Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg and Sharon Cotter It goes without saying that the last few months have been difficult for everyone. Being sequestered at home has meant a feeling of isolation. For some, this isolation creates a feeling of hopelessness. There is no telling just when our lives will return to “normal.” But there is…
Unit 24 Independence Day Parade Jan Arruda Everyone loves a parade! On July 4, Unit 24 celebrated our country’s birthday with a golf cart parade. There were 15 lavishly decorated carts led by Pat Arruda on his Harley. Patriotic parade music was playing as we went through the neighborhood. It was a wonderful opportunity to…
Andrea Molberg Meet the other directors for this fall’s Community Circle Players’ (CCP) dinner theatre production. SaddleBrooke audiences have enjoyed David Fuller on stage in CCP’s dinner theatre performances, and this fall he will be in the director’s chair for one of the production’s one acts. David, who retired from his Bend, Ore., dental practice in…
Diana Durham It’s no secret! Ballroom dancing immerses us in arts, entertains us, encourages sociability, improves our physical condition, and reduces stress, anxiety, and the risk of dementia. But what’s it like? Let’s ask five SaddleBrooke Dance Club (SBDC) members: Rick Baumgartner, Dick Dunbar, Mary Borkovec, Dave Dame, and Deb Adinolfi. Only Deb was an experienced…
Dottie Adams Once upon a long time ago, when no one had ever heard of COVID-19, line dancing was all about western music, boots and scootin’. Back in 2010, when SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club (SBLDC) became a group led by a five-member board and dedicated member leaders, a boot-theme logo was designed for our new…
Stuart Watkins This picture hangs on my wall and I face it every time I am at my computer. Mother loon tried to lead my canoe away from the nest my son and I were approaching in our canoe. When we realized what she was doing, we turned around and found her nest, took the picture…