Category: Features

In Passing

Dick Fleming Dick Fleming passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 22, 2016. Dick was born in Michigan in 1932 and lived in several states with his wife of 62 years, Barbara. In 1999 they moved from New Jersey to SaddleBrooke where they happily retired. Dick and Barbara enjoyed playing tennis together and for several…

Communication Today

Tech Talk Q: I know that Orbitel has made a number of improvements recently. Can you please summarize them? A: Certainly! Orbitel has made continuous improvements in performance, quality and products, assuring that current customers and future generations always have access to cutting-edge technology made easy by the Orbitel team. Those improvements include the following:…

This I have learned

Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg The Brief Encounter – Part I It seemed that the planets aligned that cool, but sunny day in April in 2008. Family members from Indiana came for a visit and I took them to the Wolcott House Complex in the city of Maumee, Ohio. The Wolcott House Complex is named after…

Gift Shop Artist of the Month

Artist of the Month: Kevin Brougher

Tom Costner As a multiple award winner in the creation of games for both children and adults, Kevin brings a new and creative talent to the SaddleBrooke Gift Shop. A native of Seattle, he earned his B. A. in Education and completed his M.A. in Educational Administration at Central Washington University. As with many creative…

Health: Heredity or choice?

Susan Dawson-Cook, M.S. How often have you heard someone say in a defeated voice, “It’s in my genes,” when referring to diabetes, heart disease and/or carrying excess pounds? Research is starting to reveal lifestyle choices determine current gene expressions more than birth parents. An article entitled Epigenetics and Food in the January 2016 issue of IDEA…

Another very successful Golden Goose story

For those of you who are Goose shoppers and those of you who plan to but haven’t yet, this is a very interesting true story, happening just before the Christmas holiday. As we are aware, most donations to the Goose come from the homes of those who have moved to this area from other parts…

Artist of The Month

Cheri Allen poses with a “signature” painting.

Bringing beauty into homes is Cheri Allen’s goal LaVerne Kyriss Cheri Allen’s creative bent showed up early. She was designing rooms as a five year old, pushing her bed around to create different arrangements. It really took off in fifth grade when she won an art contest for her drawing entry at St. Thomas Aquinas…

Paul Kopp wins award

Artist Paul Kopp with his winning composition In the Hunt which took first place at the February Southern Arizona Arts Guild’s monthly competition; photo by Jim Morris.

Mary Kopp SaddleBrooke artist Paul Kopp recently received the Southern Arizona Arts Guild’s Artist of the Month award. The Guild features a monthly competition for emerging artists that culminates in its annual selection of Artist of the Year from the 12 monthly winners. Kopp’s winning piece is an oil on canvas work titled The Eyes…