Twink Gates, British Club Publicity On Nov. 14, 21 members of the British Club gathered together for a wonderful potluck Pub Night at the home of new members Chris Haines and Judy Kendall. We even had our very own Pearly Queen, Ethel Willmot! Members brought a delicious selection of food, including sausage rolls, deviled eggs,…
Stuart Watkins published Tombstone, Boothill, and Short Stories, Poems, Prose, with fun twists and turns. It is available in the SaddleBrooke Gift Shop and on Amazon. Stuart writes about Western life and events, as well as a variety of topics included in this book. The last 18 pages or so include pictures of Tombstone and the…
Carolyn McLean This month, the SaddleBrooke Gift Shop is pleased to introduce Kathy Sanchez, whose talents and interests are as varied as her exuberant and outspoken personality. Kathy was born in Seattle, Wash. and lived her entire life in the Pacific Northwest before coming to SaddleBrooke a year ago to enjoy the heat and desert…
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart As if we don’t have enough to feel anxious about! The news is bombarding us with the shortage of food and supplies in stores. Also, there are not enough dock workers and truck drivers to deliver items for the holiday buying frenzy. Could this be a good thing? Has Christmas lost its…
Joan Elder In the spring of 2014, I was working with students at Basis Charter School as part of the SaddleBrooke Writers Group. Rachel Henson was a senior, ready to begin her senior project. She had decided to write a novel and already had a faculty advisor, but still needed a non-faculty advisor, too. She asked…
David Zapatka Friend, fellow bridge enthusiast, and reader Maria Davis wrote, “I came across this word today as I was flying to Miami. I rarely get five hours of uninterrupted reading time! I was reading Essays on Ethics by Jonathan Sachs, so he used the British spelling ‘eirenic,’ which is closer to the original Greek word.…
Ann Lange The MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) hosted their annual Member/Guest Tournament, proudly boasting the theme Celebrate America. Our word “celebrate” comes from the Latin celebrare, “to assemble to honor.” Ninety-two members and guests, golf and country lovers, assembled on Nov. 2 and 3 to honor America, all wearing their colors of pride: red,…
Ross Dunfee It was still dark, at 3:42 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, when the minesweeper USS Condor AMc-14 saw a two-man Japanese submarine two miles from the mouth of Pearl Harbor. The USS Ward APD-16 that located and destroyed the submarine at 6:45 a.m., was herself sunk later that day by a kamikaze military…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Most of us love technology, and, let’s face it, technology has improved our lives in numerous ways. As examples: a GPS for our car; instantaneous communication via computer, or cell phone (texting, etc.); high-tech refrigerators/ovens; microwaves; as well as medical procedures/implements that improve the human condition. However, when we have learned to…
The Wags & Walkers group had another very successful fundraiser at this year’s I Don’t Want It Sale. We had a tremendous response to our plea for donations, so we had lots of very nice items available for sale at our For Pets Sake Boutique. This year, we concentrated our efforts on fine jewelry items,…