Terry Hurley No one plays more softball than Ron Quarantino. The 80-year old SaddleBrooke player calculates that over the past 23 years, he’s played in almost 4,300 games, batted 16,000 times and hit for an average of .680. Yes, he tracks these numbers with his own spreadsheet, not surprising for a former IBM accountant. In…
LaVerne Kyriss Perhaps best known around SaddleBrooke for her precise and realistic watercolor pet portraits, often done as commissioned work, Kay Sullivan also paints landscapes, portraits, florals, and abstract images. “Painting animals comes easy to me,” she explained. “I always start with the eyes, the nose, and then the color of the body. The expression is…
Venetia Hobson Lewis Golfing with a partner in a match competition against another twosome of partners can be an interesting, vitalizing, and energizing day on the golf course. On the lips of the golfers is the phrase “we’ll ham-and-egg it” meaning when one partner hacks about and makes a mess of golf from tee to…
Linda Merritt The Institute for Jewish and Judaic Studies (IJSS) was able to utilize Zoom for their High Holy Day services in September. Rabbi Seltzer, cantorial soloist Sarah Bollt and pianist Chris Tackett were able to coordinate so that we had a full service of song and prayer. Approximately 75 members attended and were able to…
Janet Fabio Do you miss in-person browsing the library collections to find your next book to read or select a few movies to watch? Two of the SaddleBrooke Community Libraries have recently reopened for limited access. If you prefer the curbside library pick-up services, be assured those services are continuing and have even been expanded. Both…
Fred Pilster Let’s end 2020 celebrating the Spirit of Christmas by decorating our golf carts with Season’s Cheer! Considering all the events of 2020, I’m sure everyone will have a chance to creatively express their feelings in the spirit of fun. We will tour the holiday home light displays throughout SaddleBrooke on Saturday, Dec. 19 starting at…