M. Eugene Speicher M. Eugene Speicher, born December 26, 1921, died peacefully on October 10, 2014, in Twin Falls, Idaho, with his son by his side. Eugene and Genevieve (Connie) were graduates of Columbia Medical and Nursing Schools, married in 1952, moved to Sacramento, CA in 1958 and practiced Urology until 1980. Connie and Gene…
Please consider stepping up for the dogs Karen Schickedanz SaddleBrooke is a community of animal lovers. Our pets are among the luckiest around and many of us support the SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network or other animal welfare groups. Now there’s an opportunity and a great need to literally step up your support by becoming a…
Carol Chiarello The men and women of SaddleBrooke Senior Softball made it through another summer season. Monsoon rains messed up our schedule a few times and many of our usual players are gone during summer but overall, players on fourteen teams in seven leagues managed to keep cool and have a good time. Here are…
Questers Sonoran Searchers met for their October meeting on Wednesday, October 8 at the home of Christian Sowders with Linda Hunzinger as co-hostess. The group welcomed a new member and started plans for a special luncheon to be held in March of 2015 with two other Questers chapters; one is SaddleBrooke and one is in…
Ken Marich We all probably remember getting Liberty Walking (LW) half dollars as change in the 1950s and 60s. Today we rarely see these coins in circulation as they are all collector’s items and contain about $10 worth of silver. The LW half dollar was issued by the U.S. Mint from 1916 to 1947 and…
Sandra Sowell Martha, Martha, the birthday girl Each morning she takes us for a little whirl Zigging this way and that Along boulevard and cul-de-sac The pleasure of it is quite a pearl Martha Hackworth, that is. “Fearless, spirited and glamorous” as former SaddleBrooke Hiking Club President Michael Reale has described her. And so she…