Category: Features

Howland’s Highway and We

Paul Rush In the scenic alpine region of SaddleBrooke’s One is the exciting, endearing path to the heights of our beautiful village! Its route provides a challenging adventure beginning in the lowland country where the inhabitants enjoy observing the ever-present wildlife and practice the particulars of a sport affectionately titled golf. From the village’s beautiful…

Second Thoughts: A Bug’s Life

Christianne Dettmann Bugs get a bad rap. Truly. How would you like always being blamed for the world’s problems? Annoyed by something? “Oooh, that bugs me!” Feeling unwell? “I’ve caught a bug!” Something not working quite right? “Gotta get the bugs out.” Sure, bugs creep me out too—especially the big, crunchy ones, or the ones…

2 Your Health – October 2026

Healthy Relationships Dr. Rose Bricker Communication is often a major concern in relationships. Whether it’s communication with partners/spouses, family members, friends or coworkers, the issues are much the same. The question that comes up is, “How can I communicate  so that they will hear me?” Feelings of hurt, frustration, anxiety, anger, and even sadness can…

Local Resident Walks The Camino

Joe Rizza There are many great, long distance walks in the world but, perhaps the most popular and well known is the pilgrimage walk that has been in use for over 1,000 years. Commonly and affectionately known as, “The Camino,” it is actually a number of different walks that all terminate on the northwest of…

Angels Unaware—Even in SaddleBrooke

Richard Dinges This Thanksgiving season I’d like to talk about something other than cranberries. Today the word is “angels. These spiritual beings, existing without ever being seen, serve as our Angels Unaware, the title of a 1953 book by Dale Evans, wife of Roy Rogers. Evans describes her visitation by her “angel unaware” after the…