LaVerne Kyriss In what has now become an annual event, several winners were named in the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild’s “One Image, No Limits” contest. The contest invites all guild members to interpret a selected image in their desired medium. The 2022 image was a close-up photograph of a saguaro with numerous buds and one…
Stuart Watkins Patricia Smith read instructions on the “Dove Egg Hunt,” that the guests were invited to participate in before the potluck started. After the hunt for pieces of paper, which had snippets of past writings of the members, the fun began. Each member read the poem he or she had found, and the guests…
Stuart Watkins Greg Hlushko has an active group of chess players who meet every Monday and Wednesday to hone their skills and challenge each other to a friendly game or two. The members meet from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Mondays in the Cactus Room at the SaddleBrooke TWO clubhouse. On Wednesdays, they meet from…
Howard Cohen, Co-President, SaddleBrooke Nature Club Mount Lemmon is named after Sara Plummer Lemmon, a forgotten botanist who was rediscovered by Wynne Brown, a writer, editor, illustrator, and the speaker at the May SaddleBrooke Nature Club meeting. Sara Plummer Lemmon lived from 1836 to 1908. Her husband, whom she married when she was 44, was…
Rev. Suzanne Marlatt Stewart I think, more than ever, we are very anxious and living with a lot of unknowns. Will there be another major pandemic this year? How long will the war in Ukraine continue? Will inflation continue at an all-time high? Will the value of my home decrease? Should I consider moving, but…
Our final Shabbat services until High Holidays were held on April 22. Rabbi Laura Harari officiated. Cantorial soloist Sarah Boltt offered prayers in our tradition. David Mancini-Conway was our accompanist. The service was a warm and caring one given by our clergy, none of whom will be returning next year. We are thankful for the…
Connie Kotke, Publicity Chair The next popular Art & Wine Event, sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild, is set for Wednesday, June 29, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Activity Center in SaddleBrooke One. Join us to complete a patriotic painting just in time for the 4th of July holiday—while enjoying a sack…
David R. Bull, LTJG, USNR, FMR, Membership Chair, CMSC The Tucson Chapter of the Military Officers of America Association (MOAA) held its April 28 monthly membership meeting at the Vivace Restaurant. Also attending were members of the SaddleBrooke-based Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter (CMSC). LTC John A. Devine Scholarship Fund awards and student recognition certificates were…
Diana Wille First of all, SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Club (SBDC) offers our many thanks to Roger Shamburg. Roger has been coordinating our dance instructors for several years. He is stepping down from that role in our club, and we very much appreciate the hours of commitment he has given to managing our free dance lessons.…