Barbara Barr Oh, what a year this has been—2020 will sure go down in history! But will you go down with it? Will you just survive? Or will you thrive? On Friday, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. the Wellness Integrated Network presents “2020 Survival Guide” on Zoom. The program will include tips and tricks to…
Becky Kueker While putting makeup on one morning, I was taking a serious look at my reflection. My magnified make-up mirror is for maximum detection of everything you really do not want to see, and I noticed that I had more wrinkles on the left side of my face than the right. So, I turned…
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…