Bradner Legion Unit 338
BRADNER – President Deb Stiger opened the March 5 meeting of Albert Bowe American Legion Auxiliary, with
five members present.
The unit has four Poppy Girls this year: Abagaile Hagemann, Parris Hagemann, Hailey Beaupre and Erica
Krawetzke. ‘The Poppy Shop Open House will be held April 6 at Sandusky, with the program starting at
10:30 a.m.
Thank you cards were read from Buckeye Girls State applicants.
There was a discussion about having two other dinners to help fund the USO Show in July. The first one
will be April 13 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The menu will be ham, scalloped potatoes, green beans and cake.
Cost will be $7. The second dinner will be held May 18.
April 6 will be the monthly Baked Steak Dinner.
Pemberville Mental Culture Club
PEMBERVILLE – President Sherrie Sheffler welcomed 13 members of Mental Culture Club to her home March 11.

Sheffler presided over the business meeting. Plans were made for the May spring dinner. For roll call
each member named her favorite Public Broadcasting program.
Sheffler reviewed the book "Making Masterpiece" by Rebecca Eaton, producer of PBS’s Masterpiece
Theatre. The history begins in 1969 when National Educational Television stepped out of its box of
educational and scientific programing and aired the British Broadcasting production of "The Forsyte
Saga."
When NET became PBS, the Boston station WGBH contracted the BBC for 39 hours of British literary
productions for its new program of Masterpiece Threatre. Alistair Cooke was host. "Upstairs
Downstairs," introduced in 1974, was Masterpiece’s first big hit.
With the program running over 40 years, Eaton’s constant challenges are selecting new British dramas to
broadcast, funding, keeping the fan base, and attracting a younger audience. Part of her strategy
divided Masterpiece into three segments: Masterpiece Classic, Masterpiece Mystery! and Masterpiece
Contemporary.
Jane Kohlenberg and Sheffler served green desserts to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.