Diane Coleman Vista de la Montana United Methodist Church, along with the Santa Catalina Catholic Church, answers the call to feed hungry tummies. Our dedicated volunteers gather, typically on the final Wednesday of each month, to fill 240 bags of food for 60 eligible students who are selected by the school’s social worker based on…
David Zapatka Reader and bridge player Andrew Sauter wrote, “’shenanigans’ shows up every couple of years in movies, but why? Also, cool words like ‘syzygy,’ ‘brouhaha’ (ha ha it’s funny to say twice), the kids’ string game Cat’s Cradle (do cats sleep in there if you are not careful?)” While reading Titus Techera’s article, Recovering…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Imagine this: You have driven 15 hours to get back to SaddleBrooke, and you cannot wait until you fall into your own bed for a restful sleep after having visited relatives for a week. Then you open the front door and you are met with a reeking scent that is coming…
Poem from a Little White Dog In SaddleBrooke where the sun shines bright, I wake with Dad to morning light. At seven sharp, we start our day, The mountains pink, the skies all gray. The golf course glows, the ponds reflect, A world so calm, so quite perfect. I sniff the breeze and stretch with…
Sandra Jeanne Frankovich Sandy was born in Gary, Ind., to Edith and Dwight Davis in 1942. She attended Lew Wallace High School then Purdue University where she received an Undergraduate and Master’s Degree in Elementary Education. She was a wonderful teacher who enriched the lives of many young children. Sandy was preceded in death by…
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart Like many of you in our community, I am a grandma. What I have discovered isn’t just about love for our grandchildren. There is a term called “Grandma Brain.” Although it is not a technical term, it connotates a scientific explanation. What has been shown in neurological research is that something unique…