The SaddleBrooke Troop Support (STS) Dinner Dance was held on November 13 at MountainView’s Ballroom with over 100 people in attendance to enjoy the dinner, entertainment and dancing. To start the festivities, Joyce Sutay introduced the special guests at the head table: Marine Colonel (ret) Charlie Carr and his wife, two active duty Marines and…
Linda Stack-Chenok Many of you may be acquainted with sisal rugs. That really was my only reference point until I recently visited the Yucatan and delved into the interesting background and history of sisal production. Sisal, which comes from a certain type of agave plant (different from the one for tequila) was once called the…
Phyllis Ketring Dr. Joseph Vaglio is a cardiologist who specializes in heart rhythm disorders. The heart is a remarkable organ that can generate its own electrical impulses and allows the heart to beat uninterrupted over the course of a lifetime. Cardiac rhythms are an elegant ballet of intracellular ion movement, coordinated electrical conduction and cardiac…
Carol Lawrence The first meeting of our Flute Circle was a huge success with seven people attending. Of those seven, three had no previous experience playing the NAF (Native American Flute). It was especially exciting and gratifying to share in their introduction to this fascinating, ancient instrument. Though each of us is on an individual…
Pat Huska The GriefShare Ministry of Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) held a special “Surviving the Holidays” educational and support meeting for people who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Loss is always difficult, but during the holidays it can seem crushing. Holidays can create fresh memories of our loss and a renewed…
Q – I’ve heard that Orbitel TV has been converted to 100% digital. If so, why would I need a digital cable box? A – Orbitel recently completed a project to bring crystal-clear digital quality video and audio signals to all of our customers. Prior to our digital conversion customers who received video service without…
The Oracle School District’s dream of making its Kindergarten Prep preschool program available to more children will soon become reality. Thanks to the Oracle Schools Foundation Board’s hard work and the incredible generosity of community members, the “Toast to Teachers” Gala 2015 was a huge success. The event celebrated the District’s teachers while bringing in…
Keeping a Spring in Your Step – Part II Linda Shannon-Hills Back by popular demand, Dr. Kimberly Tucker continued her talk this month on Keeping a Spring in Your Step with the discussion focused on hips. We learn a lot about hip pain and where that pain may be focused and how to relieve your…
SaddleBrooke Troop Support (STS) is active throughout the year providing food to the military food banks in the area to support our troops. In addition to the trunk loads of canned goods and other non-perishable items delivered to the food banks every month, in October STS donated $500 worth of $20 Fry’s gift cards to…
Fran Berman Join us in the MountainView Ballroom on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. when our guest speaker, Dr. John E. Schwarz, will present different perspectives on income inequality in the U.S. today and what can be done about it. Everybody from both political parties is talking about the struggling middle class in…