for our three libraries? In 2014, thanks to the generosity of 690 members and other supporters, we were able to give $27,821 in grants to help purchase 1,336 new books, audio books and…

Shredding event April 10

Nan Nasser On Friday, April 10, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach joined forces with Long Realty, Golder Ranch branch and the Beacon Foundation, the largest employer of disabled Americans in the area, to host a shredding event for residents and friends of people in SaddleBrooke. Beacon Foundation has several contracts with the U.S. Government for shredding and…

Health Night Out

Dolores Robu Monday, May 25, at 7:00 p.m. in the MountainView Country Club Ballroom, SaddleBrooke Health & Wellness will host speaker Seana K. Daly, M.D., Board-Certified Family Medicine at SaddleBrooke (NWAP) “Bone Up and Break Free,” things you should know about Osteoporosis. About half of all seniors will have a fracture of the hip, wrist…

2 Your Health – Vaccines and stem cells: Weapons against lung disease

Editor’s Note: “2 Your Health” is a new column in the SaddleBrooke Progress dedicated to health issues. Each month different doctors and or medical associations, from varying specialties, will be writing on issues of importance. Articles are based on experiences and independent research conducted by the doctors or medical associations. We encourage anyone considering changing…

Argentine Tango Dance – May 12

Join us at an Argentine Tango Dance, a Milonga, to be held at The Highlands Clubhouse on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.; food and drink will be available. Discover the secrets of this captivating social dance. DJ-ing by Hector and Lidia Legrand, Argentine Tango Dancing instructors and founders of the SaddleBrooke…