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,…
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…
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…
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…
Tove Pape When your life is going well, it is easy to be oblivious to what is going on around you in your own neighborhood. After breaking my wrist in December, I gained a new perspective on what it means to be on the injured list. Thank goodness we live in such a wonderful community…
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…
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…
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…
The Saddlebrooke Master Gardeners present “Cacti of the Desert Southwest,” by Meg Quinn, botanist and environmental educator on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom West. Discover the enormous variety of cacti that are found in our region, and enjoy images of their colorful flowers. Learn about pollination strategies, general ecology,…
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…