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By Gary Sponholtz

A Pipe Organ Aficionado in Rockridge by Gary Sponholtz I ’ve had a fascination with refurbish- ing pipe organs since I was 8 years old… my career as a church organist began 54 years ago. The beast cur- rently in my garage in Rockridge was assembled in 2008 for the home of a retired organist in...

...he soups, we headed to the kitchen where two big pots simmered on the stove. Labels identified them as ‘Pozole’ (a Mexican pork and hominy stew) served with sour cream and chopped onion, and ‘Curried Lentil.’ One soup is always vegetarian. Gary Sponholtz, a three-year resident, says he relishes both the home-cooking and interaction with his neighbors. “By this kind of connection, we get to