I am sorry, the Saddlebag Lake Resident’s Forum is no longer available. The Saddlebag Resident Forum and NewsHound were born in response to what was perceived as an information vacuum in Saddlebag.   We saw that there was a persistant but error-prone grapevine and it was our intent to grow a stronger vine with a variety of tastier grapes. The NewsHound Team, despite its best efforts to provide an enjoyable and informative vehicle of communication, missed its mark.  In doing so, we have inadvertently unleashed a "backlash of ugly" in SLR.  This is detrimental to every aspect of life in Saddlebag. This is a situation we must address.   The NewsHound and Forum have ceased to serve the original purpose.  Like a self-absorbed talk show guest protesting how reasonable their position is, we find ourselves eventually challenged by Dr Phil, who asks "How's that workin' for ya?"  We acknowledge that we have missed a broader audience and the "messenger is overshadowing the message." What does this mean? It means that the NewsHound will cease publication to about 150 residents and the "sister" Discussion Board will go down, effective immediately.  We believe that it is reasonable to remove our "internet voice" from the community mix at this time. We must try again to meet our fellow neighbors where they are and not where we wish them to be.  The internet is a powerful tool of communication, and, while we do not believe we caused the problems in SLR, we are characterized as responsible.  This is not the time to be prideful and arrogant, but the time to do what we can to repair the shattered community. What this decision does not mean.  It does not mean that there there is any diminishing of the values and beliefs we started with:  furthering a community that is free from abuse, forming a governing body that acts in a transparent, legal and consistent manner and holding the interests of the Members in the highest regard. We appreciate those of you who registered and subscribed to our publications and we enjoyed your nice (mostly!) comments and article submissions. It is for the best interest of the Saddlebag community that Miss Sofi and the NewsHound Team humbly and hopefully withdraws from further issue-oriented communications over the Internet.   We look forward to a return to civility and honest dialogue with all members of SLR. As we close the doors some of our hopes are.... Your property values will skyrocket, and the properties that have not been sold, even before the NewsHound and Resident’s Forum existed, will bring community shattering record prices. I can be reached at : readingermike@gmail.com Sincerely, Carl “Mike” Readinger