The Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter met March 16, 2019, at MountainView Mesquite Grill in SaddleBrooke. Our March guest speaker was Petty Officer (PO) 1 (E-6) Harry Lerner, U.S. Coast Guard, who talked about his years being in the United States Coast Guard. Both his parents were swimmers so he grew up swimming, as well. At…
This provocative issue will be discussed on April 28 at 10:00 a.m. in the MountainView Ballroom. Our presenter, Dr. Jennifer Carlson, is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona. Her many publications focus on gun politics, gun policy and gun violence. Dr. Carlson notes that there are roughly 300 million guns in…
J.P. Blount The SaddleBrooke Squares recently celebrated their 25th year in the community! But the club isn’t resting on its laurels. Instead, the club decided to reach out to the entire SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO communities to let them know about square dancing. The club’s efforts were led by members Richard and Donna Martin…
Mara L. Menconi Many factors can contribute to hearing loss as we get older. It can be difficult to distinguish age-related hearing loss from hearing loss that occurs for other reasons, such as long-term exposure to noise. Most older people who experience hearing loss (one out of two people, 75 and older) have a combination…
Pat Cox Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge No. 2815 continues to support veterans at the Veterans Medical Facility and the Veterans Home located in Tucson. Belinda Waller, Lodge Veterans Committee Chairperson, took on the challenge of reaching a goal of $50,000 credit for collecting clothing, books and toiletries for the veterans at the Veterans Medical Facility.…