Sheri Nockels Marlene Thiessen was president of SaddleBrooke Quilters in 2005—yes, 18 years ago. She and her husband still reside in SaddleBrooke. While “cleaning out” (as all of us eventually do), they donated her quilt fabric to the same group she was president of in 2005. Little did Marlene know that her donation was more…
Ken Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to introduce Mark Russell Joslyn as a new member of the ILR faculty. Mark is an academic political scientist and will be teaching a course titled Investigating Presidential Elections: A Systems Approach. He is currently a professor at the University of Kansas in Lawrence,…
Shabbat services were well attended. Rabbi Seltzer spoke to the war in Israel, provided some history, and led us in prayer. Eliyanah Powers, cantorial soloist, and Dr. Josh Nichols, accompanist, presented liturgical music that resounded throughout the service. The Oneg celebrated the 50th wedding anniversary of Mart and Carol Gordon. The occasion also marked Mart’s…
Mike Oberski What a rockin’ good time we had for our Halloween tennis and POP tennis social this year. More than 90 people attended to play tennis and our growing sport of POP tennis, followed by a build-your-own buffet dinner. Once again, we danced to the “Monster Mash” song. The gals delighted us with their…
Kay Sullivan At the November meeting of the SaddleBrooke Nature Club, the slate of nominated candidates was presented: Kay Sullivan, president; Gary Somers, vice president; Riley Jackson, treasurer; Darlene Carlson, secretary; and Carole Chase, program chair. Since they are uncontested, they will become the new board of directors effective Jan. 1, 2024. A big thank…
Ellen Avenoso On Nov. 14, 16, and 18 the SBWGA-18 Holers held their final major tournament of the year: The Cactus Classic. This is a three-day net tournament comprising 18 holes of play on each of the SaddleBrooke One nines. Forty-seven members participated, and with the generous sponsorship of Lexus of Tucson, we were able…