LaVerne Kyriss Before moving to SaddleBrooke two and half years ago, PJ Cathey had never picked up a paintbrush. “I always wanted to explore art. I’ve always loved having art in my home and being around artists. Several members of my extended family were artists—all oil painters—but I never had the opportunity to try it…
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Features, January 2021
Family Holiday Gathering During COVID
Ken Marich We all know how hard it is to celebrate the holidays without family members around the table. My daughter, Debbie Wallace, created a solution. She used family photographs, enlarged the heads to life-sized and mounted them on wood paint mixing sticks. When these photos arrived, Barb and I mounted the sticks to our…
Features, February 2021
Whimsy for Today
Becky Kueker 2020 made me a different person, and as my husband often says, in a very scary way. I kind of like that definition though. You can actually use sarcasm to punch someone out. I never would have considered it before but now, bam, hard left to the jaw. You know there are so…
Features, January 2021
Word of the Month: Sublime
David Zapatka My friend Mike Schneider and I were discussing this quote from The Urantia Book recently: “Such spirit-born individuals are so unmotivated in life that they can calmly stand by while their fondest ambitions perish and their keenest hopes crash; they positively know that such catastrophes are but the redirecting cataclysms which wreck one’s temporal creations…
Features, February 2021
This I Have Learned: Happy Valentine’s Day from Around the World!
Mary Jo Bellner-Swartzberg Much has been written about Valentine’s Day over the centuries. Shrouded in mystery, Valentine’s Day has the vestiges of Roman, Catholic, and pagan traditions. History has indicated that Valentine greetings date back to the Middle Ages. It may not surprise anyone that Valentine’s Day is big business—in 2019 Americans spent $20.7 billion for Valentine’s…
Features, January 2021
Cowgirls Don’t Ride Sidesaddle
Stuart Watkins Cowgirls know how to help a mare give birth. They know how to ride the back-forty searching for strays. Cowgirls barrel-race in rodeos and dance the Texas Two Step. They sip coffee from a tin can by the campfire. Cowgirls know the difference between a rifle and a pistol. They know the difference…
Features, February 2021
SaddleBrooke Gift Shop’s February Featured Artist: Dorothy Krieger
Linda Whitehead The Gift Shop proudly presents February’s talented artist, Dorothy Krieger. Dorothy was born and grew up in Juneau, Alaska, in a house her father built when Juneau’s population was only about 6,000. Dorothy attended school in Juneau before attending the University of Alaska in Fairbanks. Dorothy held several jobs before going to work…
Features, January 2021
Not all Poems Rhyme
Stuart Watkins conquests and keeping score was my game before meeting you you gotta believe look into my eyes and hear my words you caught my eye long before we met noticed your smile, heard your laughter, kindness touched everyone you met timid and shy, yet brave and strong, my heart was drawn by the…
Features, February 2021
U.S. Military History: Presidents Day
Ross Dunfee While Presidents Day is a federal holiday, celebrated on the third Monday of February, it is not really a national holiday. Splitting hairs? In 1968, Congress passed the Monday Holiday Act for observance of Washington’s birthday, Memorial Day, and Veterans Day to be celebrated on a Monday, but the actual dates for the…
Features, February 2021
2 Your Health: What’s the Best Treatment for Lower Back Pain?
Dr. Craig Brue Lower back pain is the single leading cause of disability worldwide. The American Chiropractic Association confirms that 80% of the population will experience back problems at some time in their life. This article will help you understand your treatment options for lower back pain. First, what causes lower back pain? The most…