Marie Starjnski On Feb. 18 Catalina Mountain Elks created 250 bonus food bags for low-income seniors through our local food bank with IMPACT of Southern Arizona. We combined two grants from the Grand Lodge: a Beacon grant and a Gratitude grant, totaling $8,000. Some of the contents of the bags were soups, crackers, beans, canned…
C.J. Ward Ticket sales for the highly acclaimed production of Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution are in full swing. This is a suspense-filled courtroom drama that will keep you guessing until the bitter end. Born in the South of England in 1890, Christie became the world’s best-selling fiction crime novelist, topping two billion copies…
Noelle Minck The Jack Fritz Pentathlon was originally created during the pandemic as a way for the SaddleBrooke Swim Club (SBSC) to keep in contact with fellow club members. This year’s meet brought together a dynamic group of swimmers, striving to achieve personal bests while continuing to foster a strong sense of solidarity. Mike McFayden,…
Leslie Fore Recognizing Trauma and Supporting Healing in the People You Love The Santa Catalina Mental Health Ministry’s next Mental Health Focus will be on March 24 at 6 p.m. or March 30 at 3 p.m. Join Jessica Brubaker, MS, LPC, NCC, the Director of Training at Transitions Counseling and Consulting, as she discusses Post-Traumatic…
Buy Your Tickets Now for the March 29 Home Tour Nancy McCluskey-Moore It’s time for the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Remodeled Home Tour! This annual event is a great way to collect ideas about how to improve traffic flow, expand storage options, create a space for guests, or simply modernize and beautify a home. This…
Linda Galka, Benith MacPherson, Nancy Yob, and Sharon Scanlan Our ministry teams have had a busy 2025 so far! In addition to “Souper Sunday,” we supported IMPACT with the following collections: A total of 245 boxes of pasta were collected for the food bank in January. For our Share the Warmth annual drive, we hit…
Linda Schmidz The benefits of exercise are well documented and familiar by now. We know exercise boosts mood by lowering levels of stress hormones and increasing the production of endorphins. That’s the clinical assessment. But the thing about playing pickleball for healthy exercise is that it also happens to be great fun. It has quickly…
BK Koch Consider becoming a playing or social member in the Verde Sputters! This lively group provides women of all skill levels a chance to putt 18 holes while enjoying the sunshine, fresh air, and mountain vistas of our beautiful desert setting. In addition to working on your aim, you’ll enjoy luncheons, tournaments, and social…
Israel and the Middle East in Turmoil Congregation B’nai Midbar invites the entire community to join us on Thursday, March 27, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the DesertView Performing Arts Center, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive, SaddleBrooke. Listen, Hear, and Learn Dynamic and knowledgeable, Aryeh Green speaks from a unique and deeply personal perspective on…
Dawn A. Walker That’s right, we’re obsessed with music! We have a busy March programmed for your pleasure. Take a break from basketball and come to not only hear our community ensemble play great music, but to see the entertaining visuals our music director Jesus Jacquez puts together to accompany the program. But First, A…