Marie Starjnski On Feb. 18 Catalina Mountain Elks created 250 bonus food bags for low-income seniors through our local food bank with IMPACT of Southern Arizona. We combined two grants from the Grand Lodge: a Beacon grant and a Gratitude grant, totaling $8,000. Some of the contents of the bags were soups, crackers, beans, canned…
Denise Cashmore MPWGA hosted this year’s 12th Annual Mars/Venus event on Feb. 4 and 6, with 21 teams from Mountainview/Preserve Men’s and Women’s Golf Association. This event has evolved from men versus women to mixed teams of both sexes, allowing the most competitive of handicaps, some great banter, and an opportunity to meet different golfers…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Sometimes a person comes into your life, and you think to yourself, “Oh my gosh! He/she is so talented!” And then you become acquainted with the person and you are amazed about how modest the person is. In fact, the person is, sort of, matter-of-fact about his/her accomplishments. Well, this describes…
Leslie Fore Recognizing Trauma and Supporting Healing in the People You Love The Santa Catalina Mental Health Ministry’s next Mental Health Focus will be on March 24 at 6 p.m. or March 30 at 3 p.m. Join Jessica Brubaker, MS, LPC, NCC, the Director of Training at Transitions Counseling and Consulting, as she discusses Post-Traumatic…
Buy Your Tickets Now for the March 29 Home Tour Nancy McCluskey-Moore It’s time for the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Remodeled Home Tour! This annual event is a great way to collect ideas about how to improve traffic flow, expand storage options, create a space for guests, or simply modernize and beautify a home. This…
Linda Schmidz The benefits of exercise are well documented and familiar by now. We know exercise boosts mood by lowering levels of stress hormones and increasing the production of endorphins. That’s the clinical assessment. But the thing about playing pickleball for healthy exercise is that it also happens to be great fun. It has quickly…