Karen Schickedanz Delta Gamma sorority members living in SaddleBrooke, SaddleBrooke Ranch, and nearby communities are invited to attend a welcome luncheon at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 29, at the Preserve restaurant in SaddleBrooke. The guest of honor at the luncheon will be Barbara McClure, executive director of IMPACT of Southern Arizona, who also happens…
Alan Doan Ninety-two—that’s how many MountainView Preserve Men’s Golf Association (MPMGA) golfers teed it up in the annual Stampede, a (normally) two-day, four-man team event. Day one was held on Feb. 21 at the Preserve. Day two was scheduled for the 24th, but was canceled due to weather. (In the words of MPMGA President Dick…
Ann Lange The 22nd MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) Presidents Cup honored current president Judy Grow and our 13 past presidents. Connie Sherman, Linda DeWitt, Jenni Farquhar, Janey Clausen, and Debbie McMullin played in the tournament; Helen McKinny, Deb McGeorge, Gail Fosmire, Donna Barnard, Paula Michels, Linda Thomas Lyon, and Ann Martin joined the celebratory…
On Feb. 15, Americanism Committee Members Al Peterson and Lucy Suddath, along with Exalted Ruler Alane Asp, notified winners of the Catalina Mountain Lodge 2815 Americanism Essay Contest. Joshua Marlott was the Arizona State Southern District winner for Division 1, and Lilly Lingard was the Southern Arizona District winner for Division II. Both essays will…
Connie Kotke The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild (www.saddlebrookefinearts.org) offers a wide range of art classes for beginners to experts—right here in the Topaz Room in the Arts and Crafts Center near the MountainView Clubhouse. Our instructors are remarkably talented, and they love to teach! This month, we highlight Karen Brungardt, the guild’s board president and frequent…
David Zapatka The Volley Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, “A volley is a shot hit in the air before the ball bounces. It is used as a return of a ball that travels close to the top of the net and that is usually hit…
LT William Myers, CEC USN Former The Catalina Mountain Satellite Chapter (CMSC) of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) held its meeting on March 19, at SaddleBrooke Ranch. The meeting began with a business session presided over by CAPT Chuck Vaughan, president, during which members were updated on the chapter’s current activities. CAPT Vaughan stated…
Stuart Watkins Death is Dead, by SaddleBrooke resident Stuart Watkins, was inspired by a sermon Stuart heard at Vista United Methodist Church in Catalina, Ariz. Pastor Fred Baum explained how the death of Jesus ended death for the rest of us when He arose from the dead. “Death, where is thy sting?” That phrase finally…
On to national! A stellar performance by the two American Legion Oro Valley Post 132-sponsored contestants who competed at the March 19 state level of the American Legion Oratorical Scholarship program. Caleb Rasor placed first, and Grace Shin placed third among the best six contestants in the state. Caleb now advances to the national competition…
Richard Martin On Feb. 24, 38 dancers from the SaddleBrooke Squares drove through snow, sleet, and rain en route to the Gaslight Music Hall (bet you have already put that night out of your mind). We had our tickets, and the blizzard was not going to keep us away from watching a Bernard Slade play called…