Category: December 2021

Catalina Timewalkers Questers Held Special Event

Andrea Holland Wendy Dager, the highly acclaimed freelance writer, award-winning author, expert researcher, and curator of the Vintage Purse Museum, was the guest speaker at the November meeting of the Catalina Timewalkers Questers. The Vintage Purse Museum is an online gallery that consists of an incredible collection of 2,000 handbags and fashion accessories amassed over…

Quilts of Valor for SaddleBrooke Veterans

Andrea Molberg Ten Quilts of Valor (QOV) were recently presented to SaddleBrooke veterans with the help of Senior Village, the American Legion, the Quilts of Valor Foundation, individual quilters, and the SaddleBrooke Friday Quilters. The recipients of these special quilts served in the Army, Navy, and Air Force during World War II, Korea, or Vietnam.…

Mud Run Heroines

Our Catalina Mountain Elks heroines raised $6,200 for the Veterans Fund, thanks to the generosity of our members! On Oct. 30, they ran a three-mile race with 17-plus mud- and water-filled obstacles. More pictures are available at https://elks2815.org under the gallery tab.

Raffle Sales Over the Top

  A big part of ’s (SBPRN) recent style show and luncheon was a cash raffle. This year’s raffle sales exceeded all expectations! Winners went away very happy, and SBPRN was thrilled to have all their proceeds go to the pets. A big thank you to everyone who took a chance, or many chances, on…

Putting Multiple Hole-in-Ones

Eileen J. Snearly Making multiple hole-in-ones in one day is quite a feat. The MountainView Lady Putters has a longtime member who instinctively knows how to sink the first putt. President of the MountainView Lady Putters, Jean Krause, congratulated Pat Wells on five hole-in-ones on Nov. 8.

Please, Please Adopt Me

Stuart Watkins Please, please adopt me on Christmas Day. I’ll be your friendly pet, the very best one you’ve had yet, if you’ll just adopt me on Christmas Day. There’s room for me in your shopping cart. I’ll place a smile in your great big heart. Put me in a stocking with ribbons so bright.…

Jim Hoagland to Present “Five Seasons of Bird Observations”

Sheilah Britton, Pinal County Master Gardener SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners are delighted to host one of our own for our December community education presentation. Birder and photographer Jim Hoagland will present Five Seasons of Bird Observations on Thursday, Dec. 16, at 1 p.m. As a young boy, Jim Hoagland and his family would explore the woods…