Pat Tiefenbach SaddleBrooke Genealogy Club honored member volunteers at a luncheon at MountainView Clubhouse on March 5. Before eating, members and guests enjoyed a slideshow prepared by Pat Tiefenbach featuring photographs from club meetings and events, accompanied by lively Irish jigs celebrating the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day. The hostess for the event, Christine Nelson, welcomed…
Pat Cox Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge No. 2815 honored the following members of the community and the Lodge at an awards ceremony on March 14, 2015: Elk of the Year: Joyce Garcia received this coveted award for her contributions to the Lodge and the community as chairperson of the Dictionary Project and co-chair of the Clothe-a-Child Program.…
Sadly our movie season is approaching its seasonal hiatus. The last feature for 2014/15 will be The Imitation Game, the story of World War II hero Alan Turing who broke the Nazi secret code. This film was nominated for eight Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actor. Be sure to mark your calendars for this…
Every year since 1999 communities around the world have celebrated World Tai Chi and QiGong Day. The goal is to share the beauty and benefits of the practice of these ancient arts. Tai Chi arose in China about 1,200 years ago. In the old days it was practiced mainly as a martial art but also…
Bobbi Forsch The Knit Wits have been very busy during March. Our first Wednesday we had show and tell and many projects were displayed by proud knitters. Several of our members are working on their Tofutsee tee shirt from South West Trading Company and it was fun to see how far everyone has gotten. We…
Rett Benedict The Catalina Mountains Satellite of the Tucson Chapter of MOAA met in SaddleBrooke on March 14, 2015. The highlight of the meeting was a talk by Vince Leach, Arizona State Representative of Legislative District 11. Vince is a Vietnam era veteran and has over thirty five years of experience in the national and…