Larry Linderman The SaddleBrooke WWII Roundtable will be presenting a talk by a scholar from Arizona State University, Volker Benkert. Dr. Benkert is the director of ASU’s Graduate Studies Program which grants a master’s degree in WWII studies. The title of his presentation is “Rescue, Resistance, and Renewal: The Story of the Loewy Family in World…
Jay Dunn Our Jan. 2, 2020, monthly meeting was attended by Rick Gibson, Cooperative Extension Agent responsible for overseeing the University of Arizona Master Gardeners program in Pinal County. He gave a brief overview of the seven Master Gardeners groups in Pinal County, including a new group in Oracle. Laurie Foster, our new co-coordinator with…
Twink Gates, Publicity As a wonderful prelude to the Christmas festivities on Wednesday, Dec. 18th, the dining room at SaddleBrooke Ranch was festively decorated and had a roaring fire. We had a lovely surprise during our annual British Club Christmas Party. The Queen (played by Ethel in a mask) stopped by and joined the King (played by…
Maureen Benigno Winners of our prestigious 12-week tournament that ran from Oct. 14 to Dec. 30, 2019: 1st place: Bud Arnold, 2nd place: Jeff Benson, 3rd place: Riley Jackson. First place weekly winners at the final table from Oct. 14 to Dec. 30, 2019: Oct. 14: Jeff Benson, Oct. 21: Wayne Larroque, Oct. 28: Jeff Benson, Nov. 4:…
Stuart Watkins “Kidney Beans” in Amber Glass by SaddleBrooke author John Smith is just one of the gripping poems that grabs the reader right away. This tale of a fifteen-year-old opening a can of kidney beans on a Saturday night, along and happy, is just one of many delights that fill this wonderful read. Take the time to absorb…
Joan Holman Gary Oberg wasn’t expecting to have a bestseller when his book was published last year. Much to Gary’s surprise, his debut book Sidetracks: 40 True Stories of Hunting and Fishing on Paths Less Traveled has been getting great reviews and has become a bestseller consistently ranking as one of Amazon’s Top 100 Bestsellers in…