Category: August 2015

Music and ballet—harmony in motion

Punch Howarth This article will be summer essay number five on Forms of Music and is one where I need to tread lightly—Ballet Music. There is much ballet music from romantic and modern composers that I am familiar with, but to attempt to explain ballet (the dancing) itself, I would pirouette-tutu easily and miss being…

SBRTA Ladies hold a potluck lunch

The members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association enjoyed a recent potluck.

On July 8, 2015 the women members of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Tennis Association celebrated together at the home of President Janice Neal. More than half of our members were able to attend, though quite a few were on vacation. It was a potluck luncheon with a wide variety of delicious dishes to choose from. We…

Golder Ranch Fire District gives overview of services

Ann Marie Braswell, Community Relations Manager for the Golder Ranch Fire District.

Linda Shannon-Hills “More than firefighters….” Golder Ranch Fire District is here to provide responsive and caring fire and life safety services. On Thursday, June 25, Ann Marie Braswell, Community Relations Manager, and her intern, Samantha, gave an overview during Thursday Talks at La Hacienda about the “other” services provided to our community from Golder Ranch…

Thursday Talk for August

Dr. Kim Tucker

Linda Shannon-Hills Thursday Talks is happy to host Kim Tucker, M.D. to talk to us on Thursday, August 20, at 4:00 p.m. Dr. Tucker is Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hip and Knee Replacement specialist. She practices compassionate orthopaedic care. Using the newest methods available, she helps patients overcome joint pain, allowing them to return to…

Behind the scenes at Kids’ Closet

Patrick Polencheck It’s summer in our wonderful SaddleBrooke community, and many of our dedicated volunteers are gone for the season. But there is still much work behind the scene to be done prior to reopening for the fall/winter school year. This year’s opening will be on Thursday, September 17, and continue through November 23, 2015.…

Are you part of the Jewel Generation?

We have all browsed the numerous publications at the newsstands or the catalogs mailed to us monthly and envision ourselves wearing the fashions worn by the 20-something size zero model. Coming back to reality we realize the only things we can possibly identify with and conceivably use are her purse and maybe her shoes. Although…