Category: August 2016

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Don’t miss the Golden Goose fashion show!

Betsy Lowry Yep, that is what the Golden Goose fashion show is all about. On September 12 at 3:00 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom, the Golden Goose will be putting on a fashion show at the opening general meeting program of SaddleBrooke Community Outreach. This is the third show we have done, and it has…

Latest News From Home Sales

The SaddleBrooke Ranch Sales Team Innovative, single level luxury Villas continue to be extremely popular with active adult homebuyers because of the “Lock & Leave” concept. The homeowners association established for the Villas will maintain the landscaping (installed by the association) on the front, side and backyard of each Villa home as well as maintain…

Gathering Hearts needs your donations

Gathering Hearts, a SaddleBrooke Ranch Outreach Program, needs your donations of men’s toiletries. Examples: disposable razors, shaving cream, deodorant, body wash, etc. We will have a drop-off location at the Bistro during happy hour on Friday, August 5, between the hours of 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. Bring your donations down and stop and have a…

Ask your Master Gardener event August 24

The Ask Your Master Gardener event will be Wednesday, August 24, 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. at the La Hacienda Club at SaddleBrooke Ranch. SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners will be available to answer your landscape and garden questions on design, plant selection, plant care and maintenance, irrigation and identification and treatment for pests and…

The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch

The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch welcomes Brendan Woltman, founder of EcoGro, a soil and garden amendment company, on Wednesday, August 24 at 1:00 p.m. The program, “Soils for Healthy and Prosperous Plants” will be held at La Hacienda Club, La Mesa Room, SaddleBrooke Ranch. Brendan will describe soil amendments to improve nutrient availability, moisture…

Knit Wits news

Hats for Kids’ Closet

Carol Chiarello The first Wednesday of each month is “Show and Tell.” Members show projects they have been working on, and the rest of the group oohs and ahhhs over the beautiful items. This is a chance for everyone to get ideas for our next project and with luck maybe even using up some stash…

Latin Rhythm Dance Club

Salsa lesson at Hot August Nights, SB1 2015

The Latin Dance secret The Latin Dance secret? It’s no longer a secret. On March 4, 2016 the American Heart Association reported “After four months of lively Latin dance classes, older adults were more physically fit and walked faster than those in a health education program, according to a University of Illinois at Chicago study.…

Word of the Month: Doyen

David Zapatka Friend and fellow table tennis-playing enthusiast, Bill Lewis, exposed me to our word for this month, doyen, in a recent correspondence about long-term expertise in the sport of table tennis. When reading his email and coming across his use of the word “doyen” I had to look this one up. Doyen noun doy·en  doi-ĕn′,…

Republican U.S. Senatorial candidates hold meet and greet

The Senatorial candidates were introduced to the SaddleBrooke Republican Club members.

Patricia Tarner Republican U.S. Senatorial candidates gathered in the MountainView Ballroom on June 22 to share their political views at a Meet and Greet sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Republican Club, the Patriots of SaddleBrooke and the Pinal County Republican Women. Director of Programs George Grove opened the event and then introduced Vice President Rich Brinkley…

Tests and shots at October Health Fair

Bring expired meds and old eyeglasses for collection at the Health Fair.

Phyllis Ketring, Publicity Coordinator This year’s Health Fair welcomes back popular screeners and exhibitors. Immunizations for flu and pneumonia, including the super Prevnar 13® pneumonia protection Shingles vaccine will require advance sign-up. Information will be available before the fair. HealthWaves will conduct full diagnostic lab tests at a reasonable rate. University of Arizona Pharmaceutical students…