Linda Eisenhart SaddleBrooke Quilt Club members recently awarded Quilts of Valor to 19 SaddleBrooke veterans. The club participates as part of the National Quilt of Valor® Foundation to show appreciation for the service and sacrifice of those who are serving or have served in the Armed Forces to protect our freedoms. Every quilt awarded is…
Mike Oberski Veterans Day is a time to honor and thank those who have served in the military for their sacrifices and dedication. It’s an important day to show appreciation, and SaddleBrooke honored that pledge to our community and American veterans on Nov. 11 in the MountainView ballroom. About 200 residents attended one of the…
Barb Wallace Tuesday’s trip to Mammoth-San Manuel Unified School District was so worth the time! When I first heard of the Mammoth-San Manuel School charity fundraiser, I was eager to find out what we were supporting. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the school, while having funding challenges, is by no means a “poor”…
John Courtney Vaughan John Courtney Vaughan passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, at age 74. He was born on June 28, 1951, in Chicago, Ill. He is the beloved husband of Elizabeth Caroline Rathbun and loving father of Alexander Vaughan (Christina) and Caroline Vaughan. He is the grandfather of Henry Vaughan. He is survived…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Do not look now, but the flu season is inexorably upon us. Time to bulk up on antibacterial solutions/wipes—anything that will be used to remove the unwanted ubiquitous (and dangerous) critters that are everywhere! So … If we shake hands, clean your hands, or if we touch a door handle, clean…
Emma, a Little White Dog Who Lives in SaddleBrooke Hi SaddleBrooke Progress friends! I’m Emma, your cheerful little white dog who loves morning golf course walks, greeting neighbors, and riding through the community in our golf cart. I write this column to share a dog’s-eye view on life here in SaddleBrooke—with kindness, gentle humor, and…
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart December is a time of friends, family, fun, festivities, and food, but it is also a time of reflection and planning for the year ahead. The winter festival predates all organized religions by millennia; we celebrate Christmas when we do because it aligns with the cycles of nature and of our lives.…
Dr. Rose Bricker Yes, it is a real thing! We often feel grief as early as November, and it can continue on through December. It’s also not uncommon for the feelings to last as we enter into the new year. Those three months can be emotionally painful. Sometimes grief is only seen as the death…
Leah Kari, Retired Pharmaceutical Representative and Licensed Insurance Agent Licensed insurance agents are part analyst, sleuth, and detail man. As a former pharmaceutical representative of 16 years, people would joke about representatives being called “detail men” in days past. Diligence in details was a professional requirement. It is equally important for licensed insurance agents reviewing…
David Zapatka Reader JoAnn Weston writes about the October 2025 WOTM column, “Hello David. Here is another contronym for your list: “Bound,” meaning to leap, but also the opposite, tied up. I enjoy your column, very clever! Oh, another one—“Leave” meaning to go and to remain!” In serendipitous fashion, friend and fellow verbivore, Richard Lederer,…