Golden Goose expands facility

Charlotte James The walls are expanding, the temporary drop-off on the west side is receiving donations daily and the hammering is diminishing. Over 4,000 feet is being added to the previously existing Golden Goose. The sales floor as well as the back room is getting bigger as we are growing to serve you better. A…

Pool Players of the Brooke celebration dinner

Left to right: Jim Morris, artist, Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino, Dominic “The Doctor” Borland

Dominic Borland Pool Players of The Brooke held a dinner for their 2016 members on Thursday, January 12, 2017, in the Vistas Dining Room. The evening was a celebration of our club’s first year in existence and the potentially bright future for billiards in our community. In 2016 The Pool Players of The Brooke billiards…

Ranch Roots does DNA

The Ranch Roots genealogy group will meet at our usual time on Monday, February 27, at 1:00 p.m. in the La Mesa Room. This month we’re focusing on DNA and how it can help you with your research. Everyone who has had their DNA tested should bring printed results and their sign-on to review it…

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings

18th annual Food Drive Nan Nasser For many years SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) conducted a spring food drive throughout our community benefiting a variety of area food banks. We now direct our efforts to the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) based in Mammoth serving people in Mammoth, San Manuel to Oracle. Why? This is an area…

Basic Desert Gardening class – March 6

SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners present Basic Desert Gardening in the Hacienda Club at SaddleBrooke Ranch on Monday, March 6, from 9 a.m. until noon. Do you have questions about the basics: soils, cacti, growing natives, frost protection, irrigation and any other issues affecting your gardens and landscapes? Your very own Master Gardeners will…

Tai Chi news

Carol Emerson Tai Chi is an ancient system of exercise that originated in the Taoist temples of China over 2,000 years ago. The monks of the temples developed Tai Chi as a way to keep themselves physically fit while spending many hours in meditation and also as a means (they hoped) to obtain longevity, even…