Jerry Lujan SaddleBrooke resident, Julius “Gute” Gutierrez, was one of 25 military veterans flying to Washington, D.C. on October 17. This is Gute’s military career. In 1952 Gute enlisted in the United States Air Force as an Airman. He was 19 at the time. The next 20 years of Gute’s career were a mixture of…
Louise Grabell When I arrived in SaddleBrooke 12 years ago (wow—12 years already!) we were taken on a tour. Being an avid gardener from back east, I was enthralled with the desert landscape but I couldn’t quite understand why such a beautiful community would keep barren, apparently dead plants in the ground all around the…
John Bezy The basin occupied by Mexico City and the rich highland to the north, called the Bajio, is the cultural heart of modern Mexico. It is also the birthplace of two great prehistoric empires that were controlled from the magnificent city of Teotihuacán (100 to 700 A.D.) and that of the Toltecs governed from…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg The longer my husband and I live in this community the more we meet people who have had interesting lives. I first met Mickey Levich about four years ago. I knew she sold Avon and, at times, worked as a companion for people. Then I had occasion to visit her home.…
Unit 5 Fran Berman Close to 20 Unit 5 women gathered at Patti Overhaug’s home for our bi-monthly coffee. This was Patti’s first time hosting and she made it extra special with touches of green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. (Patti’s the one in the green shirt, as if you couldn’t guess.) Pastries, fruits,…
