Christianne Dettmann Last month the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club spotlighted one of its newer members, David Dettmann, who happens to be my incredible dad! The article mentioned the 30-plus quilts he donated to the club so they can be sold to support local charities. This month, we share the story of how these quilts came…
Joyce Wainscott Meet Magdalena de Block, president of SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary. First, you see the impish countenance, then boundless energy, the bright smile, mischievous eyes, and exploding laughter, which is often followed by an utterance of, “Oh sheet!” A perfect blend of a whirling dervish and Mother Teresa. Maggie entered the SaddleBrooke charity scene in…
On a beautiful, fall-feeling Saturday, Oct. 19, the SaddleBrooke Quilters’ Quilts of Valor (QOV) Committee awarded 20 beautiful handmade quilts to veterans, who reside in SaddleBrooke, in two ceremonies at the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center. SaddleBrooke Quilters 2024 Co-President Linda Greenough greeted veterans and thanked them for their service, as well as a very tardy,…
Marie Starjnski On Oct. 6 Catalina Mountain Elks provided breakfast, open to the public, to raise money for the Special Olympics. For a $6 donation, your breakfast included biscuits and gravy, eggs, sausage, and orange juice. This breakfast raised $550 for the Special Olympics.
Bob Hutton What’s the big deal about woodworking, anyway? Is this the attitude of someone you know? So, you stick a few pieces of wood together—Whoopie! Well, search YouTube for “segmented bowl” or any number of cutting board patterns like “waveform cutting board” or “optical illusion.” It will amaze you. Segmented bowls can be sawn,…
Marie Starjnski On Sept. 11 Catalina Mountain Elks formed 10 teams to bring home-cooked meals to 10 Golder Ranch firehouses in our Elks district. This project was held to Never Forget those brave souls we lost on Sept. 11, 2001, and to honor and celebrate our first responders who are there for us all every…
Caregivers, it’s important to come to our meetings each month. The simple reason is that it will help you through the emotional and physical stress of caring for loved ones suffering from stroke, MS, Alzheimer’s, and any other neurological disorder. Caregivers can find themselves giving their entire day without recharging all the mental and physical…
Laurence Edralin The Dec. 5 program will be a special luncheon for members and guests, to be held in the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please visit the club’s website at sites.google.com/view/saddlebrookeAZgenealogyclub for further details. The Genealogy Club normally meets on the first Thursday of the month at 1 p.m.…
Barbara Starrett SaddleBrooke Freethinkers are proud to have Ken S. McAllister, PhD, speak on “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Video Games But Were Afraid to Ask (Your Grandkids)” on Sunday, Dec. 8. The meeting is held at the SaddleBrooke One clubhouse Vermillion Room, with a coffee social at 9:15 a.m., and the program…
Mary (Twink) Gates On Oct. 19 a wonderful Grillin’ & Chillin’ party was the order of the day when 39 members of the British Club gathered together at the SaddleBrooke One tennis pavilion at 3:30 p.m. Braving the cooler front that came in, everyone was wrapped up and enjoying the camaraderie of members and friends…