Col. Bill Nagy USAR (Ret.) The Catalina Mountains Satellite Chapter (CMSC) of Tucson Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) will tentatively resume its fall 2020 meetings on Oct. 17, 2020, at 11:30 a.m. at a venue to be determined. At whichever venue is determined, all sanitary precautions will be in effect, social distancing will be maintained,…
Category: October 2020
Features, October 2020
A Year to Give
Stuart Watkins if I had a year to give loan or devote one year to explore share or experience a year to daydream I’d spend that year with you hand holding stargazing moments moments of a year together if I had a year a year plucked out of time a tempting poetic thought poetic in…
Sports, October 2020
Mulligan’s Island Revisited at SaddleBrooke
Fred Pilster and Jane Chanik The SaddleBrooke Women’s Golf Association (SBWGA) and the SaddleBrooke Men’s Golf Association (SBMGA) got together for a Summer Classic Golf Tournament called Mulligan’s Island. Forty men and 40 women formed two-person teams to compete in a fun golf tournament using the old Gilligan’s Island theme but renamed as Mulligan’s Island. Of…
General, October 2020
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings
SBCO Encourages Reading Nancy McCluskey-Moore In August, SaddleBrooke Ranch residents delivered 15 handmade bookcases to first grade students at Ray School in Kearny. The bookcases were built by Ranch woodworkers Ron Gustafson, Jeff Hansen, Barry Milner, Scott Saxson, and Dan Carter. They worked nights at the Ranch woodshed to build these sturdy, handsome bookcases. For…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Save The Date: Take a Swing at Cancer!
Linda DeWitt On Tuesday, Nov. 17, The MountainView/Preserve Women’s Golf Association (MPWGA) will host its annual Take a Swing at Cancer Golf Tournament at the MountainView Golf Club. This event has raised over $140,000 in donations over the years for the University of Arizona Cancer Research! With your participation and support, we’ll keep this wonderful…
Front Page, October 2020
Senior Village Volunteers Are Ready to Help
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart Every now and then, Senior Village hears the comment, “I don’t want to be a bother, so I don’t call the village when I need a service.” There is no reason to postpone scheduling an appointment or putting off a small needed project. As a member, you can utilize village services six…
Features, October 2020
Resurrection Church Is Back
David Stanard Forced to close its doors last spring, Resurrection Church held its first service of what is assumed to be the beginning of the post-pandemic era on Sunday, Sept. 13. That was the second Sunday of the month, a noteworthy date in the life of the church, for it was the second Sunday of September…
Sports, October 2020
Men’s 9ers 2021 Membership Campaign Begins October 21
Dick Cook, Publicity Chairman Why join the SaddleBrooke One’s Men’s Niners? 1. To golf in a friendly setting with new or existing friends 2. To learn more about the game in an easy 9-hole format 3. To experience competitive fun with other golfers in the community Who can join? Membership in the SaddleBrooke Men’s Nine…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
When the Good Times Rolled
Dottie Adams There’s an old saying that no news is good news. I’m going to change the saying to no news brings old news. The picture collage depicts past performances and parties. In the bottom left-hand photo, the ladies and a gentleman are decked out in their red, white, and blue and kicked off the…
Features, October 2020
Artist of the Month: Color on Cloth: Expert Batik Artist Explores Textile Techniques
LaVerne Kyriss Greta von Wrangel is a long-time textile artist who started learning batik when her mother took a class in 1968 to learn the technique involved in using layers of wax resist and multiple dye baths to create intricately designed, often multi-colored fabric. “I designed a batik featuring one of the iconic Victorian San…